Animal Blogs
Endangered Species: Why Should I Care?
Published on: September 15, 2016
Hi everybody, I hope your summer was great! Mine was. I got to spend an entire week in Maine at a Veterinarian Summer Camp…
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Rangers find 109,217 snares in a single park in Cambodia
Published on: May 22, 2018
Snares – either metal or rope – are indiscriminately killing wildlife across Southeast Asia, from elephants to mouse deer. The problem has become so bad that scientists are referring to protected areas in the region as “empty forests.”
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World’s newest great ape threatened by Chinese dam
Published on: April 23, 2018
The discovery of the Tapanuli orangutan has not stopped a Chinese state-run company from clearing forest for a planned dam. Conservationists fear this will be the beginning of the end for a species only known for six months
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Why Animal Culture Matters in the Conservation of Biodiversity
Published on: December 09, 2021
Conservation practitioners and scientists are highlighting the importance of studying the learned behaviors of nonhuman animals—particularly those at risk of extinction, such as great and small apes—as a way to improve their chances of survival.
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How Do Zoos Help Animals?
Published on: October 30, 2023
There are very few places where you can safely experience the diversity of wildlife, learn about the world around you, or help animals threatened with extinction. The only place where you can do all three is at a zoo.
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Is animal extinction really happening?
Published on: April 21, 2023
Yes! In fact, experts believe that we are in the midst of the 6th mass animal extinction known to man, called the Holocene extinction. A mass extinction is when a high percentage of distinct species dies out in a short period of time.
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What is wildlife conservation?
Published on: December 29, 2022
Wildlife Conservation is the practice of protecting and preserving wildlife and their natural habitats to maintain healthy populations and prevent extinction.
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Endangered Species Coalition Responds to Republican-led Attacks on Endangered Species Act.
Published on: March 25, 2025
Washington, D.C. —Today, the Republican-led House will consider legislation that would dramatically weaken the widely popular Endangered Species Act (ESA) and strip protections for gray wolves in 48 states.
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Anti-Wolf Bills in Washington Legislature Defeated
Published on: March 03, 2025
The Endangered Species Coalition once again helped lead the defeat of anti-wolf bills introduced in the year’s Washington Legislature. In what has become an annual occurrence, bills were introduced to allow the baiting and killing of wolves, allow counties to manage wolves, and to strip protections that wolves have under the state’s Endangered Species Act.
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