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Ape Escape: Indonesian Orangutans Airlifted Back to the Wild

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Borneo’s orangutans have plummeted by more than 100,000 since 1999 amid increasing fatal conflicts with people and their jungle habitat

Environment Science

Earth’s Magnets Help Migrating Birds Course-Correct

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 NINA PULLANO

birds, Research, wildlife

Capturing reed warblers from the wild, researchers were able to prove the birds’ ability.

Environment International

Koala Rescued After 5-Car Pileup on Australian Freeway

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS

Australia, automotive, rescue, wildlife

A koala has been rescued after causing a five-car pileup while trying to cross a six-lane freeway in southern Australia.

Entertainment Environment International

Fear and Love Surround Escobar’s Hippos Thriving in Colombia

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colombia, invasive species, wildlife, zoo

Pablo Escobar and his Medellin Cartel are long dead, but at the drug kingpin’s former palace in Colombia his prized hippopotamus flourish today in the tropical countryside and wetlands surrounding what is now a theme park.

Environment International Science

Tiny Chameleon a Contender for Title of Smallest Reptile

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS

Africa, forests, Research, species, wildlife

Scientists from Madagascar and Germany say a newly discovered species of chameleon is a contender for the title of world’s smallest reptile.

Environment Government

Not a Peaceful Forest

February 4, 2021February 5, 2021 BRIEF

conservationists, transportation, U.S. Forest Service, USDA, wildlife

The U.S. Forest Service allows motorized recreation in the Clearwater National Forest, imperiling grizzly bears, elk, bull trout and wolverines, and has never done the environmental reviews necessary to allow such recreation, conservationists say in a lawsuit.

Environment Science

Deforestation Is Stressing Mammals Out

February 4, 2021February 5, 2021 MADELINE REYES

forests, South America, wildlife

Deforestation in the Atlantic Forest of South America has destroyed over 90% of the land and is causing rodents and marsupials to experience heightened levels of stress as a result of severe habitat loss.

Environment Government

Future of South Texas Ocelots to Be Decided by Fifth Circuit

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 CAMERON LANGFORD

Fifth Circuit, Texas, wildlife

A group of South Texas ocelots is teetering on the edge of extinction and environmentalists asked the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday to force the government to redo its analysis of how the cats will be affected by two natural gas projects.

Environment Science

Human Activity Threatens Species Survival: Study

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Australia, construction, farming, Research, Travel, wildlife

Human activities such as farming and construction are threatening the survival of scores of wild species by forcing them to travel more to avoid mankind’s impact, research showed Monday.

Entertainment Environment International

Australian Man Fights Off Crocodile to Survive Attack

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

attack, Australia, Lakes, wildlife

A man pried a crocodile’s jaws from his head to survive an attack in northern Australia on Thursday, afterwards insisting he will soon return to the swimming spot, according to paramedics.

Environment Government

Jaguars No Longer Have Protected Land in New Mexico

January 27, 2021January 28, 2021 VICTORIA PRIESKOP

species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife

After a years-long battle to protect the designation of stretches of the southwest as a protected habitat for the jaguar, a federal judge has ruled that the New Mexico land should no longer be protected for the largest New World cat.

Environment Government

Trump Administration Cuts 3.5 Million Acres of Habitat for Endangered Owl

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 MATTHEW RENDA

Trump administration, wildlife

As the sunset of the Trump administration approaches, it continues its rush to undo environmental regulations, announcing Wednesday it will reduce critical habitat for the northern spotted owl by nearly a third.

Environment International

Orphaned Rhinos Find Safe Refuge in S.Africa Sanctuary

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

poaching, rhinoceros, sanctuary, South Africa, trafficking, wildlife

Rhinoceros calf Jessie was just 4 months old when she arrived at a shelter in northern South Africa, bleeding from a cut to the shoulder and deeply traumatized.

Health International Science

Virus Hunters Delve Into Gabon Forest in Search for Next Threat

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Africa, diseases, forests, Research, wildlife

ZADIE CAVES, Gabon (AFP) — The scene looks like something out of a science fiction movie, or maybe some dystopian

Environment Government Regional

Florida’s New Python-Sniffing Dogs Have 1st Success

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS

dogs, Florida, wildlife

Truman, the python-sniffing black Labrador retriever, recently tracked down his first snake in a new program Florida is using to eradicate the invasive species.

Environment International

Saving the Amazon’s Orphan Monkeys

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

forests, Hunting, primates, South America, wildlife

Far from the rifle cracks that occasionally rip through the rainforest as local tribesmen hunt mature primates for their meat and soft pelts, a sanctuary in a corner of the Colombian Amazon is offering new life to the orphaned monkeys left behind.

Environment Regional

Bobcat Burned in California Wildfire Set for Release to Wild

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS

San Diego, wildfires, wildlife

A young bobcat that was badly burned in a Southern California wildfire will be released back into the wild, the San Diego Humane Society announced Tuesday.

Environment Science

Carbon Capture, Climate Levels Trigger Earlier Shedding of Leaves

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 MARTIN MACIAS JR

Research, wildlife

The change of seasons can be marked by autumn leaves falling from a tree or sprouting from buds as spring draws near. But like many natural occurrences, the cycle has been altered by climate change, according to a study that found European trees may shed leaves earlier as they absorb more carbon from the atmosphere.

Criminal Environment International

Smuggled Parrots Stuffed in Plastic Bottles: Indonesia Police

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

birds, Indonesia, smuggling, wildlife

Dozens of parrots stuffed into plastic water bottles have been discovered on a ship docked in Indonesia’s Papua region, authorities said Friday.

Entertainment Environment

Hoot, Hoot, Hoot! Owl in Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York, wildlife

It wasn’t quite a partridge in a pear tree, but a worker helping set up the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree found a holiday surprise — a tiny owl among the massive branches.

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