Our planet is incredible and so are the creatures that inhabit it. Sadly, their habitats are under threat. Every two seconds, an area of rainforest the size of a football field is lost to human destruction. Oceans are filling with plastic and everyday, illegal trade and poaching are threatening to wipe entire species off the […]
By Clara Chaisson The only thing better than awesome video footage of elusive wolverines is awesome video footage of baby elusive wolverines and the new documentary, Wolverine: Ghost of the Northern Forest, delivers. https://youtu.be/ZfqN7qGqTfU Wolverines have a ferocious reputation, but very little is actually known about the largest member of the weasel family—the species prefers […]
Once upon a time in America, back in the early 1800s, more than 50,000 grizzly bears resided between the Pacific Ocean and the Great Plains. By 1975, there were only 136 grizzly bears left in Yellowstone National Park. Because of this dwindling number, they were listed as a threatened species. Fast forward 40 years and […]
Chile’s salmon industry is once again in a tailspin as the ongoing and toxic algal bloom in the country’s coastal waters has led to the death of nearly 23 million fish—or 15 percent of Chile’s salmon production—putting the total economic blow from lost production around $800 million, Reuters reported. A toxic algae bloom has killed millions of Chile’s […]
Tilikum, the killer whale at the center of the 2013 documentary Blackfish, is in deteriorating health. SeaWorld’s teams are treating him for what they believe is a bacterial infection in his lungs, the company announced on its Facebook page Tuesday. SeaWorld’s most famous orca Tilikum is ailing, the company announced on Tuesday. Photo credit: Milan Boers/Creative Commons “We […]
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has vowed to increase night patrols of the Vaquita Refuge in the Gulf of California after two endangered species were found dead this weekend—a presumed result of illegal fishing activity in the area. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has vowed to increase night patrols of the Vaquita Refuge in the Gulf of […]
Despite a decrease in poaching, the overall African elephant population has fallen for the fourth year in a row, according to new data released by the United Nations to mark World Wildlife Day. Organized crime pushes species to brink of extinction. Get #SeriousAboutWildlifeCrime on #WorldWildlifeDay – @UNODChttps://t.co/JqplONgm9h — United Nations (@UN) March 3, 2016 Years […]
Scientists finally have an explanation for why so many starving sea lions have been stranded along Southern California’s coast in recent years. Their mothers are not getting enough nutritious food. Last year, more than 3,000 sea lions were found stranded on Southern California beaches, a number higher than the previous five years combined. As of […]
Another whale dead from plastic? A male sei whale was found beached at the mouth of the Sarang Buaya River in Johor, Malaysia earlier this month with marine debris in its stomach. According to one report, local fishermen witnessed the stranded whale shedding tears and groaning as it took its last breaths. Endangered Sei #whale found dead with plastic, […]
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