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International Red Panda Day

21 Sep 2024

International Red Panda Day: Amazing And Interesting Facts About Red Panda

International Red Panda Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of September each year. In 2024, this will be on Saturday, September 21. Check some interesting and amazing facts of Red Panda.

10 Aug 2024

World Lion Day: Date, Significance, History, And More

This day is dedicated to raising awareness about the challenges lions face in the wild, promoting conservation efforts, and celebrating the cultural and symbolic significance of these magnificent creatures.

05 Aug 2018

1125 endangered tortoises seized from Vizag station, three accused held

The endangered species, also known as 'Geochelone elegans' were being exported from India to Bangladesh.

World Sparrow Day

20 Mar 2018

World Sparrow Day: Facts about the birds & why they are disappearing

Once found in huge numbers across the world, the sparrow is slowly making its way to the endangered list.

Australian Dolphins

14 Mar 2018

Rare Australian dolphin at risk of extinction: Study

They are considered vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of threatened species.

06 Mar 2018

Beetles face extinction due to loss of old trees: Report

The new European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assessed the conservation status of almost 700 species of saproxylic beetles.

19 Feb 2018

Pangolins being smuggled through ivory trade routes: Study

The researchers found that local hunters in Gabon are selling increasing numbers of Pangolins to Asian workers stationed on the continent for major logging, oil exploration, and agro-industry projects.

02 Feb 2018

Polar bears can't find enough seals to eat, warming may make it worse: Researchers

The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and melting ice forces polar bears to travel greater distances to catch their main meal – young seals.

31 Jan 2018

Three red-headed vulture nests found in Cambodia

Global vulture populations are declining at an alarming rate.

Asian giant softshell turtle

20 Dec 2017

Believed extinct, nest of globally endangered turtle species spotted in Cambodia

Since 2007, a total of 378 nests have been protected and 8,528 hatchlings released.

03 Nov 2017

Scientists discover new species of orangutans, but they are already endangered

The researchers say the population is highly vulnerable and its habitat is facing further pressure from development.

31 Oct 2017

Bamboo lemurs being pushed towards extinction due to climate change, warn researchers

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), there are only about 500 greater bamboo lemurs remaining in the wild.

Endangered species

29 Oct 2017

Lions, chimpanzees among 34 endangered species to receive special protection

These species were selected to receive heightened conservation efforts at the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) conference that just concluded in Manila.

09 Oct 2017

Black rhinos to be re-introduced in Chad post deal with South Africa

Black rhinos are officially listed as critically endangered but are still native to the mainly eastern and southern African countries of Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

07 Sep 2017

Hector's dolphin population witnesses 80 percent decline in New Zealand

"Hector's disappeared at such a rapid rate last century and with very little public knowledge, it was truly a silent slaughter in our inshore waters.

23 Jun 2017

Climate change may claim sea turtle population; scientists sound warning!

Researchers recorded sand temperatures at a globally important loggerhead sea turtle nesting site in Cape Verde off the northwest coast of Africa over six years.

Yellow-eyed penguins

16 May 2017

Yellow-eyed penguins could be wiped out in 25 years: Study

The study highlights where conservation efforts could be most effective in building penguins' resilience against climate change, researchers said.

28 Mar 2017

Rare leopard spotted in China

Images of two leopards, one of the world's most endangered species, have been captured at a nature reserve in China's Qinghai province, the forest department said on Tuesday.

08 Jan 2017

US authorities recover three species from 'endangered' list

The move reflects full recovery of the first two species and significant progress with the third, the US Fish and Wildlife Service said.

Endangered species

04 Jan 2017

How we shop hurts endangered species – Read

To procure beans for that coffee or tofu, for example, forests have been cleared in Sumatra, Indonesia and in Brazil`s Mato Grosso, adding incrementally to the habitat loss driving dozens of animals and plants towards extinction.

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