India PM Modi heralds “great news” as cheetahs released in India exploring bigger habitat November 6, 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared an exciting update that two of the eight cheetahs brought to India from Namibia for a new life in… Continue Reading
Only vegetarian marine mammal in the sea, related to the manatee, declared extinct in China August 24, 2022 Researchers have declared a mammal related to the manatee – said to have inspired ancient tales of mermaids and sirens – extinct in China…. Continue Reading
Teeth show extinct shark Megalodon more massive and more predatory than previously believed June 23, 2022 New Princeton research shows that prehistoric megatooth sharks, the biggest sharks that ever lived, were apex predators at the highest level ever measured. Megatooth sharks get their… Continue Reading
Spanish businessman alleged to have owned private taxidermy collection of extinct and rare animals April 11, 2022 Spain’s Civil Guard says it is investigating a businessman in the eastern Valencia region who owned a private taxidermy collection with more than 1000… Continue Reading
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
Sea turtle eggs get some protection with artificial eggs October 9, 2020 Sea turtles are threatened with extinction and the international trade of sea turtle products is restricted global export laws. But in Central America, sea… Continue Reading
Koalas not functionally extinct: experts in Australia December 2, 2019 Koalas are not ‘functionally extinct’ but they are in danger, according to academics in Australia who rejected claims made after devastating bushfires led to… Continue Reading
Breeding farmed frogs may stop the illegal trade of exotic frogs May 27, 2019 A conservation group in Colombia is breeding sought-after exotic frogs in an attempt to thwart traffickers from capturing the animal and selling them to… Continue Reading
Madagascar pochard: Once thought extinct, the world’s rarest bird returned to the wild December 29, 2018 The Madagascar pochard is living proof not all hope is lost. Considered the world’s rarest bird, and thought to be extinct for 15 years,… 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
