Ways To Protect Our Environment

I just learned of a job opening as a research assistant for the South African Marine Predator Lab. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in a career in biology, wildlife conservation, research, environmental science, or veterinary medicine.
If you’re interested in one of the careers I just mentioned its absolutely crucial that […]

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Indian Ocean Longliners Must Now Protect Endangered Seabirds

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MUSCAT, Oman, June 12, 2008 (ENS) - The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission meeting this week in Muscat has advanced seabird conservation by adopting a measure to minimize the bycatch of vulnerable albatross and petrel species. All 22 species of albatross are birds of conservation concern and 19 […]

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Several years ago I had the pleasure of visiting Alaska. Not only was it incredibly beautiful, but it was filled to the brim with wildlife. I practically stumbled into wildlife everywhere I went.
Seeing grizzly bears, wolves, bison (with babies!), moose, and bald eagles face-to-face was an incredible experience - one that will remain […]

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Caribbean Monk Seal Declared Extinct
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WASHINGTON, DC, June 9, 2008 (ENS) - After a five year review, federal government scientists have determined that the Caribbean monk seal has gone extinct. No Caribbean monk seal has been seen for more than 50 years. Also known as the West Indian monk seal, this was the only subtropical seal […]

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Brazil Protects Vast New Areas of Amazon Rainforest
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BRASILIA, Brazil, June 6, 2008 (ENS) - Brazil commemorated World Environment Day yesterday by signing into existence four new protected areas, three of them in the Amazon rainforest.Following a speech in observance of the special day, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed the documents authorizing the three […]

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Interesting Facts About The Snow Leopard
Video 1 - Snow Leopards in Captivity (Courtesy of Big Cat Rescue)

Video 2 - Snow Leopards in the Wild (Courtesy of the Discovery Channel)

Snow Leopards - King of the Mountain
By Allison Kilkenny, Guest Author
Habitat
Snow Leopards (also called the Ounce) are native to the mountains of central and southern Asia. […]

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“KUNMING, Yunnan, China, May 27, 2008 (ENS) - An ape subspecies that once roamed China’s Yunnan province has disappeared, a Chinese-Swiss research team has concluded. A white-handed gibbon, or lar gibbon, Hylobates lar, was last observed in 1988 in the Nangunhe Nature Reserve in southwestern Yunnan province, and the loud, melodious calls of this species […]

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(Endangered Sonoran Pronghorn, photo courtesy of PEER)
“WASHINGTON, DC, May 22, 2008 (ENS) - National Wildlife Refuges are supposed to shelter wild animals and plants but many refuges themselves are under siege, according to a new survey of refuge managers and staff by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, PEER, a service organization assisting federal and state […]

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Iceland Resumes Commercial Whale Hunt
“REKJAVIK, Iceland, May 21, 2008 (ENS) - Icelandic whalers have killed their first minke whale since the government’s decision to allow them to resume whaling was made Monday. On Tuesday, the whalers set sail and, according to the Minke Whalers Association, the first whale was killed Tuesday in the seas […]

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Animals are absolutely amazing. You’ve gotta check this out…
 
Article - Panda Finds Way Home to Reserve After China Quake
 
Video - Missing Panda Returns

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