Endangered species News
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is working with mammal experts, scientists and fisheries officials across Atlantic Canada to investigate the deaths of at least five endangered right whales off Canada's eastern coast.
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South Africa's government is advancing draft legislation that would allow the domestic trade and limited export of rhino horns, alarming conservationists around the world.
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Climate change is having an impact on many plant and animal species around the world, and some species are affected by the warming trend more than others. Such is the case for a tree that thrives in soggy soils from Alaska to Northern California.
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Abu Dhabi -
When we think of caviar, we picture wild sturgeon found in the cold waters of the Caspian Sea, parts of Europe and the United States. But a company in Abu Dhabi is changing that perception.
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Vancouver -
Scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) claim human actions are responsible for accelerating the evolutionary process by causing the extinction of “younger” species.
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Hawaii have been anticipating the return of the Humpback whales since December, the usual start of the season, but some experts are wondering why the world's largest whales are taking so long to reach their winter breeding grounds.
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About 20 years ago, the first case of devil facial tumor disease was found. Since that time, the contagious cancer has threatened to push the Tasmanian devil to the brink of extinction. Scientists have now discovered a second transmissible cancer.
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The carcasses and skeletal remains of over 330 endangered sei whales have been found in a remote inlet in Patagonia in southern Chile. The die-off is the largest ever recorded.
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It takes more than declining population numbers to “threaten” a species.
After a lengthy debate U.S. federal authorities determined not to change the status of the greater sage grouse to threatened or endangered.
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In July, Australia announced its plan to cull nearly two million feral cats by the year 2020. Ecologists have come up with a plan to reintroduce the Tasmanian devil to the mainland, letting the devils take care of the problem.
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A loss of the world's species is expected to increase dramatically climatologists warn. This is tied to a build-up of greenhouse gases. A new study draws on computer models and argues that climate change will result in disappearing animals.
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A group of foreign scientists made a gruesome discovery along Chile's southern coast on the Gulf of Penas on April 21. Over two dozen dead sei whales, averaging 33 feet in length, had washed up along the beach.
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Plans for the largest coal mine in Australia are being challenged in court this week, pitting India's Adani Group against one of Australia's many endangered species, the four-inch southern Black-throated Finch.
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A group of 52 members of the U.S. Congress are looking to save the beautiful Monarch butterfly. To help do so the politicians sent a letter to Pres. Obama last week asking him to put the iconic insect on the endangered species list.
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Without a doubt, the most popular Christmas tree is the Fraser fir. With its distinctive blue-green color and pleasant scent, along with needles that retain their freshness during the whole of the holiday season, it is the perfect tree in all respects.
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Albany -
They may be so ugly that only a mother could love them. The Eastern hellbender is an aquatic salamander indigenous to Eastern North America, They play an important role in their ecosystem, both as predator and prey. But now, they need our protection.
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All trade in five named species of sharks is to be regulated. This means that fishing for the sharks is restricted and to do so without a permit will be illegal across most parts the world.
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San Francisco -
Biologists have calculated that the numbers of California blue whales has risen. This means that the population is returning to sustainable levels.
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A team of scientists studying the Giant River Turtles of the Amazon River have found the species uses various sounds to communicate with each other, even one for newly-hatched nestlings, a previously unknown parenting behavior.
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Scientists have produced detailed maps revealing the areas in the world where bird populations are in decline. The majority of regions are in South America.
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Tehran -
At first glance protecting an endangered cheetah seems straightforward. However the situation in Iran is more complicated than any casual observer could realize.
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Chachapoyas -
Many animal features have evolved in order to enhance survival and reproductive success. In some cases being attractive may bring success in finding a mate, but it may also have adverse effect on survival. Such is the case for a Peruvian hummingbird.
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Fuengirola -
About the size of a hamster at birth, this little guy will reach the approximate size of a rabbit when fully grown. Considered to be an endangered species, the birth of the new baby delighted all involved.
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Criminals and drug users are entering the California National and State parks at night and poaching redwood burls and other knotty growths from the world's tallest trees, some nearly 2,000-years old.
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The slaughter of giraffe Marius at a Copenhagen zoo has prompted interest in just how many healthy animals are actually slaughtered by zoos in Europe and worldwide. It seems numbers are unknown, however scientific thought is that slaughters are necessary
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Madagascar is the world's fourth largest island and is considered a "biological hotspot." Over 90 percent of its wildlife are found nowhere else on the planet. Man's threat to the island's diverse ecosystems, and unusual wildlife is a real concern.
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Washington -
The Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act, currently in committee in the Senate, seeks to leave protection of endangered species up to the Governors of each state and automatically remove protections for animals after five years.
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Chris Knowlton looks forward to facing and becoming intimately involved with a black rhino. He's the lucky winner of an auction that gives him a permit to legally shoot one of the endangered beasts. Now he fears for his life, right in his own backyard.
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In 2009 Norway announced that it was setting out to catalog every species contained within its borders. To date this had led to over 1,000 new species being discovered.
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The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched a review of whether it should take North Pacific humpback whales off the endangered species list.
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Diminishing habitat and fossil fuel extraction threaten the Spectacled Eider. Greg Balogh; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
With permission by The Center for Whale Research
An endangered condor is "celebrated" by Peruvians in the Yawar Festival by being strapped to the back of a bull during a bull fight. Video screen capture
Pig-nosed turtles are being devastated in Indonesia because of illegal trafficking and deforestation. Derek Ramsey
Jungle animals in Edinburgh
New study says it has finally linked ocean noise to stress in North Atlantic right whales. NOAA
Jungle animals in Edinburgh
Jungle animals in Edinburgh
Researchers from Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center (NSU-OC) believe the scalloped hammerhead is under threat from a new "look-a-like" species. Barry Peters
All the Titicaca water frog tadpoles born on Valentine's Day at the Denver Zoo, are sleek, plump and healthy. Denver Zoo
The Mt. Charleston blue butterfly will now have a protected habitat near Las Vegas, Nevada. Corey Kallstrom/USFWS
Two of Major's offspring, Joko and Becky at Parc Zoologique de la Boissiere du Dore Press Office Parc Zoologique de la Boissiere du Dore, Loire-atlantique, France
Rare photo of the Ili pika Li Weidong
Jungle animals in Edinburgh
With permission by The Center for Whale Research
The whale shark caught within the net is frequently harmed or killed, with more than 10 percent trapped and left to die. Phil Geib/Pew Environment Group
African lions occupy only 17 percent of their historical range and have declined dramatically in number due to habitat loss and indiscriminate killing in defense of humans and livestock. Julie Larsen Maher - Eurekalert
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