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London, United Kingdom (AFP) — Conservationists at a UK zoo have captured the moment a rare tree kangaroo popped out of its mother’s pouch for the first time, part of research aimed at helping the endangered species survive in the wild. The elusive Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo is much smaller than the better known Australian kangaroo species. It is native to the mountainous rainforests of Papua New Guinea, where they are under threat from hunting and […]
Sydney, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s government vowed to stop plant and animal extinctions Tuesday as it listed the grey snake and a small wallaby among 15 new threatened species. Many of Australia’s unique species are clinging to existence, their habitats shrinking from human activity and extreme events such as the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires, wildlife groups say. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government announced a new 10-year scheme to try to halt the slide into extinction […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Australia officially listed koalas across a swathe of its eastern coast as “endangered” on Friday, with the marsupials fighting to survive the impact of bushfires, land-clearing, drought and disease. Conservationists said koala populations had crashed in much of eastern Australia over the past two decades, warning that they were now sliding towards extinction. Environment Minister Sussan Ley said she had designated koala populations as “endangered” to offer them a higher level […]
by David MILLIKIN Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s bushfires and other climate change effects are devastating the habitats of critically endangered species and driving the native platypus towards extinction, according to surveys highlighting the country’s vulnerability to rising temperatures. The unprecedented blazes that have swept through an area the size of Portugal have claimed 29 lives but also tested Australia’s rich and often unique wildlife, with experts warning up to one billion creatures […]
(Eagle News) — The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has marked tawilis or “sardinella tawilis,” a freshwater sardine species found exclusively in the Philippines, particularly in Taal Lake, as an “endangered” species because of the alarming decrease in its population. The IUCN included tawilis in its Red List of Threatened Species, saying this fish species is decreasing. The international agency cited a study done in 2017 which found that over-fishing, pollution, habitat degradation,and […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — More than 300 sea turtles from an endangered species were found dead on a beach in southern Mexico, trapped in a banned type of fishing net, environmental authorities said. In Mexico’s second mass turtle death in as many weeks, the Pacific Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were found floating just off the beach of Puerto Escondido in the state of Oaxaca, their shells forming a bleak mini-island. “They had drowned at […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The population of orangutans in Borneo has plummeted by more than half since 1999 — nearly 150,000 of the apes — largely due to chopping down forests for logging, paper, palm oil and mining, researchers said Thursday. Illegal hunting of the critically endangered apes is also a leading factor in their disappearance, said the study published in the journal Current Biology. “Our findings are alarming,” said the report, which estimated […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Thai police have arrested an alleged kingpin in Asia’s illegal trade in endangered species, dealing a blow to family-run syndicate that smuggles elephant ivory, rhino horn and tiger parts to Chinese and Vietnamese dealers. Boonchai Bach, 40, a Vietnamese national with Thai citizenship, was arrested on Friday evening over the smuggling of 14 rhino horns worth around $1 million from Africa to Thailand. His downfall follows the December 12 arrest of […]
A Vietnamese ‘crocodile lizard’ and a Thai turtle found on sale in a local market are among more than 100 new species discovered in the ecologically diverse but threatened Mekong Region last year, according to researchers. The Southeast Asian countries flanking the Mekong River, which snakes down from the Tibetan plateau to the South China Sea, are among the most bio diverse in the world. Each year, scientists announce scores of new species discovered in […]
by Olivia HAMPTON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Can you love an animal to death? A new book by British photographer Tim Flach documents some of Earth’s most treasured species pushed to the brink of extinction by manmade crises, from pangolins hunted for their scales to Brazil’s pied tamarin threatened by urbanisation. “Most of the changes in the past have been driven by natural forces, but on this occasion, it seems to be […]
MEXICO City, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico’s efforts to save the critically endangered vaquita, the world’s smallest porpoise, has suffered a major blow after one of just 30 creatures thought left in the wild died soon after being captured by authorities. The vaquita marina, known as the “panda of the sea” for the distinctive markings circling its eyes, has been pushed to the brink of extinction by illegal gillnet fishing. The Mexican government and conservation groups […]
DUMARAN, Palawan (Eagle News) – Iba’t ibang uri ng mga endangered species o nanganganib ng maubos ang nasamsam ng mga operatiba ng municipal police station at bantay-gubat sa Dumaran kamakailan. Ito ay matapos nilang salakayin ang bahay ng isang nagngangalang Mike Artosilla at mga kasama nito sa Purok Talisay, Brgy. Magsaysay. Sa pagsisiyasat ng mga awtoridad ay nadiskubre nila ang mga hayop na nasa mga kulungan o hawla: 71 Palawan squirrel o bising 6 Palawan […]
