New Baby Boom for Cheetahs in India After First-in-the-World Reintroduction
Jwala the cheetah and her 5 cubs – credit, @byadavbjp A female cheetah named Jwala in India’s Madhya…
Military’s Haleakala telescope project draws deep opposition on Maui
Following weeks of escalating public opposition, the Maui County Council now stands in unanimous opposition to the military’s…
Aquarium researchers spot endangered blue whales twice off New England
In a first-of-its-kind occurrence, three endangered blue whales were recently spotted in two separate instances off the New…
Endangered Persian Leopards Mount Comeback in Central Asia’s Most Reclusive Nation
Persian leopard (aka the Anatolian or Caucasian leopard) – Panthera pardus tulliana – by Tamar Assaf / Wikimedia…
Older Male Whales More Successful at Mating Because They’re Better Singers, Shows Study
Humpack whale breaching Credit: Opération Cétacés / Claire Bonneville (via SWNS) Older male whales are more successful at…
Feds Pull Protections for Rare Prairie Chicken
A ground-dwelling bird known for elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be…
Federal protections end for the lesser prairie chicken
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A ground-dwelling bird known for elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains…
Radioactive Isotopes Being Embedded in Rhino Horns Seen as ‘Magical’ Anti-Poaching Solution
Professor James Larkin embedding radioisotopes into a rhino’s horn – credit, Witwatersrand University / Rhisotope Project Reprinted with…
Texans report seeing a cat declared gone since 1986
Over the past few months, residents in Texas have claimed they’ve spotted a rare cat, the jaguarundi. However,…
The most trafficked mammals in the world face extinction—as conservationists try to save them from smuggling
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — They are hunted for their unique scales, and the demand makes them the…
158 Giant Endangered Tortoises Released on Galápagos Island Where They’d Been Extinct for 180 Years
Floreana giant tortoises released – © Galápagos Conservancy For the first time in over 180 years, a giant…
The scaly anteaters called pangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — They are hunted for their unique scales, and the demand makes them…