Endangered species News
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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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Only 55 adult Maui's dolphins are known to survive off the coast of New Zealand. A plan has been launched to try and save the few dolphins that are left.
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Six endangered red wolves have been shot in the last month in North Carolina, prompting the federal government to advertise a reward made up of contributions from conservationist organizations.
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Hoyerswerda -
One of seven endangered Cuban crocodiles hatched at the Hoyerswerda Zoo was given the name "Fidel". Apparently his name has caused some problems due to associations with the Communist revolutionary, Fidel Castro, and has had to be changed.
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Natal -
Two new endangered species of the scarab dung beetles have been discovered by scientists in southern Africa. At one time the beetles were famous as the sacred beetle amulets and jewelry of ancient Egypt, similar to the cross worn by Christians of today.
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In ancient Egypt, scarab beetles were revered and considered sacred. They were a symbol of hope and the restoration of life. Their images could be found on amulets, funerary objects and seals. The discovery of two new species are important finds.
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Valencia -
A 2-year-old female giraffe named Jerezana, was en route from Jerez de la Frontera to the Bioparc de Valencia, when a truck crashed into the convoy transporting the animal. She was severely injured in the accident and later had to be put to sleep.
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Customs authorities in Zurich, Switzerland seized a man, apparently a bird specialist, who was smuggling the eggs of protected parrots in his underwear, whilst traveling the world and trading them.
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Berkeley -
Biologists based in California this week announced the discovery of four new species of legless lizards. Nothing unusual about that, you might think. But the discovery wasn't made thousands of miles away. Quite the contrary.
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A new study shows that wild orangutans not only plan their travel routes in advance, but let others know about their trip ahead of time as well.
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Despite being a member of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), Iceland ignored the ban on commercial whaling and has killed two endangered fin whales in just a few days.
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London -
In the 1980's, following a conversation about ecology and beach erosion, Warhol's New York art dealers suggested he make prints of endangered species. He went ahead and called his works "animals in make-up".
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Biodiversity studies carried out on a charitable foundation’s ancient woodlands west of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands have unearthed a wide range of rare and endangered species, some previously unknown.
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Bangkok -
Representatives of 177 countries gathering in Bangkok for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, (CITES), received support, yesterday, from Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, second in line to the British Crown.
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For the people living up in the Peruvian Andes, the condor is a sacred creature. However they continue to use the endangered species in Yawar festivals, strapping them to the backs of bulls in bull fights, injuring and killing many.
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Endangered species Image
Black Rhinos in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania - a Red List critically endangered species Brocken Inaglory, Wikimedia Commons
Jungle animals in Edinburgh
With permission by The Center for Whale Research
Jungle animals in Edinburgh
Two of Major's offspring, Joko and Becky at Parc Zoologique de la Boissiere du Dore, western France Press Office, Parc Zoologique de la Boissiere du Dore, Loire-atlantique, France
Jungle animals in Edinburgh
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
Pig-nosed turtles are being devastated in Indonesia because of illegal trafficking and deforestation. Derek Ramsey
Tucker trying to pick up the scent of whale scat. Screen Capture
Photo by Ken Balcomb 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
As interest in Earth's changing climate heats up, a tiny dark particle is stepping into the limelight: black carbon. Commonly known as soot, black carbon enters the air when fossil fuels and biofuels, such as coal, wood, and diesel are burned. Black carbon is found worldwide, but its presence and impact are particularly strong in Asia. NASA
Jungle animals in Edinburgh
Andy Warhol's "Endangered Species" series on auction at Sotheby's London on March 19, 2013. Sothebys
Major celebrates his 49th birthday at Parc Zoologique de la Boissiere du Dore, Western France Press Office, Parc Zoologique de la Boissiere du Dore, Loire-atlantique, France
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
Jungle animals in Edinburgh
Jungle animals in Edinburgh
Jungle animals in Edinburgh
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