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
Wednesday Zen Moment: It’s National Otter Day so watch these cute otters being all otter-like May 25, 2016 So of course we knew about dog blogs and kitten blogs, but until today, National Otter Day, we didn’t realize how many daily otter… Continue Reading
Manta Ray traffickers busted in Indonesia, four poachers arrested October 3, 2014 Indonesia is home to the largest shark fisheries on earth and being so large, it’s not surprising that the trafficking of sharks and rays… Continue Reading
Panda Ai Hin fakes pregnancy to get more bamboo, buns September 2, 2014 It was a cause for celebration when staff at Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Centre in China discovered panda Ai Hin was pregnant. The… Continue Reading
Pygmy owls: they wink, they get stuck in the snow. They’re adorable. December 9, 2013 A new book by photographer Jari Peltomaki focuses on the Pygmy owl, one of the smallest species in Europe. Small they may be, but… Continue Reading
Red List endangered list adds the Okapi November 25, 2013 The Okapi’s decline has exceeded 50 per cent over three generations, which for the blue-tongued forest giraffe, is a mere 24 years. The Okap… Continue Reading