Cougar cubs found in Michigan for first time in more than a century
(mlive.com)
Michigan wildlife biologists confirmed a pair of endangered cougar cubs were spotted and photographed last week in the far reaches of the western Upper Peninsula.
Michigan wildlife biologists confirmed a pair of endangered cougar cubs were spotted and photographed last week in the far reaches of the western Upper Peninsula.
The long flight to teach an endangered ibis species to migrate
(newyorker.com)
Our devastation of nature is so deep and vast that to reverse its effects, on any front, often entails efforts that are so painstaking and quixotic as to border on the ridiculous.
Our devastation of nature is so deep and vast that to reverse its effects, on any front, often entails efforts that are so painstaking and quixotic as to border on the ridiculous.
Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber
(theguardian.com)
Donald Trump has ordered that swathes of America’s forests be felled for timber, evading rules to protect endangered species while doing so and raising the prospect of chainsaws razing some of the most ecologically important trees in the US.
Donald Trump has ordered that swathes of America’s forests be felled for timber, evading rules to protect endangered species while doing so and raising the prospect of chainsaws razing some of the most ecologically important trees in the US.
Bald eagles are thriving again after near extinction
(newsweek.com)
The bald eagle, once teetering on the brink of extinction, has made a significant comeback in the United States.
The bald eagle, once teetering on the brink of extinction, has made a significant comeback in the United States.
These park rangers oversaw Florida's only manatee refuge. Then they were fired
(tampabay.com)
The Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce are impacting the only national refuge created specifically for threatened manatees.
The Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce are impacting the only national refuge created specifically for threatened manatees.
A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive
(sfgate.com)
Until a few months ago, it was the only known mammal in the state of California that had never been caught on camera.
Until a few months ago, it was the only known mammal in the state of California that had never been caught on camera.
Baby red handfish 'thriving' in captive-breeding program in Tasmania
(abc.net.au)
A Tasmanian marine research project has handed "one of the world's rarest fish" a lifeline.
A Tasmanian marine research project has handed "one of the world's rarest fish" a lifeline.
Miles of Russian Forest Couldn't Keep These Two Tigers Apart
(nytimes.com)
When Russian scientists released a pair of orphaned Amur tiger cubs into the wild in a remote corner of Russia’s far east in 2014, they were trying to save a species.
When Russian scientists released a pair of orphaned Amur tiger cubs into the wild in a remote corner of Russia’s far east in 2014, they were trying to save a species.
Scientists Clone Two Black-Footed Ferrets from Frozen Tissues
(smithsonianmag.com)
Researchers have cloned two black-footed ferrets from preserved tissue samples in an effort to conserve the creatures, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week.
Researchers have cloned two black-footed ferrets from preserved tissue samples in an effort to conserve the creatures, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week.
Red squirrels 'to vanish from England' unless vaccine against squirrelpox funded
(theguardian.com)
Red squirrels will soon disappear from England unless the government funds a vaccine against squirrelpox, one of the biggest groups set up to protect the species has warned.
Red squirrels will soon disappear from England unless the government funds a vaccine against squirrelpox, one of the biggest groups set up to protect the species has warned.
Why langurs drink salt water
(idw-online.de)
Endangered Cat Ba langurs defy poor environmental conditions and show remarkable adaptation
Endangered Cat Ba langurs defy poor environmental conditions and show remarkable adaptation
You could push it to extinction: social media is putting rarest wildlife at risk
(theguardian.com)
From breeding spots overrun by visitors to photographers disturbing endangered species, experts say the rarer the find is, the bigger the problem
From breeding spots overrun by visitors to photographers disturbing endangered species, experts say the rarer the find is, the bigger the problem