China no longer considers giant pandas an endangered species in the wild. Officials announced Wednesday that successful conservation efforts had increased the iconic animals’ population to 1,800, CNN reported. They are now considered “vulnerable.” The change “reflects their improved living conditions and China’s efforts in keeping their habitats integrated,” head of the Ministry of Ecology […]
French researchers have found that an unusual fish, the coelacanth, can live up to a century, doesn’t fully mature until it reaches age 45, and spends years in the womb. Coelacanths are nicknamed, “living fossils.” Previously, it was estimated that the coelacanth was a fast-growing fish that lived for about 20 years. But, the new […]
By Danielle Beurteaux In 2013 authorities at Bangkok’s main airport busted a smuggler carrying 54 ploughshare tortoises from Madagascar crammed in a suitcase. The seizure of what amounted to about 10% of the critically endangered species’ wild population made news around the world. What happened to those animals later did not generate as many headlines, […]
The state of Colorado just welcomed some very special babies. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced Wednesday that it had spotted at least three gray wolf pups in the wild, the first time gray wolves have been born in the state in more than 80 years. “Colorado is now home to our first wolf litter […]
A rapid DNA test administered by Colombian officials halted the illegal shipment of more than 2,000 Matamata turtles. “The trade in this and other species of turtle has increased in recent years. In particular, the matamata seizures by Colombian authorities have increased five-fold in the last five years,” said the DNA test co-creator, Diego Cardeñosa […]
By Minh Minh Nguyen First recognized as a new species in 1993, the large-antlered muntjac is already critically endangered and heading fast toward extinction. As muntjac go, the large-antlered is the largest species, but muntjac in general are small members of the deer family Cervidae. The species is facing a “quiet extinction,” hidden away in […]
Fifteen Asian elephants are in the middle of an epic journey across a Chinese province, and no one knows why. The herd of elephants first left their home in the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in the spring of last year. Since then, they have covered a distance of more than 300 miles in what experts […]
Police arrested Habib Talukder — nicknamed Tiger Habib — on Saturday morning after searching for the tiger poaching suspect for nearly two decades, the Dhaka Tribune reports. Talukder operated in the sprawling Sundarbans mangrove forest on the India-Bangladesh border, home to the largest population of endangered Royal Bengal tigers in the world. According to locals, […]
Ten days ago, Sebastian di Martino was kayaking along the Bermejo River in Argentina’s Impenetrable National Park when he heard a splash. He looked around and saw a brown-furred animal swimming through the water, occasionally dipping below the surface and then reappearing. It was a giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), a species believed to be […]
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