Wildlife enforcement officers, often known as game wardens, play a critical role in preserving our natural heritage. They confirm compliance with laws and regulations associated with wildlife management and recreational pursuits. Starting the path to becoming a wildlife officer encompasses a synthesis of challenging educational facets, specialized training, and continuing learning. This article explores the […]
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The role of zoos and wildlife sanctuaries in conservation and education
Recently, we’ve seen a significant shift in the importance of educating people about animal conservation in wildlife sanctuaries and zoos. Educating the public is necessary to avoid animal extinction. Moreover, zoos and wildlife sanctuaries serve as an educational platform for visitors and where animals get to live in the most natural environment possible. It helps […]
Humans Have ‘Devastated’ 1,400 Bird Species—And Counting
Humans may be responsible for the extinction of nearly 1,500 species of birds, the majority of which have been wiped out since the end of the last ice age. Nearly all these extinctions are thought to have occurred due to a number of human-driven factors, ranging from hunting and eating the birds to habitat destruction […]
Food, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planet
Cut an apple in half, and the white flesh reveals a cluster of black pips arranged in the shape of a star. It is a tiny constellation of seeds hidden in the fruit bowl. But it reveals an interlinked universe of pollination and nature’s abundance – a delicate system, and one that can easily be […]
Nearly 20% of Europe’s ‘Red List’ Species Face Extinction, Study Says
The most recent assessment of 14,669 threatened European plant and animal species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species has found that 19 percent are at risk of extinction. Some of the main reasons for the decline in biodiversity are habitat loss, changes in agricultural land use, overexploitation of […]
21 U.S. Animals, Plants Declared Extinct
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today finalized a rule removing 21 species from the list of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act because of extinction. The extinct species include eight of Hawaiʻi’s precious honeycreepers, the bridled white-eye and little Mariana fruit bat of Guam, a Texas fish, nine southeastern mussels […]
‘Mutilating the tree of life’: Wildlife loss accelerating, scientists warn
Groups of animal species are vanishing at a rate 35 times higher than average due to human activity, according to researchers, who say it is further evidence that a sixth mass extinction in Earth’s history is under way and accelerating. Scientists analysing the rate at which closely related animal species have gone extinct in the […]
Today is International Vulture Awareness Dday
To the vulture a terrible fate has been assigned. this magnificent bird misunderstood and maligned. this carrion eater has a huge job to do, cleaning up after all the mess and the yous. But man has the most ignoble distinction of almost poisoning this great bird into extinction. in this ”master plan” he has allowed […]