conservation

California's 'Dwarf' Fox Is Back From the Brink

Rhino poachers, meet your match: poisoned pink food dye - CSMonitor.com Do you think the poisoning of rhino horns will help? And do you think similar methods could be applied to elephants to help save them? ~Thylo:cool:

Hi all, Considering the need for scientific investigations in nature conservation and concerned by the lack of funding researchers and NGOs are experiencing, I decided to create a research organisation that will be based on volunteer tourism. It will aim at studying, conserving and preserving...

dear all, please find a link to a note concerning large mammal taxonomy, and conservation implications Mammal taxonomy without taxonomists: a reply... | Gippoliti | Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy | Full-text There are great implications for biodiversity conservation. I...

Hi, I'm working on behalf of a non-profit organisation called Biosphere Expeditions who have the chance to win a snow leopard conservation grant via an online voting campaign. Voting closes on Thursday and we could really do with some extra support. This link takes you directly to the...

I just got an email from the WWF saying that Thailand has agreed to end its ivory trade!:D http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=45941.0&dlv_id=67791 ~Thylo:cool:

Hi, I thought this interview could be of interest. The Saint Louis Zoo's President and CEO, Jeffrey P. Bonner, Ph.D - Conservation, from Fence to Field Dr. Bonner is an inspiring and dedicated conservationist and it was fascinating to learn about his views on learning and the Zoo's role in...

Hello all! Sorry if I'm asking something stupid but I'd like to have a full list of species in the Species Survival Plan (SSP) in the United States. Here's some I already know (please point out any discrepancies): Western Lowland Gorilla Bornean Orangutan Sumatran Orangutan Bonobo Chimpanzee...

A landmark in small carnivore conservation was broadcast by the BBC when two Owston's civets bred in the UK at Newquay Zoo returned to Vietnam. BBC News - Civets prepare for Vietnam move One male from Newquay Zoo and its brother from Shaldon Wildlife Trust have arrived safely in Cuc...

Every once and a while I get emails from the WWF and NWF asking me to sign petitions to urge the conservation of endangerd species and wild places and it seems they never reach the amount of signatures they want I thought posted the petitions on this thread would be a great way to get the word...

Based on a small conversation started on the http://www.zoochat.com/65/family-gorillas-go-back-wild-306793/#post637193 thread, I want to know what kind of things zoos/aquariums do in terms of conservation besides captive breeding and public awareness? We all know zoos have come together to breed...

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Hello, I am new to ZooChat. I am currently working on a book about zoos from around the world. About their achivements with ssps, conservation efforts, education efforts and much more. Would love to hear from you! Please check out my blog at ladyofthezoos Thank you!

Hello everyone, We touched the problems of overfishing in some threads and I thought it might be interesting to ask you, ZooChatters, what do you do in your everyday life to help reduce this problem? People here are very aware of various conservation issues and I would like to know, how does...

I'm a Product Design Student working on a University Project to design a series of products that present live updates about adopted animals to the user. Research on this topic will allow me to add value to this scenario, transform peoples' expectancies of animal adoption, and engage them more...

Hi, My name is Tayler Hughes, I'm starting a new wildlife conservation group that will take a more forceful stance on wildlife crimes around the world. Places like Xiongshen Tiger and Bear Mountain Village and Tiger Temple have received some quite serious allegations against how they...

Whilst reading another thread I saw reference to a rare mammal calked a solenodon. As with quite a few references to rare animals wiki became my friend and I looked it up. And what a fascinating creature it is! And of course, like many a fadcinating creature, becoming very rare. Surviving pretty...

Interesting development: BBC Nature - Chester Zoo team to build orangutan bridges in Borneo

Fascinating story - a procedure used in the UAE for racing camel breeding in dromedaries could be used to kick-start a captive breeding programme for Camelus ferus. UAE science could save rare Chinese camel from extinction - The National (brought to my attention by the EDGE of Existence...

A question for late Sunday afternoon… A giant asteroid is heading for Earth, with no chance of it being diverted. As with the K2/ end of the Age of Dinosaurs event, it’s expected that all life that’s above ground or on the surface of water during the first few days will be wiped out. Months...