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Platypus habitat shrinks by almost a quarter as scientists warn species now ‘threatened’
Recent droughts, reduced rainfall and intense fires linked to climate change playing role in loss of rivers and streams where duck-billed mammals forage for food…
Leading conservationists unite in unique summit, ahead of G20, to step up the fight to protect wildlife
The Wildlife Conservation 20 will be the first time the conservation sector has convened to try to agree a single declaration of recommendations to present…
Leading conservationists unite in unique summit, ahead of G20, to step up the fight to protect wildlife
The Wildlife Conservation 20 will be the first time the conservation sector has convened in such large numbers to present a single declaration of recommendations…
Wolves preying on beavers in Minnesota reshape wetlands
When a lone beaver dies, its dam soon collapses Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/wolves-preying-on-beavers-in-minnesota-reshape-wetlands-minnesota-beavers-wolves-wetlands-wolf-b1722702.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was…
‘Most remote island’ creates massive marine protection zone
Tristan da Cunha, an island with 245 permanent residents, has created a marine protection zone to safeguard wildlife in an area of the South Atlantic…
New species of critically endangered monkey with spectacle-like eye patches discovered
Tree-dwelling primate found living in extinct volcano in Myanmar Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/monkey-species-discovered-popa-langur-endangered-b1720956.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was…
Colorado Is Getting Its Wolves Back After Voters Approve Historic Law
Voters in Colorado have approved Proposition 114, forcing the state government to reintroduce the gray wolf. It’s the first time in U.S. history that a…
How Africa’s exportation of ‘countless’ wild animals fuels the deadly wildlife trade
We are working with conservation charity Space for Giants to protect wildlife at risk from poachers due to the conservation funding crisis caused by Covid-19….
The overlooked environmental impacts of the music industry
Over at The New Yorker, Alex Ross has a great review of Kyle Devine’s new book Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music. Here’s the book’s…
A New Photo Book Shows America’s Last True Wilderness
If you’re a nature-lover in the U.S., you’re probably familiar with the National Park Service and how it protects landscapes. But a new book shows…
Suit: Feds ignore risk of huge spills to endangered species
Environmental groups have asked a federal court to toss out the Trump administration’s assessment of how oil and gas activity could affect endangered species in…
Cat and mouse on the high seas: on the trail of China’s vast squid fleet
Huge foreign fleets gather 400 miles off South America’s Pacific coast attracted by giant squid. Peru’s coastguard must defend its territorial waters amid rising tension…
‘Big pile’ of eels dumped in NYC park; impact not yet known
New York state and city wildlife officials say it’s too soon to know the local impact of exotic eels dumped into a Brooklyn lake last…
Thousands of seal pups discovered dead in mysterious mass die-off at colony in Namibia
<p>‘This is tragic, as it makes up a large portion of the new pup arrivals expected in late November,’ says conservationist organisation</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/seal-pups-dead-namibia-pelican-point-cape-fur-b1102232.html Droolin’…
Trump’s Bureau of Land Management director is serving illegally and refuses to leave his post
William Perry Pendley is currently the head of the US Bureau of Land Management. Well, maybe. After being nominated to temporarily serve as BLM director…
World’s biggest plastic producers join call for UN treaty fighting plastic pollution in oceans
<p>Damaging plastic weighing same as 60,000 blue whales are dumped into oceans each year and forecast to rise, report says</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/plastic-sea-coca-cola-pepsi-danone-mars-tesco-ocean-pollution-birds-b1015887.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
The Department of Agriculture Killed 1.2 Million Wild Animals Last Year
The mission of Wildlife Services, an office in the Department of Agriculture (USDA), is “to provide federal leadership and expertise to resolve wildlife conflicts to…
40 Percent of the Amazon Is on the Brink of Transitioning to Savanna
Huge swaths of the Amazon have gotten so dry that they may be on the brink of transitioning into an entirely different kind of ecosystem,…
It’s a boy! National Zoo reveals baby panda gender
The National Zoo has confirmed that their 6-week old baby panda is a boy Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/its-boy-national-zoo-reveals-baby-panda-gender-zoo-boy-boy-tian-tian-gender-reveal-b810091.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Tasmanian devils reintroduced to Australian mainland after 3,000 years
<p>Twenty-six marsupials released into 400-hectare wild sanctuary which is ‘perfect breeding material for devils’</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/tasmanian-devils-endangered-extinct-australia-cancer-released-b806846.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Australia’s Koalas Are ‘Sliding Towards Extinction’
The species is among 28 animals being assessed for potential upgrade of their threat status as their numbers plummet following sweeping bushfires. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/australias-koalas-are-sliding-towards-extinction/ Droolin’…
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