Rachel Carson’s influential book Silent Spring, which documented the effects of the indiscriminate widespread use of pesticides on the environment, was published back in 1962, nearly 60 years ago now. … [Read full article]
Category: Endangered Species
Is The World On The Verge Of A Sixth Mass Extinction? Scientists Say Yes
Most of us do not spend our waking hours reading the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. Certainly no one in the #FakeTrump administration does, … [Read full article]
World’s Total Animal Numbers Dropped ~50% Over Last Few Decades, Research Finds
The number of individual animals in the world — amongst birds, amphibians, mammals, and reptiles, etc. — has been reduced by as much as 50% over the last few decades, … [Read full article]
One Of The World’s Last “Giant Tusker” Elephants (Satao II) Killed By Poachers
One of the last giant tusker elephants in the world, named Satao II by conservationists, was killed in Kenya earlier this year by poachers. He had apparently been (very likely) … [Read full article]
Poachers Kill Rhino At Zoo Near Paris, Saw Off Horn
In yet another sign of how morally bankrupt people nowadays are, it seems that a gang of poachers broke into the Thoiry Zoo outside of Paris on Tuesday, killed one … [Read full article]
Forest Elephant Populations Have Seen An ~80% Decline In Central Africa’s Most Important Preserve Because Of Poaching
Forest elephant populations in Central Africa’s most important nature preserve, Gabon’s Minkébé National Park, have declined by between 78^ and 81% over recent times as a result of poaching, new … [Read full article]
Giraffe Numbers Have Fallen By ~40% Over The Last 30 Years, IUCN Reports
In conjunction with the decline of practically every other megafauna animal still in the world, giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) numbers have fallen by around 40% over just the last 30 years, … [Read full article]
Ring-Tailed Lemurs Declining Rapidly, Now Fewer Than 2,500 Left, Research Finds
The iconic ring-tailed lemur of Madagascar (the only place that the primates known as “true lemurs” have ever existed) is rapidly headed towards extinction, according to new research from the … [Read full article]
Only 7,100 Cheetahs Left In The World, Study Finds
There are now only 7,100 cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) left in the world, according to a new study from the Zoological Society of London, Panthera, and the Wildlife Conservation Society. The … [Read full article]
First Atlantic Ocean Marine Monument Designated by USA
Permanently protecting nearly 5,000 square miles of underwater canyons and mountains, the first national marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean was designated by President Barack Obama on September 15, 2016. … [Read full article]
12 Fish Species In India Near Extinction
Pollution and climate change have put 12 indigenous fish species on the brink of extinction in India. Research is being conducted in the area between Bengaluru and Melekote in 10 lakes by Dr. … [Read full article]
Tanzania Has Lost Two-Thirds Of Its Elephants In Just The Last 4 Years
Tanzania has lost two-thirds of its elephant population in just the last 4 years, as a result of growing demand for ivory and the increasing professionalism of poachers, according to … [Read full article]
3D Rhino Horns – Conservation or Exploitation?
If waves of cheap rhino horns 3D-printed with real rhino DNA are flooded onto the Asian markets, is this a form of rhino conservation or capitalistic exploitation? This critical question … [Read full article]