It’s obviously important to Australians to make sure their koala population is closely tracked — but how can you do so when the suckers live in forests and climb trees all the time? With drones and AI, of course.
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These are the animals that went extinct in 2018
With the end of 2018 comes the near-certain reality that some critters, after millions of years of existence on Earth, are gone for good.
There’s little question that humanity’s continued exploitation of wild animals and the depletion of their …
Judge halts grizzly hunting because Yellowstone bears need to find more diverse sex partners
The grizzly bears are spared from hunting, for now.
For as low as $600 per hunting permit, grizzly bears were scheduled to be legally hunted in Wyoming beginning on Sept. 1, making it the first such hunt in over four decades. But after first ju…
One of the world’s rarest animals was just born in Denver
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The Denver Zoo welcomed a new member to its family on August 8: an aye-aye lemur! She is super cute, and reminds us why we should take care of the planet. Aye-ayes, along with other lemurs, are endangered. Aye-ayes are also super rare — so much so that experts don’t even know how many there are in the wild. This cutie was named Tonks, and she might just be worth a flight out to Denver. Read more…
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View More One of the world’s rarest animals was just born in DenverIceland gets away with killing dozens of huge, endangered whales. Here’s why.
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Icelandic whalers have spent much of July ripping back the skin of 65-foot long endangered fin whales in preparation to butcher their meat.
Earlier this month, the commercial whaling company, Hvalur hf, may have also captured and skinned an endangered blue whale — the largest creature ever known to live on Earth — according to photographs from the ocean conservation and vigilante group Sea Shepherd.
Most every nation has prohibited killing whales, creatures whose populations were decimated by ruthless whaling practices in the 1800sInternational treaties also prohibit the antiquated practice, yet a few nations — Iceland, Japan, and Norway — have found legal rationals for hunting whales. Read more…
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Please admire this turtle who looks like a punk
The Mary River turtle’s punk-like green mohawk might seem like a rebellious fashion choice, but that’s just green algae.
It’s an oddly fascinating creature to look at, but it’s more importantly been added to a list of the world’s most vulnerable rept…
Meet the animals that probably went extinct in 2017
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At the end of each year, wildlife ecologist David Steen compiles a list of critters that have likely gone extinct. The 2017 list includes a bat, cat, and multiple lizards, although other creatures may be gone for good — we just don’t know it yet.
Steen, an ecologist at Auburn University, started the annual extinction list in 2012 to establish a clear, reliable source for the planet’s extinctions. Educating the public about the loss of species, in his view, is as important as it is dispiriting.
“It is depressing, frankly, to think about all the creatures we will never see again but I think it is important for us to perceive extinction as a loss of actual species and not just numbers and rates,” Steen said via email. Read more…
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View More Meet the animals that probably went extinct in 2017Trump administration says hunters can bring African elephant trophies into the U.S.
Massive ivory tusks from legally hunted African elephants can once again be brought into the United States.
Although the Obama administration banned the importation of African elephant trophies in 2014, on Wednesday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…