The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia’s capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant — and growing — illegal pet trade.
Would you believe that dear and sheep can turn from herbivorous to carnivorous. From vegetarians to meat eaters … it happened!
Volunteers and government officers scrambled on Friday to save geese and other wildlife damaged by an oil spill in a southern Michigan river as the Canadian company that owns the ruptured pipeline said the crude had been contained.
Being transparent (or nearly so) doesn’t mean animals have nothing to hide. On the contrary, their lack of pigmentation can help them elude predators who literally see right through them. Transparency also allows THESE creatures to conserve precious resources, a benefit anyone can see.
New measurements find that the maximum length of a duck’s penis depends on the company he keeps. And in this case, it’s his fellow males who make the difference.
The Golden-rumped Sengi, Rhynchocyon chrysopygus, is listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Also known as the Golden-rumped Elephant-shrew, this species has a large, flexible snout, with which it forages through leaf-litter for invertebrates. Its range is along the coast of Kenya, from the Mombasa area north to the mouth of the Tana River. There is no longer any evidence that it crosses the river – instead, a potentially different species is found between the Tana [...]
The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl has revealed that mammals are declining in the exclusion zone surrounding the nuclear power plant. The study aimed to establish the most reliable way to measure the impact on wildlife of contamination in the zone. It was based on almost four years of counting and studying animals there. Read the full story HERE.
The illegal hunting of wild animals taints Namibia’s international image.
Following the recommendations of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), important rainforest areas in Madagascar and the Everglades National Park (USA) have been added to the List of World Heritage in Danger at the World Heritage annual meeting, currently taking place in Brasilia.
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