endangered species

Woolly mammoths are closer to resurrection that previously thought: Scientists Say They Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths Within Two Years - History in the Headlines Researchers aim to bring woolly mammoth back from extinction - Harvard-led woolly mammoth de-extinction project gets closer...

http://www.businessinsider.com/700-species-at-risk-of-extinction-from-climate-change-2017-2

In talking about the purpose of zoos in another thread, I brought up the tooth-billed pigeon as a species I wished zoos would try to conserve but which gets no attention, AFAIK. So here's my list of bird and mammal species (like most people, I'm sadly biased towards birds and mammals and know...

Wow this is very, very bad!: Over 800 species added to IUCN threatened list, including 44 lemurs 817 species, 400 of which are plants and 51 of which are mammals. 79% of temperate slipper orchids and 90% of lemurs are now considered in danger of extinction.. Even the Ring-Tailed Lemur has...

Through a multi-agency collaboratio, the aviary has welcomed the first hatching of a blue billed currasow under controlled conditions. First Blue-billed curassow born under controlled conditions!

Hi All, Over 200 species of amphibians have become extinct in the last 30 years, a crisis looms for Asian turtles, and recent studies suggest global declines in snake and lizard populations (please see this article). Conservationists in the USA should feel somewhat optimistic about native...

Hi All, A unique list of species facing imminent extinction was released by the Zoological Society of London at the recent (September, 2012) World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea. Included were a number of reptiles, amphibians and a tarantula. As a former member of several IUCN...

I wanted to know what you guys think of Javan Rhinos being taken from the wild and brought into captivity. Now, unlike my other threads, I will not post my opinions until after I hear what you guys have to say. Also, I'm interesting in what you guys think about the posiblity of Javan Rhinos (and...

BIAZA (the British and Irish zoo federation) has released a top 10 list of the world's most endangered species that would not be surviving without the help of conservation. And they are: Amur leopard – fewer than 45 of these big cats left in the wild Blue-crowned laughingthrush – only...

Eighteen Madagascan pochards - the world's most endangered duck - have hatched in a captive breeding centre. This brings the world population of the ducks to just 60. BBC Nature - World's rarest ducklings Madagascan pochards hatch

The el Centro de Estudios de Rapaces Ibéricas JCCM. Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha. Información Ambiental. in Toledo, Spain has announced the first captive breeding of the endangered Spanish Imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) She is a female called Maria. La esperanza para el águila imperial...

A new 4 part series is beginning on BBC1 this Sunday (4/9) at 6.30pm. Presented by Martin Hughes-Games, it focuses on endangered species bred in captivity and the struggles they face. Species focused on include: Giant panda Pied tamarin Indian rhino Tasmanian devil Mountain chicken...

After the sandpipers at Slimbridge, now we have the story of Durrell importing 22 Critically Endangered orange-tailed skinks to the UK. These animals are from Flat island in Mauritius, where they are down to critically low numbers, due to predation by the invading Indian musk shrew. BBC...

The WWT along with Birds Russia, Moscow Zoo and the RSPB working with colleagues from the BTO, BirdLife International, ArcCona and the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force have initiated a rescue programme for the severly endangered spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus). The plan is to...

Good news for a species down to around 600 animals, a new colony of Mediterranean monk seal has been discovered in undisclosed location, somewhere in Greece. BBC - Earth News - Rare monk seal colony found in the Mediterranean

The Abruzzo or Appennine chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata has been separated from the Alpine chamois R. rupicapra from the last Ice Age, a fairly recent event. The current wild population numbers only 1,100 individuals divided over 3 sub-populations. The major stronghold remains the Abruzzo...

Hi, The giant panda is perhaps the powerful symbol in the world when it comes to species conservation. Despite the conversation success pandas still persist with the problems in recent years due to habitat loss and fragmentation. Even China's growing population is also a big threat for Panda...

Project S.O.S Gorilla: S.O.S Gorilla - The Gorilla support internet project S.O.S Gorilla is a project created to raise funds to help the endangered mountain gorillas, which has received the official support from the Barcelona Zoo, EEP Gorillas, and the ONU Year Of The Gorilla 2009. It...