Red Wolves Declining
Red wolves primarily inhabit North Carolina’s Albemarle Peninsula. There fewer than 30 red wolves are known. US Fish and Wildlife track red wolves via the Red Wolf Recovery Program. Challenges […]
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Amazon Fires Destroying Habitat for Newly Discovered Primate
A minuscule marmoset known as Mico munduruku habitat is being destroyed by fire. The Amazon is one of 18 biomes necessary for a healthy earth. The Amazon continues to be
Animal Avengers create new Turtle Shell
A turtle named Freddy in Brazil lost his shell due to intense forest fires. The Animal Avengers arrived and 3-D printed Freddy a new shell. They decorated it too.
New Rhino Calf Hopeful sign for the Black Rhino Calf Species
World Wildlife Fund conservationists were delighted to discover a new black rhino calf among a recently relocated black rhino group. Black Rhino Range Expansion Project (BRREP) has been diligently working
Are Animals Conscious?
Ross Anderson wrote ‘A Provocative Meditation on Animal Intelligence’ for The Atlantic March 2019. Anderson spent time with the Jain religious order to further investigate this question. Jainism believed for
Bird Populations are Declining
Bird populations across the world have diminished since 1970. Nearly 3 billion birds have been lost. Sparrows, blackbirds, swallows and finches have experience the greatest lost to 2.5 billion. Habitat
Orangutans Losing Habitat
Palm Oil companies are destroying orangutan habitat. Orangutans are clinging to trees and eating bark to survive https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305277/Pictured-Pregnant-orangutan-clinging-remaining-forest-tree-bulldozers-clear-jungle-make-way-oil-plantation.html
White-Nose Syndrome arrives on the West Coast
A cold-adapted fungus is devastating North American bats. The fungus leaves a trademark smudge of white on the bat’s muzzle. The fungus was discovered in New York bat caves in
Giraffes are now Endangered
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declares giraffes endangered. There are nine subspecies of giraffes, five are declining in numbers. Giraffes are more endangered than gorillas. They have
Endangered Botswana Vultures Poisoned
White-backed vultures, white-headed vultures, and hooded vultures are all critically endangered. The deaths occurred during their mating season. None of the affected species can afford to lose any animals. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48717018
Only 2 Adele Penguin Chicks survived
Researchers discovered thousands of unhatched eggs. Adult penguins are having to travel further to find food, leaving the chicks and eggs behind. https://www.iflscience.com/in-a-colony-of-nearly-40-000-breeding-penguins-only-two-chicks-survived-this-year-44201
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Wild Ferrets wiped out by Plaque
Only one ferret was seen after a sylvatic plaque raged through the population. Scientists tried to innoculate the ferrets with peanut butter laced pellets, but the vaccine failed. 24 ferrets