The Disillusioned Taxonomist (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Another virtual point goes to J. Velez-Juarbe for guessing that the skull belongs to a caenolestid. Dusky shrew opossum Caenolestes fuliginosus Tomes, 1863 Caenolestidae; Paucituberculata; Mammalia; Chordata Cambridge Zoology Museum June 2008 The caenolestids, shrew opossums, rat opossums, or flap-lips (!) are a family of three extant genera ( Caenolestes, Lestoros and Rhyncholestes ) in their own...
Scientific American (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
This is a crucial time for the critically endangered vaquita porpoise ( Phocoena sinus ). Despite conservation efforts, the vaquita population has dropped more than 50 percent in the past three years as hundreds of porpoises have died in commercial fishing nets. Now just 150 vaquitas remain in their sole habitat, a portion of the Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico, and the species exists at...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Conservationists have taken the first step in their mission to save the critically endangered Madagascar pochard.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Conservationists have taken the first step in their mission to save the critically endangered Madagascar pochard.
Cryptozoology Online: Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
November 2009. A complicated and challenging mission to a remote lake in Madagascar has resulted in a huge step being taken in efforts to save the world's rarest duck from extinction. A collaborative team of specialists were hampered by electrical storms, gruelling journeys and illness in their bid to secure a precious batch of eggs laid by the Critically Endangered Madagascar pochard ( Aythya innotata)...
The Disillusioned Taxonomist (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The answer, as J. Velez-Juarbe correctly guessed, to the question I posed in the previous post is the tailless tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus. Tailless tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus Tenrecidae; Afrosoricida; Mammalia; Chordata Cambridge Zoology Museum June 2008 Tenrecs are hedgehog-like mammals exclusive to Madagascar and some nearby islands. Their closest relatives, apart from the African otter shrews, are the...
TakePart Social Action Network™ (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Portrait of Jane Goodall, auction item. The green carpet–made of sustainable and fully recyclable modular carpet tiles– said it all: Friday night’s event was about respecting the environment and all its creatures. The occasion? The third annual Jane Goodall Institute Global Leadership Awards Celebration. Each year, the celebration honors individuals and corporations who exemplify...
Monkeys In The News (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
More than 1,000 people in gorilla suits crammed streets and bike paths in LoDo Saturday morning, setting a Guiness World Record for the most people dressed as gorillas in one location. The 1,061 simulated simians were participating in the 6th annual Denver Gorilla Run, a 3.5-mile charity run/walk to help mountain gorilla conservation. The event is organized by the Denver-based Mountain Gorilla Conservation...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
-- The National Zoo is celebrating the birth of a dama gazelle on Oct. 2. The female calf, still unnamed, is already able to gallop! The new arrival is significant because the dama gazelle, native to the Sahara Desert in Africa, is a critically endangered species as a result of hunting and loss of...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Many reptiles and amphibians also critically endangered, while up to 70% of plants could be wiped out, say conservationists A fifth of the world's known mammals, a third of its amphibians, more than a quarter of its reptiles and up to 70% of its plants are under threat of extinction according to the red list of threatened species, the latest annual survey compiled by the International Union for Conservation...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Irma Hermawati, who works for a nonprofit, seeks to stem a lucrative trade in rare animals, including orangutans and the Sumatran tiger, that is evident in teeming Indonesian markets. The monkey, shackled to an iron stake, paced a narrow strip of dirt filled with its own excrement. As people laughed and pointed, the creature bared its teeth and lunged at the end of its line.
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
MANILA, Oct. 31 (PNA) -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) now joins Prince Albert II of Monaco and Sir David Attenborough in the Birdlife Species Champions honor roll, as it seals its commitment to the conservation of one of the rarest birds in the world, the Cebu Flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor), only found in the Philippines.
Darwinaia (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
I visited the museum this summer, and after walking through the paleontology displays (which were phenomenal, especially the Burgess Shale displays), I ran across this thing: It took me a minute to process the display. I subconsciously knew what it was likely, since I became extremely excited and practically ran up to the display. However, it [...]
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
"Every indication is that the Bluefin Tuna population is crashing toward extinction," said Felicity Wade from The Wilderness Society. "While it is heartening to see governments finally acting on its plight, the 20% international cut is inadequate for the crisis the blue fin tuna is facing. If we were serious about bringing this fish back from the brink," concluded Ms Wade, "the...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
At first, the tasty crunch of an apple proved more enticing to Pende, a 300-pound Western Lowland Gorilla, than playing with pumpkins at the Detroit Zoo.
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morrisanimal | 07/01/2009
Dr. Wynne Collins didn't set out to save the Przewalski's horse—declared extinct in the wild 40 years ago. But today, as a doctoral student at the Smithsonian National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia, Collins works hard to preserve the world's last truly wild horse. Her early research efforts were funded, in part, by one of Morris Animal Foundation's (MAF) first Fellowship...
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