Better late than never. Even though the January deadline passed with no decision on declaring the polar bear threatened under the Endangered Species Act, it’s now official.
This declaration means good things for the polar bear, but it’s sad the bears are under threat from global warming. Polar bears have been declared a threatened species due […]
There’s an animal called zoo memberships?
Yes, several. And memberships help support them all. Zoos catch a lot of flack from some groups, but good zoos are helping to preserve endangered species through Species Survival Plans within zoos. Some zoos also perform important research and do field work as well.
Plus, there are many reasons spring is […]
The sawfish may not be cuddly, but it needs your hugs in a big way.
All seven species of the sawfish have been declared either endangered or critically endangered by the IUCN Red List. And the smalltooth sawfish was the first sea fish added to the Endangered Species List in the US. The smalltooth sawfish can […]
I recently found myself staring at a carousel animal. I’m not sure why I picked this animal. There were tigers, lions, zebras and plenty more exotic animals featured at the carousel. A kid also picked this animal, a cat. I thought it was strange that such a domestic animal was featured in this exotic ride, […]
The leatherback turtle, a species that’s more than a hundred million years old, is facing extinction.
Leatherback turtles are listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List. Fewer than 2,300 adult females remain in the Pacific region, making the Pacific leatherback the most endangered of marine turtles. Leatherback turtles live as far south as Africa […]
My dream job is to work with Koko the gorilla, but since I don’t live in the same area or know sign language, I’m going to write about Koko’s friends in the rain forest instead.
The subspecies of gorilla you’ve most likely encountered in a zoo is the western lowland gorilla. It belongs to the western […]
We originally hugged the polar bear in February, but it’s been a bit neglected. (Please check out that post if you missed it.)
The US Fish & Wildlife Service was supposed to make a decision on declaring the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, but they missed their deadline of January 9. Actually, […]
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) describes the pika as a small flower-gathering relative of the rabbit. That’s really one of the sweetest descriptions I’ve ever heard. These plant eaters are also described as shy creatures that whistle to each other.
I’ve never actually seen a pika. And that’s no wonder since I don’t live where they […]
The Scimitar-Horned Oryx (or just Scimitar Oryx) is considered extinct in the wild by the IUCN Red List, but there have been unsubstantiated reports of them in Niger and Chad. These animals once lived in the deserts of Egypt, Senegal and Chad. They are one of three species of oryx.
So, can you still hug […]
I held off on posting about the bonobo for a few weeks so it would not look like I’m petting my favorite animal too much, but alas, I can’t hold off another week.
No, it’s not a chimpanzee. It’s a bonobo!
Although bonobos have been called pygmy chimpanzees, their behavior is very different from chimps. […]
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