Animal conservation News

Hyderabad - More than 400 additional plant and animal species have joined the list of endangered species, the so-called ‘Red List,’ it was revealed at the UN conference on biodiversity held this week.

Nantes - Major, believed to be the world's oldest reproductive orang-utan in captivity has died at a zoo in western France, aged 50.

San Paulo - Spread in an area of over 200 acres of original Atlantic forest, the Sao Paulo Zoo shelters about 3,200 animals from 444 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates and promotes public awareness about wildlife conservation.

The State of Nevada has announced plan to kill mountain lions in an effort to preserve the population of deer in the area.

A giant Dugong (Sea Cow) has been saved by fisher folks and eventually freed after the gentle mammal was found trapped in the low tide waters of Palawan, Philippines.