EAST LAMPUNG, Indonesia — Efforts to breed the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) in captivity have faced numerous challenges. Breeding programs have beenplaguedby mysterious deaths, reproductive health problems and bureaucratic hurdles. Now, a sanctuary in Indonesia that has previously witnessed the birth of two healthy calves is facing a new, unexpected obstacle: relationship drama. […]
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Despite Their Tiny Brains, These African Birds Can Form Complex Relationships
Existing harmoniously in a complex society isn’t easy, even for humans. Scientists have long thought that it takes a big brain and high intelligence. But in a study published on Monday, researchers found that the tiny-brained Vulturine Guineafowl go about their days in highly cohesive groups that coexist without the typical aggression common in other […]
Action Plan for Red Colobus
A final effort to find Miss Waldron’s red colobus is under way in the forests of southeastern Côte d’Ivoire. Should it fail, this monkey will next year become the first primate to be formally declared extinct in over 100 years. Hope of avoiding this tragic landmark is faint. The last recorded sighting of Miss Waldron’s […]
Trophy hunting holidays ‘should be banned’ under new welfare guidelines
Trophy hunts should no longer be offered to holidaymakers under new animal welfare guidelines from the UK’s biggest travel association. Also discouraged from sale are canned hunts – where animals are bred in captivity for the purpose of shooting in enclosures – and trips to cub petting farms and lion encounters, which experts say help […]
Lawsuit Forces Feds to Take New Look at Status of Grizzly Bears
MISSOULA, Mont.— A federal judge in Montana signed an order today requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to review the status of grizzly bears by March 2021 — a step that could prompt the agency to look at a broader plan for recovering bears in the lower 48 states. This agreement resolves one claim […]
Scottish wildlife at risk after £100m funding cut, say charities
Public funding for environment bodies in Scotland has plummeted by 40% in a decade, placing already declining wildlife at risk, according to analysis of government budgets. Scottish Environment Link, a coalition of more than 35 wildlife, environment and countryside charities, including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, WWF and the Scottish Wildlife Trust, […]
Atlantic fisheries managers move to protect the little fish seabirds rely on.
Seabirds are often the first thing we see—and hear—on the coast. Flying above the waves, they make up the soundtrack of life on the water. These majestic creatures rely on tiny fish called forage fish for their survival, but they face stiff competition with the large, industrial fishing operators that also harvest these fish. Two […]
New Projects Will Restore Much-Needed Bird Habitat on the Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS, La. (December 9, 2019)–The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council announced a new $158 million investment to restore the Gulf Coast as part of the recovery effort nearly 10 years after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. A $130 million project in Louisiana will restore 45,000 acres of wetlands and swamps around Lake Maurepas, […]