Blogs Posts in Endangered Species category; 82 blog posts

Dr. Alisa Newton Travels Kenya to teach Researchers

Dr. Alisa Newton Travels Kenya to teach Researchers

Dr. Newton, a veterinary pathologist, will travel to Philadelphia Zoo in Kenya to teach researchers in Laikipia, about the field techniques by which they can learn about the lions that die in the wild. Learning how lions die will help resea [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

The Panda Cub Makes Her Public Debut

The Panda Cub Makes Her Public Debut

Tami Chappell  - A giant panda cub named “Mei Lan”, which was born in September last year finally made her  public debut in February 2007. It looked at the crowd for the first time after waking up from [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

US Wildlife Officials Release 20 Pigmy Rabbits Born in Capti...

WASHINGTON – Ephrata:  officials of the Wildlife announced here the release of 20 Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits that were raised in captivity to a sagebrush-covered area of central Washington state where their ancestors had lived [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

Inseminated Asian Elephant Gives Birth to Male Baby

Inseminated Asian Elephant Gives Birth to Male Baby

BANGKOK - Thailand veterinarians announced that an artificially inseminated female elephant has given birth to a male baby, the first of its kind in Asia. This, as they say, could be a crucial step in conserving the endangered species. The [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

Reproduction Of Lemurs Threatened With Extinction

Reproduction Of Lemurs Threatened With Extinction

A veterinarian, in this image, is seen feeding a baby lemur Tivalo,  at the Vincennes Zoo, on the eastern side of Paris, France. The baby lemur belongs to the ‘Sifaka’ species of lemurs from Madagascar forest. Sin [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

Birth of Baby Gorilla Celebrated in Congo

Birth of Baby Gorilla Celebrated in Congo

The African wildlife workers celebrated the rare birth of a baby mountain gorilla in Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where rebel forces have been accused of slaughtering and eating the critically end [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Philadelphia Zoo in Peru Protects the Endangered Humboldt Penguins

Philadelphia Zoo in Peru Protects the Endangered Humboldt Pe...

According to the conservationists’ estimate some 50,000 Humboldt penguins survive in the wild, where fishermen and others working in this coastal area are continuously killing them. Penguins get caught in fishing nets and drown, and l [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Three Rare Lions Killed in Indian Park

Rangers at the Gir National Park in the state of Gujarat found the mutilated bodies of two lionesses and a cub deep inside the park, said  the park's conservation officer Bharat Pathak. According to an authentic estimate over 300 [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Iranian Cheetahs Collared With New Tracking System

Iranian Cheetahs Collared With New Tracking System

The highly threatened species of rare Iranian Cheetahs were fitted with new tracking system collars by the scientists last week to watch the range of their movements. This was done especially in view of providing protection to rare species [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Survival of Chinese Panda cub

Survival of Chinese Panda cub

Beijing - After the critical first three days of her life China’s first panda cub of the year has survived. The cub weighed just 3.2 ounces at birth, but has grown to 3.4 ounces in three days. The China Panda Protection and Researc [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

Baiji at the Verge of Extinction

Baiji at the Verge of Extinction

The Yangtze River Dolphin is also known as the Baiji or Chinese River Dolphin. This light blue-gray freshwater dolphin with tiny eyes is so well built that it lives in one of the world's most busiest and murky waterways i.e. China's muddies [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2007 | Comments : 0

Endangered Egg-laying Mammals

The Long-beaked Echidna Most curious of all mammals are the egg-laying mammals, called “Monotremes”. These peculiar kind of mammals form a very small order in the group of mammals. The only mammals in this group which make [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2007 | Comments : 0

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