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By Shanna Hanbury Every third Friday of May is Endangered Species Day. More than 900 known species are already extinct to date, while at least 28,500 others are listed as endangered or critically ...
Giraffe Manor, where tourism funds conservation in battle to save Africa's giraffe 03:57. Giraffe populations are in trouble — and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday proposed ...
The US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing many giraffe species as either endangered or threatened. It’s the first time the long-necked mammals, native to Africa, would receive federal ...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials proposed on Wednesday, Nov. 20, that giraffes need new protections under the United States Endangered Species Act.
Reflecting on endangered species, South Africa stands as a testament to nature's wonders. This article explores the critical role of biodiversity, the threats faced by various species, and the ...
A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has now been described. Nothobranchius sylvaticus, from the Latin meaning 'pertaining to ...
South Africa’s wattled cranes are no longer critically endangered: why the birds’ numbers are rising Lara Fuller, University of KwaZulu-Natal Tue, May 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM UTC ...
The World’s ‘Most Trafficked Mammal’ Might Soon Be Protected by the U.S. Endangered Species Act The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing seven species of pangolin, often poached ...
Pangolins — strangely adorable, scale-covered creatures believed to be the most heavily trafficked mammal in the world — should receive protection under the Endangered Species Act, federal ...
The Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka has taken in the animals -- an adult male, an adult female and their three pups. They arrived May 24 from a small zoo in West Virginia ...
More than 900 known species are already extinct to date, while at least 28,500 others are listed as endangered or critically endangered by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority.