Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Endangered Species, Wildlife on 02 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Alaska fish, wildlife get $35 million boost

Alaska fish, wildlife get $35 million boost
Alaska will receive about $35 million of some $741 million to be split among all 50 states to fund fish and wildlife conservation, boater access and the education of boaters, anglers and hunters, Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar announced this week. More...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Endangered Species, Reptiles & Amphibians, Veterinary Medicine on 02 24th, 2009 | No Comments

Experts work to combat deadly amphibian fungus

Experts work to combat deadly amphibian fungus
The tiny Panamanian golden frog, with its sunflower yellow skin and dark brown spots, is usually a symbol of good fortune. But it appears the tropical frog's luck may have run out unless experts find a way to combat a deadly fungus threatening amphibian populations...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Science & Tech on 02 7th, 2009 | No Comments

Endangered Pere David’s Deer on track to revival

The story of the Pere David's Deer is one of a species wiped out on its native Chinese soil and taken halfway around the world - and to the brink of extinction - before staging a dramatic homecoming and revival. After nearly 1,000 years, the critically endangered...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals on 12 10th, 2008 | No Comments

Glimmer of hope for rare monkey

A new sub-population of a Critically Endangered species of monkey has been recorded in north-western Vietnam. Biologists from Fauna and Flora International said they had found up to 20 Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys in a remote forest. The team said the new group offered...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 12 6th, 2008 | No Comments

Bison roundup shows species’ recovery on prairie

It’s 6 a.m. and the cowboys are already downing second and third cups of coffee, adjusting to a 35-degree morning. Slowly, a full moon and stars give way to hues of orange sky. And with daybreak, what had been obscured comes into clearer focus: hundreds of shaggy...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Conservation, Endangered Species, Events, Mammals on 12 6th, 2008 | No Comments

UN officials launch “Year of the Gorilla”

Put on your gorilla suit, toss back some banana shots, throw that King Kong DVD into your TV, and send your loose change to the International Gorilla Conservation Programme, because it's time to bunker down and save some gorillas! The "Year of the Gorilla" began...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Conservation, Science & Tech, Underwater on 11 14th, 2008 | No Comments

What about the ugly animals?

I have a new campaign idea: SAVE THE UGLY ANIMALS!  That, my fellow animal lover, is our new rallying cry!  Save the ugly animals!  Save the ugly animals! I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that you won’t see a “Save the lampreys” bumper sticker...
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Posted by Lauren in Birds, Conservation, Extinct Species on 10 24th, 2008 | No Comments

‘Extinct’ Cockatoo Rediscovered in Indonesia

Image by flickr.com user aussiegall A species of cockatoo feared to have become extinct has been "rediscovered" with the sighting of a handful of breeding pairs on a remote Indonesian island, researchers said Thursday. Ten Yellow-crested Abbott's cockatoos were...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Conservation, Culture, Endangered Species, Fundraising, Videos on 10 7th, 2008 | No Comments

To Save Animals, Replant Forests

How to plant a forest from Chronicle Project on Vimeo. Everything on earth, living and non-living, affects everything else on earth, even in distant, infinitesimally small ways. The deforestation shown in this video provides a sad illustration of the interconnected...
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Posted by Lauren in Conservation, Endangered Species, Underwater on 10 4th, 2008 | No Comments

Petition: Wolffish in danger

It's got a face only a mother could love. It's mean, ferocious-looking and delicious. And because of steady population decline over the past 25 years from overharvesting and habitat loss, the Conservation Law Foundation believes the Atlantic wolffish should be an...
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