23 species removed from Endangered Species Act list because they’re now extinct September 30, 2021 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove 23 species from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) due to extinction. Based on rigorous… Continue Reading
Bee species declining at a more startling rate than previously thought January 25, 2021 The number of bee species found each year according to data gathered around the world has shown a significant decline since the 1990s. Wild… Continue Reading
Australia identifies 113 species in need of emergency help because of wildfires February 13, 2020 A panel of experts in Australia have identified 113 animal species that are in need of urgent help after devastating bushfires killed more than… Continue Reading
Massive decline of big freshwater animals, new study finds August 13, 2019 Just one per cent of the Earth’s surface are filled with rivers and lakes but in those lakes and rivers live one third of… Continue Reading
India and Pakistan join forces despite political differences to save rare Indian Star Tortoise April 16, 2019 The Indian Star Tortoise is widely trafficked for used as an exotic pet in the international market and India and Pakistan are joining forces… Continue Reading
Anti-trafficking organization finds thriving trade of animals on Facebook September 11, 2018 More than a thousand listings of live animals have been found in Thailand alone via Facebook according to a wildlife trafficking watchdog. In monitoring… Continue Reading
Gone, gone, gone: Blue parrot from the movie “Rio” officially extinct in the wild September 10, 2018 A Spix Macaw named Blu destined to help save the species, at least in the animated film Rio, is now extinct in the wild…. Continue Reading
Watch this video of extinct animals who were captured on film before they disappeared November 4, 2016 Sometimes there are sights that can move you more than just words. Recently we heard that by 2020, the world will lose two-thirds of… Continue Reading
North Carolina Zoo sends 400 tadpoles to Puerto Rico (nothing to do with Donald Trump and wall) November 3, 2016 The endangered Puerto Rican Crested Toad is endangered in its native country but after a successful breeding program at the North Carolina Zoo, the… Continue Reading
Good news for pandas, Tibetan antelopes, bad news for gorillas and zebras September 6, 2016 The Eastern Gorilla – the largest living primate – has been put on the critically endangered list due to illegal hunting with four of… Continue Reading
