Tuesday 29 November, 2022
Less than 250 Black and white ruffed lemurs remain in the wild today.
There are just a dozen cheetahs known to be living in Iran.
A barrister for John Slattery expressed concern about his client’s transfer to a Texas prison because he is in a high-risk category in respect of Covid-19.
A three-year survey of the duck-billed animal suggested its numbers had fallen by 30%.
The loss of so many in one go is unprecedented – an investigation has been launched.
Bad boy actor Salman Khan had earlier been found guilty of killing endangered wildlife nearly two decades ago.
Globally, the species is thought to have declined by around 40% since the 1970s.
Until recently, scientists thought there were only two genetically distinct types of orangutan.
Hungarian Krisztian Gyongyi had been helping reintroduce the black rhino to Akagera National Park.
Captivity is the only thing that can save the Mexican vaquita, who are already extremely genetically inbred.
Twenty vascular plants (or 1.7% of those assessed) are critically endangered, 25 (2.1%) are endangered and 61 (5.0%) are vulnerable.
Federal researchers believe faeces from the legions of feral cats roaming Hawaii is spreading a disease that is killing Hawaiian monk seals.
The students who let the penguin out thought they were doing the animal a favour.
A quarter of the main land carnivores’ prey are now threatened themselves.
Colombian spider monkeys are critically endangered in the wild.
The poachers say hunting was the only way to make a living.
There are fewer than 3,000 Sumatran elephants remaining in the wild.
Fin whales are the second largest animals on the planet.
The rhino horn was stolen from the dancer’s house in Cork last week.
A number of high profile additions helped the numbers including an Asian lion and two snow leopards.
The Wildlife Conservation Society said it was a significant finding as identifying a new mammal species is rare.
TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan said An Taisce needs to “stop burning bloody bridges” but said his association did not condone the group’s action.
The scientists in Japan were quick to stress that there is presently no human application for the technology but this may be explored in the future.
The half-brother and sister are thriving and actually get on very well as brother and sister – take note you guys.
The move, hailed by primatologists, would afford all chimpanzees protected status and affect their use in medical research.
Police are investigating suspicions that the elephants were poisoned.
The endangered fin whale was found in the Breezy Point neighbourhood of Queens yesterday.
As part of the celebrations, Dublin Zoo will be offering free entry to all those aged 50 or over on Wednesday.
The destruction of their tropical forest habitat and an upsurge in hunting has been blamed for depleting lemur numbers.
Environment minister says koala populations are threatened by loss of habitat, urban expansion, dogs and disease.
The men admitted killing 40 of the endangered animals, while another 13 live tortoises were found in a house raised by invesetigators.
Experts say there could be as few as 300 of the crocodiles left in the wild. These baby crocs will be released when they’re about 18 months old.
Look through some of the World Wildlife Fund’s photos of new lemurs, chameleons and snakes discovered on the fourth-largest island in the world.
