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May 18 is Endangered Species Day, an annual holiday introduced by the U.S. Senate in 2006 to raise awareness of endangered plants and animals and "promote species conservation worldwide." Honoring species on the brink of extinction may sound like a bummer, but Endangered Species Day isn't meant...
by Justin Doom
Deforestation of protected areas and illegal hunting of endangered species that live there has a greater impact on biodiversity than climate change, over-fishing and the degradation of coral reefs, according to a researcher.
The “rapid disruption” of protected tropical for...
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) there are many endangered species all over the world and some more than others. The IUCN helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges.
The most critically endangered types ...
1. WhalesForever (http://www.earthprotect.com/your-details/898-WhalesForever.html) -
I have dreams of riding whales. I hope they are around forever
2. Give a sloth a piggy back ride
3. Hold hands with a chimp
4. Hug a koala bear
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So it favorite Animals week, which I may be stretching animals to the insect kingdom, but for today this guy is my favorite. This is a Luna Moth and to some degree they're quite rare. Humans rarely see the moth because they fly at night. They also have become endangered as a result of pollution and ...
Just a century ago, more than 1 million chimpanzees roamed the African forests. Today, scientists figure there are perhaps as few as 300,000 chimpanzees left.
Without concerted action, the possibility of zero chimpanzees in the wild – indeed, a world in which remaining forests and savannas are virt...
This month, conservationists in the Czech Republic and Kenya launchedan audacious bid to save one of the world's rarest animals: thenorthern white rhinoceros. Four of the last eight known northern whitesin the world, two male and two female, were packed into wooden cratesand sent from a Czech zoo to...
Time may be running out for orangutans living in the rainforests of Sumatra, it has been warned.
According to the Jakarta Post, the "auburn haired" creatures may be facing extinction as they can now only be found in the north of Sumatra and Aceh, areas which are both being hit by deforestation.
T...
The name “orangutan” literally translates into English as “man of the forest”. It comes from Malay and Bahasa Indonesian orang (man) and hutan (forest).
Orangutans are extremely intelligent creatures who clearly have the ability to reason and think. Their similarity to us is uncanny. Baby orangutan...
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
The Center for Biological Diversity is spreading the word about the impact of population growth on the environment by distributing condoms with cheeky slogans.
An environmental group is distributing hundreds of thousands of free condoms with hopes that it will educate the publi...
Great Whites Could Go Extinct Before Tigers
Two of the world's most famous carnivores are now under the microscope for being perilously close to extinction. One of them, the tiger, has gotten plenty of PR recently, along with the frightening revelation that the entire species could be on the brink ...
By Matthew Cimitile, Amanda Demopoulos, and Christina Kellogg
Above: Some of the team members from the third 2009 DISCOVRE cruise. The science crew contains an interdisciplinary group of researchers from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Kneeling (left to right): Mi...
The sluggish recovery of the southern sea otter of California, a threatened population on the Endangered Species list, appears to have stalled once again.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists say the latest 3-year running average (2,813 sea otters) was 0.5-percent lower than last year, the firs...
SAN FRANCISCO, California -- The Center for has formally notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of its intent to sue the agency for its failure to respond to a petition seeking to protect 83 imperiled coral species under the Endangered Species Act. These corals, all of which occur in ...
No-kill researchers sail to study Antarctic whales
Researchers set sail from New Zealand on Tuesday to study whales off Antarctica without killing them - an open challenge to Japan's killing of up to 1,000 whales a year in the name of science.
By RAY LILLEYAssociated Press WriterWELLINGTON, New Ze...
By Donald Liebenson-Special to the TribuneNovember 13, 2009
A sibling drama is playing out in the replicated rain forest treetops of Brookfield Zoo's Tropic World exhibit: Denda, a 7-year-old orangutan, is snacking on a clump of alfalfa, and his toddler sister, Kekasih, wants what he's having. But ...
New Zealand and Australia claim they have created a way to do scientific research on whales without killing them.
This is in response to Japan's major whaling operations that kill up to 1,000 whales per year. More information can be found at the environment section of The NZHerald.
All over the world more than 10,000 animal species are in danger. Some are in danger because their homes are being destroyed. Many are in danger because people hunt them. Among these are the manatees.
Manatees are gentle creatures that some call Sea Cows.
Their Falling Numbers!!Florida Manatees ar...
By Brandon KeimFebruary 24, 2009Rather than relying on warm, fuzzy feelings to protect animals, conservationists suggest appealing to something more reliable: greed.
By selling financial contracts pegged to species health, the government could create a market in the future of threatened animals, ma...
By Alexis MadrigaMaybe there really isn’t anything that you can’t buy online.Endangered animals, including chimps, marmosets and leopard cubs, are being bought and sold online, according to a new report.
Over six one-week observation periods earlier this year, the International Fund for Animal Welf...