Introducing Hug This Animal

Since I can’t hug a real polar bear, that’s me hugging a polar bear statue at the Maryland Zoo. (A wonderful zoo by the way.)
I’m excited to let you know that each Friday I will post about an endangered or vulnerable animal sharing the planet with us.
I’ll write about animals everyone knows about, and some that may be a surprise to you.
The population estimates in the posts will be based on the best information from field research. It’s difficult to know precisely how many animals of a particular species may be left in the wild.
Some animals like to hide and …read more