A bale of Arakan forest turtles — a critically endangered species — were welcomed to the world recently at an aquarium in Tennessee. The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, announced the arrival of seven hatchlings. The aquarium put out a press release
Safari park keepers are over the moon with the recent arrival of a baby ring-tailed lemur, which is an endangered species. This adorable critter was born to its parents, Koko and Berenty, on March 11 at the Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire.
The Memphis Zoo welcomed a baby chick in October and decided to name the young penguin after a “Lord of the Rings” character, keeping a tradition alive. Elrond, an African black-footed penguin, was born at Memphis Zoo in Tennessee on Oct. 22,
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Environmental watchdogs accused a Mexico-based startup Thursday of violating international trade law by selling a health supplement made from endangered totoaba fish to several countries including the U.S. and China. Advocates told The Associated Press they also have
Radio and TV presenter, Mollie King, is backing a campaign to protect UK species on the verge of extinction. The Radio 1 star, who has been vocal about the protection of animals in the past – including reporting exploitation seen abroad by
A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the second Sumatran rhino born in the country this year and a welcome addition to a species that currently numbers fewer than 50 animals. A female named
Police in Argentina have raided an illegal zoo in Buenos Aires where endangered animals were being held. The cops launched the operation after a complaint was lodged over the existence of a private zoo. During the raid, police discovered more than 100
The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine protected area for one of earth’s largest animals: the endangered sperm whale. Nearly 300 square miles of royal blue waters on the western side of the island nation that serve
An expedition through an Indonesian mountain range led to researchers capturing rare video of an endangered species that hasn’t been spotted in over 60 years. Researchers with Expedition Cyclops were able to capture the first-ever photographic evidence of Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, a
A brown bear was killed in Italy’s mountainous Abruzzo region, near the National Park of Abruzzo. The bear’s cubs have been left motherless and residents of the mountain town are outraged over the killing. The man who shot the bear claimed it