4 Northern White Rhinos Arrive Safely in Kenya from Czech Zoo!
Dec/090
Four of the world’s only known eight Northern white rhinos have arrived in Kenya to begin new lives at Ol Pejeta Conservancy – the last hope to save this critically endangered rhino subspecies.
Good news – and a sigh of relief! Sudan, Suni, Najin and Fatu have landed safely in Kenya after being flown from ZOO Dv?r Králové to their new home. The return of the rhinos to Africa is considered the last chance at preserving the genetic material of the Northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni), a rhino subspecies poached to extinction in the wild.
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Name that Baby! Critically Endangered Cotton-Top Tamarin Needs a Name
Oct/090
A female Cotton-top Tamarin newborn needs your help – she needs a name! The Chattanooga Zoo is asking for input from the public in selecting that perfect name for the critically endangered primate. Entry forms are available at the Chattanooga Zoo’s gift shop. Entries will be accepted until November 4, 2009.
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Name that Baby! Critically Endangered Cotton-Top Tamarin Needs a Name
Name that Baby! Critically Endangered Cotton-Top Tamarin Needs a Name
Oct/090
A female Cotton-top Tamarin newborn needs your help – she needs a name! The Chattanooga Zoo is asking for input from the public in selecting that perfect name for the critically endangered primate. Entry forms are available at the Chattanooga Zoo’s gift shop. Entries will be accepted until November 4, 2009.
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Falco: Critically Endangered Iberian Lynx Cub Dies
Oct/090
Falco, the Iberian lynx cub born in captivity earlier this year, has died. Raised with his mother and siblings, the small cub suffered a seizure about a month ago. No other episodes of seizures occurred until the morning of Sunday, October 4th. Falco underwent emergency surgery but did not survive. A necropsy was performed on Monday. Results are pending.
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Falco: Critically Endangered Iberian Lynx Cub Dies
Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Population Decreases to 321: New NOAA Survey
Oct/090
The most recent NOAA Fisheries Service’s population survey reveals a decline in Cook Inlet beluga whale numbers.
Alaska’s small population of critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales is continuing to decline even further, according to the new survey by NOAA scientists.
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Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Population Decreases to 321: New NOAA Survey
11 Cool Facts About Bactrian Camels
Sep/090
Wild Bactrian camels are critically endangered due to hunting, habitat loss, illegal mining activities, and competition with livestock for grazing areas.
Here is a list of eleven things you might not know about the beautiful Bactrian. Enjoy!
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11 Cool Facts About Bactrian Camels
Black Rhinos Airlifted Out of Zululand to Undisclosed Location
Sep/090
Nine black rhino from Zululand game reserves are being airlifted to a new home as part of a range expansion project for the critically endangered species.
In an effort to ensure the survival of critically endangered black rhino, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (EKZNW) are partnering on a project designed to establish founder populations of black rhino throughout KwaZulu Natal and other parts of Africa.
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Cincinnati Zoo’s Famous Sumatran Rhino, Emi, Dies
Sep/090
In a heartbreaking setback to Sumatran rhino conservation, the Cincinnati Zoo’s beloved Emi has died.
Emi the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) was the heart of the only successful captive breeding program for the critically endangered species.
According to local news sources, world-famous 21-year-old Emi died yesterday, after appearing less energetic for several weeks.
She had given birth a history-making three calves. Andalas, born in 2001, was released to the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) in Way Kambas National Park, south Sumatra. Suci was born in 2004, and her most recent calf, Harapan, in April 2007.
The worldwide Sumatran rhino population is only about 275.
Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/walanbaker/ / CC BY 2.0
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Cincinnati Zoo’s Famous Sumatran Rhino, Emi, Dies
Bizarre-Looking Mexican Water Monster Faces Extinction
Aug/090
Although beauty is in the eye of the beholder, most would agree the Mexican axolotl has very unique appearance! The strange-looking salamander, also known as the Mexican Water Monster, is facing extinction.
According to a recent study conducted by scientists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), it is estimated that only 700 to 1,200 Mexican axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum, exist in the wild today. The situation is critical and urgent action is required.
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Bizarre-Looking Mexican Water Monster Faces Extinction
Will the Port of Anchorage Expansion Harm Beluga Whales?
Jul/090
The Port of Anchorage has been given the green light by the National Marine Fisheries Service to continue an expansion project in the habitat of critically endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales.
A Port of Anchorage construction project will be using underwater pile drivers and chipping hammers in waters frequented by the critically endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales. The National Marine Fisheries Service has determined that the whales would not experience long-term adverse affects form the noise generated by underwater activity.
Regulations require that work must stop if a whale is spotted within a certain distance. Unfortunately, new regulations have reduced the distance required for stopping work to just 200 meters, although when the project started, the distance was 1,300 meters.
According to Marine Issues Field Director for the HSUS, Sharon Young, the NMFS has underestimated the “impact of chronic noise on marine mammals over time.” She points out in the same article that even if behavioral changes have not been shown so far by the whales, it is inconclusive to assume they are not suffering from adverse effects, such as stress.
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