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    Rare Rhino Gives Birth to Adorable Baby Girl

    Rare Rhino Gives Birth to Adorable Baby Girl

    Conservationists are celebrating the birth of a Sumatran rhino, which has raised hope that this critically endangered species may yet recover. The calf, who has yet to be named, was born at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia’s Way Kambas National Park Thursday morning and is the second baby for her 14-year-old mother Ratu. Photo […]

    Sonic Sea: Sounding the Alarm on Ocean Noise

    Sonic Sea: Sounding the Alarm on Ocean Noise

    Beneath the surface of our oceans lies a finely balanced, living world of sound, most of which we never hear topside. But to whales, dolphins and other marine life, sound is survival, the key to how they navigate, find mates, hunt for food, communicate over vast distances and protect themselves against predators in waters dark and […]

    Millions of Dead Fish Washing Up on Vietnam’s Shores

    Millions of Dead Fish Washing Up on Vietnam’s Shores

    Vietnam has a fish problem and the government isn’t talking about it. Since April, millions of dead fish have been washing up on Vietnam’s shores. Since April, millions of dead fish have been washing up on Vietnam’s shores. Photo credit: Jennifer Carole Steel or Fish? The lifeless fish and clams—along with the odd whale—go on for […]

    USDA: Beekeepers Lost 44% of Honey Bee Colonies Last Year

    USDA: Beekeepers Lost 44% of Honey Bee Colonies Last Year

    On Tuesday the Bee Informed Partnership, in collaboration with the Apiary Inspectors of America and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), released its annual report on honey bee losses in the U.S. Beekeepers reported losing 44 percent of their total number of colonies managed over the last year—close to the highest annual loss in the past six years. […]

    5 Incredible Species That Glow in the Dark

    5 Incredible Species That Glow in the Dark

    What if you could see through the eyes of a glow-in-the-dark shark? Thanks to a few scientists at City of New York University’s Baruch College, you can now get closer to that experience. Marine Biologist David Gruber and a colleague just created a “shark-eye” camera that mimics how fluorescent sharks see each other. Species like the chain catshark and […]

    Huge Win for the Oregon Spotted Frog

    Huge Win for the Oregon Spotted Frog

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated 65,038 acres and 20.3 river miles of critical habitat Monday for Oregon spotted frogs in Oregon and Washington. The frogs were protected as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 2014 in response to a petition and lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity. Once abundant […]

    Historic Vote Ends Hawaii’s Ivory Trade

    Historic Vote Ends Hawaii’s Ivory Trade

    By Jeff Flocken, International Fund for Animal Welfare Hawaii joined a growing list of states Tuesday that are saying “No!” to wildlife products made from imperiled species like elephants and rhinos. In an historic vote, Hawaii senators unanimously passed SB 2647, a bill that restricts the sale of ivory, rhino horn and other wildlife products. […]