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A record number of endangered sea turtles have recently hatched in Mexico, aided by the absence of human activity during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 2,250 baby Olive Ridley sea turtles were released into the Sea of Cortez from Mancha Blanca beach in El Desemboque, a small town in Sonora, Mexico. Typically only 500 to … Read more
Zoo of horrors: Sickening footage shows emaciated lions left to starve along with hippos, porcupines, monkeys, elks and hyenas at a private wildlife menagerie in West Africa A West African zoo has been exposed for starving its 47 wild animals to death A sickening video by a wildlife NGO revealed animals were rotting in their cages … Read more
Cells at a San Diego zoo have led to the cloning of an endangered Przewalski’s horse, resulting in a tiny foal called Kurt. Little Kurt looks like any other baby horse as he frolics playfully in his pen. He isn’t afraid to kick or head-butt an intruder who gets in his way and, when he’s … Read more
Fate of several endangered condors including a four-month-old chick unknown after wildfire destroys their Californian sanctuary The blaze that began in Los Padres Forest has destroyed the 80-acre sanctuary in Big Sur, which has been used to release captive-bred condors into the wild The sanctuary lost pens, a research building and other facilities and is … Read more
A self-proclaimed taxidermist who was put behind bars after pictures of him posing next to his wild animal collection sparked a police investigation has been jailed for a second time. Aaron Halstead, from Burnley, Lancashire was jailed for 24 weeks in 2015 after a probe discovered he had illegally bought three sperm whale teeth, a … Read more
Taxidermist who was jailed after photos of him stood next to animal trophy collection sparked probe is facing being put behind bars AGAIN for illegally trading black rhino horns Aaron Halstead was jailed in 2015 for 24 weeks for trading with animals illegally He had illegally bought three sperm whale teeth, a cheetah’s skull and … Read more
Standby, we are going to take you back in time. Architects and engineers have deployed digital wizardry to show what several endangered Unesco sites would have looked like had they been fully preserved – to highlight their significance and underscore their sheer majesty. Scroll down to see the incredible digital makeovers, from the spectacular ancient … Read more
Stretching for miles across the horizon, a vast armada of Chinese fishing boats trawl the pristine waters close to the Galapagos Islands. Ostensibly fishing squid, the real target for the 265-strong fleet are sharks to serve the appetite for expensive fin soup, costing up to £350 a bowl, sold in markets across China and Hong Kong. … Read more
Scientists are joining forces to save Lake Titicaca’s endangered and unfortunately-named ‘scrotum frog’ from extinction. The frog, Telmatobius culeus, which is unmistakable with its shaggy folds of skin, lives in Lake Titicaca, which sits on the border between Peru and Bolivia. It’s listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, due to over-harvesting … Read more
The European hamster is now ‘critically endangered’ and is just one step away from extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned. Once abundant across Europe and Russia, populations of the European hamster — Cricetus cricetus — have declined as a result of lowered reproduction rates. While female hamsters in the wild give … Read more