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Endangered Rainforest Animals For Your Kids to Know

Children need to be made aware that most animal extinction and endangerment is caused by human activities. There are many animal rights activists who strive valiantly to save the endangered species and stop extinction but it is a [...]

Posted On : Jul, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Endangered Species Act Protection Reinstated for West Virgin...

As a result of a lawsuit brought by a coalition of conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it is restoring endangered species protection to the West Virginia northern flying squirrel. “Threatened b [...]

Posted On : Jun, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

LA Zoo successfully breeds endangered frog

Los Angeles Zoo officials announced Thursday that they have successfully bred the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog in an effort to save the species. Captive frogs laid hundreds of eggs in March and more than 200 tadpoles hatched in [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

USDA inspection will not affect accreditation for Topeka Zoo

The Topeka Zoo staff will fly to Chattanooga, TN., where they will make their case to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to obtain their accreditation. After a surprise visit from the USDA on Monday and Tuesday, some worried that this [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Sea mammals’ import route to Armenia remains undiscovered

At news conference in Yerevan, the head of Eco Dashink NGO Silva Adamyan expressed concern over the organization’s failure to find out the identity of Yerevan dolphinarium owner as well as sea mammals’ import route. &ldq [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Put rare Hawaii dolphin on endangered list

The federal government is recommending that a small population of dolphins living near Hawaii be placed on the endangered species list. The National Marine Fisheries Service said Tuesday it's identified 29 threats to the population&# [...]

Posted On : Nov, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

200 New Species of Frogs, Spiders, Mammals and More Discover...

In just two months of searching through a remote, mountainous rainforest in Papua New Guinea, scientists discovered 200 new species of animals and plants, including spiders, frogs, insects and mammals. The surveys were done in 2009 in th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Deodorant May Help Save Stinky Endangered Birds

For most of history, life on New Zealand was pretty easy for the island's native bird species -- until the arrival of humans and the invasive species they brought with them, that is. These birds had no natural predators on land [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Scores of whales feared dead in New Zealand mass beaching

A pod of about 80 whales was found stranded at Spirits Bay, 200 miles northwest of Auckland, the second mass beaching in the area in two months. While 25 of the whales were already dead, the Department of Conservation called in 100 volun [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

At National Zoo, red panda cub is born and agave plant flowe...

A red panda cub, the first in 15 years, has been born at the National Zoo. There are fewer than 2,500 red pandas left in the wild, but the endangered species is actively bred in zoos. Mom is 2-year-old Shama and has been very attentive t [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Endangered wild horses born at Calgary Zoo

Three Asian wild foals have been successfully bred at the Calgary Zoo's conservation centre. The new additions were born in the last month at the zoo's endangered breeding facility south of Calgary, said zoo officials on Thu [...]

Posted On : May, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Captured leopard cub dies at Punjab zoo

A two-year-old female leopard, captured by the forest department officials from a village Sunday, died at Chhatbir zoological park here Tuesday, officials said.According to the officials, the leopard strayed into Behrampur village, near [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Louisville Zoo's injured baby gorilla improving

A baby gorilla who was injured in a skirmish with older members of her family group at the Louisville Zoo is getting better as keepers care for her continuously outside the exhibit. The zoo's veterinary team says the nearly 3-mon [...]

Posted On : Apr, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Man injured by elephant at Belgrade Zoo

A man was attacked and seriously injured Thursday by an elephant as he rescued his grandchild who had sneaked into the animal's enclosure at the Belgrade Zoo, doctors and local media said. The man had several broken ribs and se [...]