Fish Friday: Rare fish pulled back from brink of extinction October 5, 2018 A once rare Colorado River fish, which had dwindled to only about 100 left of the species, has been pulled from the brink of… Continue Reading
Anti-trafficking organization finds thriving trade of animals on Facebook September 11, 2018 More than a thousand listings of live animals have been found in Thailand alone via Facebook according to a wildlife trafficking watchdog. In monitoring… Continue Reading
Calls to protect forest in Ghana after endangered primate species caught on camera January 9, 2018 The white-naped Mangabey was believed to live in only a few pockets on Earth. Listed as an endangered on the World Conservation Union’s (IUCN)… Continue Reading
Endangered kiwi chick is super cute and needs a name November 2, 2017 She’s one laid-back chick. And now, keepers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute are looking for a name befitting the endangered female brown kiwi… Continue Reading
North Carolina Zoo sends 400 tadpoles to Puerto Rico (nothing to do with Donald Trump and wall) November 3, 2016 The endangered Puerto Rican Crested Toad is endangered in its native country but after a successful breeding program at the North Carolina Zoo, the… Continue Reading
Wednesday Zen Moment: It’s National Otter Day so watch these cute otters being all otter-like May 25, 2016 So of course we knew about dog blogs and kitten blogs, but until today, National Otter Day, we didn’t realize how many daily otter… Continue Reading
Critically endangered red wolf family growing up on livestream May 10, 2015 The red wolf (Canis rufus) is one of the rarest mammals in North America. There are perhaps 300 of them left in the world,… Continue Reading
Fighting to save endangered frogs in Panama using recycled shipping containers April 8, 2015 A $1.2-million “safe haven” for endangered frogs opened today in Panama. And, the amphibians’ novel new digs are made of recycled shipping containers. The… Continue Reading
Incredibly rare Amur tiger family caught on video in China February 23, 2015 Images of a female Amur tiger and her frolicking cubs provides the best evidence yet that tigers are returning deep into inland China. The World Wildlife… Continue Reading
Motherlode of manatees in Florida refuge February 7, 2015 The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Complex boasts the world’s largest concentration of manatees. And, that proved especially true recently. “It’s gotten a little crowded… Continue Reading
