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Today, I randomly stumbled on this article, which explained that the African Penguin may be extinct in the wild in as soon as 3 years. This is admittedly the low end of the estimated time range for when they will go extinct, but the fact was still really shocking to me. I had no clue that the...

Do note that this photo was taken back in March 27th, 2021

Note that this photo was taken on December 12th,2020

I find many zoochatters often complaining about the prevalence of common species cited as 'Least Concern´ such as Meerkats, while many other species are in a seemingly much more dire situation are not kept nearly as much. While I agree to an extent, can we try to see if there are good...

The past few weeks I have been working on quite a large project. The aims of the project were thus: To, with some degree of accuracy, determine the percentages of the species found in zoos of different levels of endangerment. To, with the data obtained to achieve the above bullet point, compare...

Drew this over the past few days. Hopefully you like it. :) Might post a quick run-through of how I made it later on. Forgive the faint tennis player behind it :D

Some potentially good news in this trying time: rebuilding marine life so species populations rebound to at least 50% is possible within a generation. Saving ocean life within a human generation is 'largely achievable' say scientists Oceans can be restored to former glory within 30 years, say...

So a bit of an odd situation here. Back when I visited this collection for the first time back in 2017, I created an enclosure by enclosure species list to post here on the forum. When visiting the park for the first time since then today, I realized when going to update the list that I never...

Well this is bizarre; saiga horns are being made into "cooling water". Critically endangered Saiga antelopes are dying for certain TCM ‘cooling water’ drinks

I was certainly stunned and shocked when I was researching the woma python earlier today. I vividly recall it being listed as Endangered on the IUCN website merely a week ago. I have now come to realization that it has not dropped back to Vulnerable or yet Near Threatened but ALL THE WAY to...

This article is about the turtle living in Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi: Sacred turtle sparks city clean-up - asia - world | Stuff.co.nz See also this other thread specifically about the pair kept at Suzhou Zoo in China: Suzhou Zoo - Yangtze softshell turtle losing the battle

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

Republicans Look To 'Modernize' (Read: Weaken) The Endangered Species Act | The Huffington Post Ok, this is terrifying :eek: Anyone has any ideas?

It appears we have a new species of tapir species on our hands: the Kobomani Tapir (Tapirus kabomani). This is the first new tapir discovered since 1865 and the largest terrestrial mammal discovered since the Saola in 1992! The article calls it literally biggest zoological discovery of the...

Help house some beautiful macaws in an impressive aviary expansion with the goal of eventually housing and breeding the endangered hyacinth macaw with the hope of increasing their numbers and removing them from the endangered species list! We all have a chance to help today, even if all you can...

The aquarium at London zoo has sent out an appeal to fish keepers around the world. The zoo currently holds 2 males of the critically endangered Mangaraharan cichlid from Madagascar, so far only another male at the aquarium at Zoo Berlin has been found. Anyone with information about the...

Hi everyone, This is my first thread, basically at Harewood House BirdGarden, management are planning to make two keepers redundant and get rid of loads of birds including a critically endangered breeding population of Waldrapp Ibis. They have recently made really extravagant purchases on...

Endangered Madagascar has found a home in the Southgate shopping centre in Bath. It was officially opened yesterday (28/5) by Anthony Head (buffy actor). BBC News - Madagascar miniature zoo exhibition opens in Bath SouthGate Bath Endangered Madagascar

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