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#1333662022-02-21
170 Wild Elephants to be Auctioned in Namibia Due to Uncontrollable Growing Population
Namibia intends to sell off 170 of its elephants in order to control herds that were progressively colliding with humanity in December 2020 and has claims to over 24,000 elephants.
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#1333792022-02-21
Rare Persian leopard held in Kurdistan zoo faces uncertain future
A rare Persian leopard being temporarily held in an Iraqi zoo faces an uncertain future, wildlife specialists fear. Six weeks ago the male leopard was caught in a trap set by a villager who had recently lost dozens of goats in the mountainous Batifa area of northern Duhok province, in the autono ...
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#1334112022-02-22
Hope for hedgehogs as numbers in Britain’s towns show signs of recovery
Britain’s urban hedgehogs are showing signs of recovery, according to a new report, but rural populations have fallen by as much as 75% in some regions in just 20 years.
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#1334172022-02-22
10 of the Most Endangered Species in Canada
Canada is known for its varied landscape, ranging from mountains and rolling plains, to rivers, lakes and Arctic tundras. It is therefore unsurprising that a great variety of animals make this region its home.
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#1334622022-02-23
Mexican town celebrates fish saved from extinction
Small-town residents in western Mexico are in celebration mode after their beloved wild tequila fish – an endangered species declared extinct in 1998 – was recently reintroduced into the wild.
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#1335312022-02-25
Refuge of endangered ‘African unicorn’ threatened by mining, poaching, deforestation
Perched in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) near the borders of Uganda and South Sudan, Okapi Wildlife Reserve quietly encompasses some 14,000 square kilometers (5,405 square miles) of rainforest habitat.
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#1335492022-02-25
'Baby boot camp' exercises critically endangered orangutan
The 2-month-old critically endangered orangutan, still so tiny that infant-sized diapers hung loosely in front of his belly, clung tightly to a caretaker's fingers as she lifted him gently from her lap.
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#1336002022-02-28
Humpback Whales Were Moved From Australia’s Endangered List — Are They Still Endangered?
These last 60 years have been completely monumental for Australia's marine life. Over the last six decades, humpback whale populations have drastically increased by several thousands, thanks to authorities cracking down on poachers.
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#1336052022-03-01
Bees can play soccer – 10 little-known facts about insects
The labyrinthine world of insects is in deep trouble. Scientists have uncovered startling declines in their populations , with the United Nations estimating that half a million species could be lost by the midpoint of this century.
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#1336062022-03-01
How one of Florida’s most beloved animals may be close to climate extinction
When Hurricane Irma ravaged south Florida in September 2017 it inundated homes, knocked out electricity for millions and killed more than 30 people.
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#1336072022-03-01
Gang-gang cockatoo to become threatened species after large drop in bird numbers
The gang-gang cockatoo, the animal emblem of the Australian Capital Territory, will be officially listed as a threatened species after a large decline in its numbers due to the climate crisis and the bushfire disaster.
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#1336382022-03-02
Loss of Sumatran rhinos leaves several plant species without a seed disperser
The critically endangered Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) plays a unique role in dispersing seeds in Southeast Asian forests, and its disappearance from these landscapes is already affecting the composition of the forests.
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#1336582022-03-02
Australian capital's faunal emblem listed as endangered species
The faunal emblem of Australia's capital city has been added to the country's threatened species list.
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#6206World Wildlife Day: "Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration"
3 March 2022, Geneva, Switzerland
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#1337162022-03-04
Wildlife population shrinking towards extinction
TEHRAN – The entire populations of wildlife species are shrinking and the remaining populations will go extinct in the near future unless humans change their practices.
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#1337332022-03-07
Extinction crisis: Native mammals are disappearing in Northern Australia, but few people are watching
At the time Australia was colonized by Europeans, an estimated 180 mammal species lived in the continent's northern savannas. The landscape teemed with animals, from microbats to rock-wallabies and northern quolls. Many of these mammals were found nowhere else on Earth.
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#1337372022-03-07
Africa: Biodiversity - Elephants of Africa
The African savanna elephant is the world's largest land animal. Adult elephants weigh up to 7,500 kilograms and stand almost four meters tall at the shoulder.
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#1338812022-03-31
Rare birth of endangered Sumatran rhino sparks hope for conservation efforts
A rare Sumatran rhino was born at an Indonesian sanctuary in a win for the extremely endangered species, environmental officials said.
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#1339182022-04-06
Much of Scottish crab and lobster is ‘fish to avoid’, says sustainable seafood guide
Crab and lobster have been classed as “fish to avoid” by the Marine Conservation Society in its new UK guide to sustainable seafood, due to concern over whales getting entangled in Scottish fishing gear.
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#1339292022-04-06
‘Resilient’ leatherback turtles can survive fishing rope entanglements. Mostly
Leatherback turtles are highly vulnerable to getting entangled in lobster pot fishing gear off the coast of Massachusetts. A new study now shows that they can largely survive these entanglements — if they’re reached by rescuers in time, and their injuries are treatable.
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#1339612022-04-11
Country diary: A race against time for this thick broth of frogspawn
Things change fast this time of year. One moment it feels like summer, the next like deepest winter. New migrants arrive every day.
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#1340512022-04-13
Wildlife trafficking thrives on Facebook despite pledge to fight illegal trade
Facebook remains a thriving marketplace for online wildlife trafficking despite the tech giant’s pledge to help combat the illegal trade, according to a new investigation.
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#1340592022-04-13
Launch of condors on tribal land marks the species' comeback, but a new threat looms large
A plan to return federally endangered California condors to a rugged and remote stretch of Northern California coastline and redwood forests is taking shape on Yurok tribal lands where the Klamath River meets the Pacific Ocean.
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#1340642022-04-13
Endangered pangolins get fresh chance in S.African clinic
The hospital room is air-cooled to feel like a pangolin's burrow. The patient, Lumbi, is syringe-fed with a protein-packed smoothie, given a daily dose of medicine and has his vital signs checked.
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#1341002022-04-18
Second chance: 80 critically endangered spotted tree frogs to be released into Kosciuszko national park
Two years after the 2019-20 summer bushfires nearly wiped out the species, 80 critically endangered spotted tree frogs are jumping back into the wild in NSW.
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#1341252022-04-20
Beekeepers in Canada face losses of up to 90 per cent amid spread of parasitic mites
As beekeepers in Canada prepare to open their hives for the spring, some are finding high mortality rates in their hives. At some bee farms in Alberta, the province with the largest beekeeping industry, beekeepers are finding more than 50 per cent of their bees dead.
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#1341862022-04-25
3 critically endangered Sumatran tigers found dead in snares
Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers were found dead after being caught in traps on Indonesia's Sumatra island in the latest setback for a species whose numbers are estimated to have dwindled to about 400, authorities said Monday.
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#1342052022-04-27
Endangered eels enjoy improved river access
Endangered eels have had their access opened up to lengthy new stretches of waterways in the south of Scotland. A new "eel pass" has been put in place over the Milnby Weir to allow them to get into the upper reaches of the River Annan and its tributaries.
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#1342282022-04-28
Over 1 in 5 reptiles on the planet are endangered — especially those in forest
Thousands of species of reptiles are at risk of extinction all around the world. According to a new study, 21% of all reptile species are either vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. Crocodiles and turtles are at the greatest risk of extinction, with 57.9% and 50.0% of species being ...
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#1342292022-04-28
Critically endangered monkey born in Colombian zoo
Cotton-top tamarin monkeys are critically endangered primates, with less than 2,000 in the wild.
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#1342302022-04-28
Endangered insects are easy to purchase illegally online
A new study from Cornell University has found that endangered and threatened insects, spiders, and common species that provide ecological services can be easily purchased – without oversight – online.
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#1342612022-05-04
America is exterminating its wolves. When will this stop?
Will Americans ever stop killing wolves? We stopped commercially hunting whales, and the mass slaughter of bison. We no longer clearcut old-growth redwoods, or use explosives on prairie dog towns, or build massive dams on wild salmon rivers.
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#1342642022-05-04
The Devil’s Hole pupfish has paddled back from the brink in a hellish desert domain
How the Devil’s Hole pupfish has survived for centuries in a spa-like cistern cloistered by a barren rock mountain in Death Valley National Park remains a biological mystery.
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#1342652022-05-04
Exotic, rare wildlife species found in India
India is the world’s 8th most biodiverse region. Our country encompasses a wide range of biomes: desert, high mountains, highlands, tropical and temperate forests, swamplands, plains, grasslands, areas surrounding rivers, as well as an island archipelago.
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#1342662022-05-04
Please don't croak: Scientists set mood to save Venezuelan frog
ENORMOUS expectations rest on a tiny endangered amphibian perched on a rock in a plastic box: the Mucuchies’ Frog needs to produce offspring if its species is to survive.
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#1342892022-05-05
1st endangered right whale of season spotted in Canadian waters, triggers fishing closure
The first North Atlantic right whale of the season has been spotted in Canadian waters, triggering a fishing closure in parts of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence to protect the endangered species.
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#1342902022-05-05
‘Canaries in the coalmine’: loss of birds signals changing planet
The world’s birds, described as the planet’s “canaries in the coalmine”, are disappearing in large numbers as the colossal impact of humanity on the Earth grows, a global review has found.
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#1343602022-05-11
International project aims to understand and protect endangered sea turtles
A partnership of organisations and universities in the UK and Grenada has launched a new project looking into the challenges and threats facing two endangered marine species.
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#1343612022-05-11
The population of once an endangered specie, ‘Turkman wild goat’ growing in Pakistan
The population of the Turkman wild goat also known as Sindh ibex has shown significant growth in Pakistan in the last decade due to a blanket ban on hunting and the protection provided by local communities.
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#1344442022-05-13
The slender-snouted crocodile savior: Q&A with Whitley Award winner Emmanuel Amoah
Baby West African slender-snouted crocodiles come into the world doubly watched over. Females of the species, Mecistops cataphractus, guard their nests on the riverbanks in the Tano River Basin until they hear the hatchlings squeak. Then they uncover them, take the hatchlings gently in their jaw ...
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#1344452022-05-13
Not all is rosy for the pink pigeon, study finds
The authors of a major study on the once critically endangered pink pigeon say boosting the species’ numbers is not enough to save it from extinction in the future.
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#1345102022-05-17
10 of the Most Endangered Species in the Ocean
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, the world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species, at least 37% of the world’s sharks and rays, 33% of reef corals, 26% of mammals (including mari ...
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#1345122022-05-17
Endangered Caspian Seals, Sturgeon Found Dead On Kazakhstan's Caspian Coast
Officials in Kazakhstan’s western Manghystau region say 64 endangered seals and five huge sturgeon washed up dead on the shores of the Caspian Sea over the weekend.
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#1345432022-05-18
Second endangered cheetah cub dies in Iran: state media
The second of three Asiatic cheetah cubs born in captivity in Iran has died in a blow to conservation efforts for the critically endangered subspecies, state media reported Wednesday.
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#1345822022-05-19
Presence of rare piping plover pair sign of 'healthy ecosystem'
Straight from Birds Canada, Tiny council heard that the bird is the word. Nesting on the shores of Woodland Beach for their fourth straight year, a pair of piping plovers have made their impact and mobilized conservation efforts to help produce a healthy clutch and increase their population.
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#1345892022-05-19
Quebec beekeepers call for emergency aid as hives suffer catastrophic losses
Quebec beekeepers are calling on the federal and provincial governments for emergency aid as bee populations see a mortality three times higher than the average.
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#1345902022-05-19
Extinction: Why scientists are freezing threatened species in
"He's gone," murmurs Chester Zoo vet Gabby Drake - holding a stethoscope to the feathered chest of a 28-year-old, bright red tropical parrot.
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#1345912022-05-19
List of endangered animal species to be displayed at public places in J’khand
A list of endangered and scheduled species found in Jharkhand will be displayed at public places like railway stations, airport and bus stands to check crime against wild animals, forest officials said on Thursday.
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#1346832022-05-25
Half of UK’s butterfly species vulnerable to extinction as five join red list
Half of Britain’s butterfly species are now listed as threatened with extinction after five more joined the new “red list” of endangered butterflies.