A camera trap video in Cameroon has captured nearly two minutes of film of the Cross River gorilla, the rarest of the four sub-species of gorillas and one that is seldom
Tags: · Cameroon, Cross River gorilla, endangered gorillas, Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has released a rare photograph of a Snow Leopard and cub, taken in Afghanistan this fall.
Tags: · Afghanistan, endangered species, Snow leopard, Wildlife Conservation Society
Siberian tiger in the wild. (Photo: Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation Society)
Their numbers are dropping and their habitat is shrinking. Now, new research co-authored by a group of the world’s foremost wildlife organizations and experts presents stark information about the few remaining tigers surviving in the wild. There are fewer than 3,200 tigers roaming free on the planet. Of those, only about 1,000 are breeding females.
Tags: · Global Environment Facility, IUCN, siberian tiger, tiger hunting, Tiger Summit, tigers, Tigers in Peril program, wild tiger population, Wildlife Conservation Society
Happy New Year! And while it might not seem quite so happy at this moment, with fighting breaking out in Gaza, rising U.S. unemployment and global economic pain, we are always seeking signs of hope and renewal.
Trawling for good news over the holidays, we found these items:
* The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) reports that the coral reefs in Indonesia are recovering rapidly following the tsunami that hit four years ago. “Baby corals” are springing up to replace those lost in the Dec. 26, 2004 disaster, which means that the ecosystems needed to support fishing, as well as tourism, in the area are mending nicely.
Tags: · Argentina, BarbaraKesslerBlog, coral reefs, Indonesia, penguins, tsunami, Wildlife Conservation Society
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