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#128070
2021-04-20

The U.S. reptile most at risk from rising seas is one you likely haven’t heard of

At just 5 centimers, or 2 inches, from nose to tail, the Florida reef gecko is so frail that handling it with bare hands is enough to tear its skin. That makes catching it a tricky task: to do so safely, biologists wiggle their fingers in the leaf litter and look beneath cover — such as sabal pa ...

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#128161
2021-04-21

Scientists develop new mapping model to save Africa’s cycad plants from extinction

Cycads, the world’s oldest seed-producing plants, are facing extinction. Africa is home to a variety of cycad species and South Africa is regarded as a global hotspot for cycad diversity.

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#128172
2021-04-22

Achievements seen in wildlife protection

Cameras placed for wildlife surveillance in both Southwest and Northeast China have recently captured rare activities of Asian elephants and Siberian tigers, both of which are endangered species under State protection.

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#128184
2021-04-22

Orange-bellied parrots leave Tasmania in biggest ever numbers for annual migration

Nearly 200 endangered orange-bellied parrots have begun their annual migration from Tasmania to the Australian mainland, the largest number to make the trip since monitoring started in the early 1990s.

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#128198
2021-04-22

How Endangered Species Are Responsible for Trillions of Dollars in the Global Economy

The federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects about 1,600 plants and animals. This piece of legislation enhances our ecosystems, provides clean drinking water, and generates a significant amount of money.

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#128276
2021-04-27

Australian fritillary butterflies join unenviable list of those facing extinction

The Australian fritillary looks as ornate as it sounds: a striking black and orange butterfly with a delicate lacework of olive and pink on the undersides of its wings.

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#128296
2021-04-28

Scientists sound alarm about Australia’s 26 most endangered butterflies

It might sound like an 18th century fashion statement but the “pale imperial hairstreak” is actually an extravagant butterfly. This pale blue (male) or white (female) butterfly was once widespread, found in old growth brigalow woodlands that covered 14m hectares across Queensland and New South W ...

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#128347
2021-04-30

Time is running out for embattled Pacific leatherback sea turtles

Clear-skied, low-wind summer days are rare off the coast of California. But they’re a blessing if you’re a researcher tracking down critically endangered leatherback sea turtles.

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#128348
2021-04-30

Ecologists Saved Bald Eagles with Helicopter Parenting

Peter Sharpe dangled 100 feet beneath a helicopter, secured by a harness around his chest. In his hands, the research ecologist clutched a small box containing smooth oval objects sculpted from resin to resemble a bald eagle’s chalky eggs.

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#128350
2021-04-30

Not two, only one species of hoolock gibbon in India: study

Fourteen years after reports noting that India has two separate species of the gibbon – the hoolock gibbon and the eastern hoolock gibbon – a latest genetic analysis has now proved that there is only one species of ape in India.

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#128351
2021-04-30

Focus now on endangered species

The Borneo Rhino Alliance has rebranded itself to Breeding Our Rare Animals (Bora) as it shifts its focus to the conservation of other endangered wildlife, following the extinction of the Sumatran Rhino in Malaysia.

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#128430
2021-05-05

Combatting wildlife trafficking – protecting biodiversity and beyond

For International Airport Review, Silja Fischer, Manager of Wildlife Trafficking Prevention at ACI World, and Crawford Allan, Senior Advisor to TRAFFIC on Wildlife Crime, detail the dangers poised by wildlife trafficking; the role that airports and the aviation industry can play in detecting, an ...

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#128498
2021-05-07

Big cat comeback? Florida strikes bipartisan deal to help endangered panthers

In a political culture where bipartisan legislation is a rare species, lawmakers in one state have come together to agree major new conservation efforts that will help that other endangered animal – the Florida panther.

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#128506
2021-05-07

The African wild dog: Ambassador for the world's largest terrestrial conservation area

The world's largest terrestrial conservation area is located in southern Africa and covers 520,000 square kilometers spanning five countries. A study from the University of Zurich now shows that the endangered African wild dog mostly remains within the boundaries of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfron ...

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#128535
2021-05-11

Nepal’s vultures: Between existence and extinction

On the grounds of a college campus in Nawalparasi, the great brown birds lay as if asleep. Strangely, the vultures were all lying in an almost a perfect circle around an animal carcass.

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#128536
2021-05-11

Gorilla among 200 endangered species threatened by conflict-- conservationists

Civil unrest and military exercises pose heightened risks to more than 200 threatened species, including elephant populations and the critically-endangered Eastern gorilla, conservationists warned Wednesday.

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#128537
2021-05-11

Types of Lions: 5 Lions That Are Endangered and Extinct

The signature mane, the predatory stealthy movement, the fierce roar-it appears fitting to discover that there is just one species of lion (Panthera leo). However, there are several subspecies, which are different in appearance and other specific traits.

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#128586
2021-05-12

Idaho is going to kill 90% of the state’s wolves. That’s a tragedy – and bad policy

Nothing embodies wildness like wolves, our four-legged shadow, the dogs that long ago refused our campfire and today prefer freedom and risk over the soft sofa and short leash. The dogs that howl more than bark, add music to the land, and – if left alone to work their magic – make entire ecosyst ...

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#128587
2021-05-12

‘There were tears’: Death of newborn tiger cub a painful loss for Toronto Zoo staff

Zookeeper Ryan Hegarty chokes up as he talks about the newborn Amur tiger cub that had to be euthanized this weekend at the Toronto Zoo after becoming ill.

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#128589
2021-05-12

Liberia Forest Elephants Number 450 or Less

The Elephant Research and Conservation (ELRECO), a conservation project with support from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, has released a research report on Forest Elephants in Liberia putting existing forest elephants between 350 and 450.

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#128625
2021-05-14

New tech could help bring threatened species back from the brink

Nearly 1 million species face extinction — and humanity is largely to blame. However, a new tool provides a clear picture of where species are at the greatest risk of extinction — and helps guide conservation actions to protect them.

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#128631
2021-05-14

Study confirms sightings of endangered blue whale in Philippine waters

A solitary whale frequently spotted in the Bohol Sea in the southern Philippines has long had a nickname: Bughaw, or “blue.” Now, thanks to recently published research, the whale also has a confirmed species and subspecies, knowledge that could shift understanding about the distribution of whale ...

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#128632
2021-05-14

Differently endangered: Why the lions are most vulnerable to Covid

Over the past month, reports have trickled in of lions testing Covid-positive—as many as eight Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo (April 29) and two at the Etawah Safari Park in Uttar Pradesh (May 6). According to officials, tests are on at other zoos and the number of cases of Covid among wildlife ...

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#128649
2021-05-14

What we’re getting wrong about the threat to bees

Think honey bees are disappearing? Or that the more hives we have the better? This DW Planet A video challenges us to think again.

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#128652
2021-05-14

In Zimbabwe they are using deep learning to identify giraffes and understand why their population is declining

The giraffes They are one of the most emblematic animals on the African continent, but their population continues to decline. According to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, from 1980 to now, the giraffe population has decreased from 155,000 animals to 117,000, 30%. There are six subspecies an ...

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#128743
2021-05-20

13 Rare and Endangered Types of Lizards

Lizards appeared on the Earth about 200 million years ago, and there are approximately 5,000 species of lizards on the planet today. Most lizards have long bodies and tails, small heads, short necks, and moveable eyelids. Like many other reptiles, lizards are suffering from a combination of habi ...

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#128803
2021-05-25

A huge surprise’ as giant river otter feared extinct in Argentina pops up

“It was a huge surprise,” said Sebastián Di Martino, director of conservation at Fundación Rewilding Argentina. “I was incredulous. An incredible feeling of so much happiness. I didn’t know if I should try to follow it or rush back to our station to tell the others.”

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#128911
2021-05-31

It’s Time to Reimagine Our Relationship with Nature

Our natural earth is dying. It is on the brink of collapse. Due to human impacts the planet is losing species – its biodiversity – at a rate so alarming it’s said to be comparable to the 5th mass extinction 65 million years ago, bringing the era of the dinosaurs to an end. Just 15% of the world’ ...

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#128934
2021-05-31

Wild Tasmanian devils born on mainland Australia for 1st time in 3,000 years

Tasmanian devil joeys have been born in the wild on mainland Australia for the first time in over 3,000 years, according to Aussie Ark. Conservationists say it is a landmark moment in the effort to reintroduce the marsupials to the mainland.

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#128952
2021-06-01

Bangladesh arrests suspect believed to have killed 70 tigers

Bangladeshi police have arrested a suspected wildlife poacher believed to have killed at least 70 endangered Bengal tigers in more than two decades, police said.

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#129011
2021-06-02

Human activity disturbs quiet habitat of black-necked cranes in Arunachal Pradesh

Locally known as Thung Thung Karmu, the black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) is not simply a bird but an emotion for the inhabitants of Sangti and Zemithang valleys in Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India.

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#129119
2021-06-07

Endangered bamboo sharks get helping hand in Gulf of Thailand

Rayong Province, Thailand: In the Gulf of Thailand, fisheries researchers use a guideline to scuba dive to the ocean floor where they release baskets full of young bamboo sharks.

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#129315
2021-06-15

First release of African Penguins at De Hoop Nature Reserve in South Africa

The release of 30 juvenile African Penguins into the wild this week represents a big step forward to re-establish a penguin colony on the south coast of South Africa. BirdLife South Africa, CapeNature and SANCCOB have partnered together in this ambitious attempt to help this Endangered species.

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#129399
2021-06-21

Mexico’s bee guardians on mission to save species

Adriana Veliz whispered affectionately as she removed a colony of bees from inside a statue in a Mexican backyard — part of her mission to help save them from extinction. “Relax babies, relax. You’ll be fine,” the 32-year-old veterinarian said as the bees swarmed around her and clung to the whit ...

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#129403
2021-06-21

Tasmanian devils wipe out thousands of penguins on tiny Australian island

An attempt to save the Tasmanian devil by shipping an “insurance population” to a tiny Australian island has come at a “catastrophic” cost to the birdlife there, including the complete elimination of little penguins, according to BirdLife Tasmania.

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#129461
2021-07-07

Finland rallies to save one of world's most endangered seals

The serene, icy waters of Finland's Lake Saimaa are a boon to fishermen and tourists, but their presence also threatens one of the world's rarest and most endangered seals.

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#129491
2021-07-09

Giant pandas no longer endangered in the wild, China announces

Giant pandas are no longer endangered in the wild, but they are still vulnerable with a population outside captivity of 1,800, Chinese officials have said after years of conservation efforts.

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#129576
2021-07-21

Gunning down a common owl to save an endangered worked. Are we willing to keep doing it?

For years, biologists and federal officials in the Pacific Northwest have wrung their hands about the decline of the endangered northern spotted owl following the arrival of its more aggressive and adaptable cousin, the barred owl. Now, it appears they have a tool that could turn the tables: a s ...

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#129607
2021-07-22

Monarch butterflies are beloved—and declining for this sad reason

For the past three decades, monarch butterflies have been dwindling. The iconic bugs face a number of threats in North America, from weed killers to climate change, but it hasn’t been clear which one has been the most damaging.

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#129615
2021-07-22

Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status at risk

After years of climate-worsened damage to its vibrant corals, Australia's vast Great Barrier Reef could this week be added to UNESCO's list of endangered World Heritage sites.

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#129616
2021-07-22

Speeding ships killing endangered N. Atlantic right whales: study

Most vessels are exceeding speed limits in areas designated to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, of which only around 360 remain, a report said Wednesday.

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#129660
2021-07-23

Endangered giant clam gets much-needed lift

The Philippines’s true native giant clam species, scientifically called the Tridacna gigas, is about to get a needed lift to get it out of local extinction.

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#129668
2021-07-26

The insect apocalypse: ‘Our world will grind to a halt without them’

I have been fascinated by insects all my life. One of my earliest memories is of finding, at the age of five or six, some stripy yellow-and-black caterpillars feeding on weeds in the school playground. I put them in my empty lunchbox, and took them home. Eventually they transformed into handsome ...

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#129723
2021-07-27

Pandemic gives breathing room to endangered sea turtles

Nikoletta Sidiropoulou and her colleagues in the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece (Archelon) are huddled together on Marathonisi beach, carefully digging in the sand. Eventually they find what they’re looking for: a turtle nest, containing upwards of 100 eggs. “It’s really exciting,” says ...

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#129725
2021-07-27

Breeding success: how tattoos and aviaries are helping save the saker falcon

Large and powerful with a wing span of more than a metre, the saker falcon is one of the fastest birds in the world. They soar high in the air before diving at up to 200mph to catch small mammals and birds.

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#129744
2021-07-28

New IUCN green status launched to help species ‘thrive, not just survive’

A new conservation tool could help put thousands of threatened animal and plant species on the road to recovery, allowing creatures such as the Sumatran rhino and the California condor to flourish once again.

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