Tag Archive: Endangered Species
7 Fascinating Facts About African Wild Dogs, aka ‘Painted Wolves’
Usually dogs are associated as beloved pets who have adored traits of loyalty, obedience and affection. But the African Wild dog is a vastly different breed that thrives in the desert and open plains of sub-saharan Africa. The Latin name for the African Wild dog…
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Bad Economics: Pachyderm Poaching and Refuge Reductions
We are losing animal species at an alarming, unprecedented rate, and our wild places are increasingly coming under attack. If we’re not careful, our planet could soon have far fewer other kinds of beings and remote places for us to…
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A sign of hope: Rare Western Lowland Gorilla Twins Born
At World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation program site in Dzanga-Sangha in the Central African Republic (CAR), researchers and environmentalists have worked to habituate and conserve Western Lowland gorillas over the past 16 years. At the end of January, the first…
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