MoosMay 16, 2025

Every third Friday of May is Endangered Species Day. Concerning Endangered species there are three that make a comeback: okapi, cape vulture and brush-tailed bettong.
#endangered_species #biodiversity #extinction

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/endangered-species-day-three-animals-on-the-path-to-recovery/

Endangered Species Day: Three animals on the path to recovery

Every third Friday of May is Endangered Species Day. More than 900 known species are already extinct to date, while at least 28,500 others are listed as endangered or critically endangered by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority. As the world’s natural biomes get chipped away by aggressive resource extraction, mammals, fungi, corals and […]

Mongabay Environmental News
TassieDiMar 27, 2025
Here's 50 #Tasmanian businesses worth supporting - they care about the future of our planet. #endangered_species #ethics https://bam.org.au/
Business Alliance for the Maugean Skate

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Sir Farts AlotMar 12, 2025
They walk among us!
Remember: Jackalopes are an endangered species. They are nocturnal creatures so be very careful driving the back roads of #wyoming after dark.
(I did not capture this image)
#WyomingHistory #wyomingsky #wyomingwetlandssociety #wyomingmews #wyomingrising #wyomingwildlife #wyomingwildlifephotography #wyomingwildlifephotographer #endangeredspecies #endangered #endangered_species #endangeredanimals
MoosMar 4, 2025

In general when people encroach upon territory of wildlife, there will be a negative impact on nature and wildlife. It's a competition between populations. However, mankind is with too many and to safeguard people's life including their food, wildlife need to be killed. Industrialisation enabled population growth, brought human wellbeing and wildlife death.
#biodiversity #endangered_species #wildlife #lynx #wolf #Sweden #hunting

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/sweden-to-kill-87-eurasian-lynx-despite-complaints-to-eu-commission/

Sweden to kill 87 Eurasian lynx despite complaints to EU Commission

Sweden has issued licenses to hunters to kill 87 Eurasian lynx between March 1 and Apr. 15. Conservation organizations say the annual hunts of the medium-sized wildcat violate environmental legislation of the European Union, of which Sweden is a part. The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is categorized as vulnerable on Sweden’s red list, but the […]

Mongabay Environmental News
MoosFeb 22, 2025

Study findings explain why we rarely see blue whale calves. The explanation hints at when and where the unseen births are happening and where blue whale calves spend their earliest months. The findings offer some hope for the health of the population.
#biodiversity #endangered_species #bluewhale

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-unraveling-mystery-rarely-blue-whale.html

Unraveling the mystery of rarely seen blue whale calves

Only two blue whale births have ever been recorded in human history, both decades ago. This remains an extraordinary mystery, given there used to be hundreds of thousands of blue whales before whaling started—even today, blue whales number around 10,000 to 25,000—and they give birth every two to three years.

Phys.org
MoosJan 19, 2025

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis of terrestrial substrates, such as soil and sand, is a rapid and potentially cost-effective way to monitor rare wildlife species. Especially, when accurate monitoring has been challenging due to large home ranges and low-density populations.
#biodiversity #DNA #eDNA #endangered_species

https://www.newswise.com/articles/persistence-of-reptile-dna-in-a-terrestrial-substrate-a-case-study-using-the-eastern-indigo-snake/?sc=c6313

Persistence of reptile DNA in a terrestrial substrate: A case study using the eastern indigo snake | Newswise

Newswise
MongabayDec 25, 2024

Between snowy winters and holiday songs, many animals come to mind during Christmas.

There are polar bears wearing Santa hats and red-nosed reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh. Turtle doves and the partridge in a pear tree are also immortalized in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

But climate change and habitat loss are taking a toll on many beloved animals we associate with the holiday.

by Kristine Sabillo

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/12/as-polar-ice-caps-melt-how-are-christmas-animals-faring/.

#ClimateChange #climate #endangered_species #habitat

As polar ice caps melt, how are ‘Christmas animals’ faring?

Between snowy winters and holiday songs, many animals come to mind during Christmas. There are polar bears wearing Santa hats and red-nosed reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh. Turtle doves and the partridge in a pear tree are also immortalized in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” But climate change and habitat loss are taking a […]

Mongabay Environmental News
MoosDec 21, 2024

There's proof that wild Amur tigers have returned to the Changbai Mountain region after three decades. This signifies the ongoing expansion of the species’ habitat.
#endangered_species #tiger #conservation #wildlife #Amur #China

https://conservewildcats.org/2024/12/18/amur-tiger/?utm_source=WildCats&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ChinaTigerBlog&utm_campaign=Dec_Public_Newsletter&dm_i=6UDP,TZFF,1GR5ZC,4320X,1

After 30 Years, Amur Tigers Return to Changbai Mountains -

This footage captures a wild Amur tiger in Changbaishan Biosphere Reserve, in the southeastern part of Jilin Province, China.

WildCats Conservation Alliance
MoosDec 19, 2024

Andean bears show behavioural flexibility when it comes to foraging areas. It may help them to regain lost territory quickly with help from targeted conservation measures. Currently high-altitude grasslands bordering cloud forest are key habitats for Andean bears and thus conservation managers.
#conservation #nature #endangered_species #behaviour

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218174935.htm

Conserving high-elevation grasslands in Peru is key to protect Andean bears

Andean bears carefully select the best foraging locations and plants to maximize nutrition and avoid livestock, according to a new study.

ScienceDaily
Aqua KilldeerDec 15, 2024

These animals are an endangered species of wild dog from sub-Saharan Africa. They may look more like hyenas, but they're more closely related to jackals and wolves! their threats are in a link here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_wild_dog#Threats

learn more about them here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_wild_dog

#environment #africanwilddog #paintedwolf #endangered #endangered_species #africa #jackal #wolf

African wild dog - Wikipedia