New England Aquarium trainer joins effort to save endangered penguin chicks in South Africa

Local news Scientists warn that this species is approaching extinction within the next decade, but conservationists say there is still hope. Penguins on the beach in South Africa Diana Major/New England Aquarium When hundreds of abandoned penguin chicks needed around-the-clock care in South Africa this spring, a penguin trainer at the New England Aquarium was … Read more

Huge endangered snapping turtle rescused from pond

Local news “This is one of the first alligator fish found in the wild in Massachusetts, which means someone had it as a pet,” said MassWildlife’s herpetologist and amphibian. An alligator turtle was found in an Essex County pond. Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife An alligator tortoise, one of the first to be seen … Read more

Mass. man sentenced for trafficking dozens of endangered animal parts

crime The man imported the parts from traders in Cameroon and Indonesia, who hunted and killed the animals he ordered. Orangutan and leopard skulls taken from Adam Bede. US Attorney’s Office A Redding man was sentenced Thursday for trafficking more than 100 parts of endangered and protected animals, according to federal prosecutors. Adam Beed, 40, … Read more

A new jaguar spotted in Arizona points to progress in the endangered species’ recovery

The spots gave it away. Just like a human fingerprint, the rosette pattern on each jaguar is unique, so researchers knew they had a new animal on their hands after reviewing images captured by a remote camera in southern Arizona. The University of Arizona Center for Wild Cat Research and Conservation says he is the … Read more

Texas General Land Office calls for delisting golden-cheeked warbler from Endangered Species Act

ASAN (KXAN)-The legal battle on the state of preserving Warbler’s golden marches, with the Texas General Office and the Texas Foundation for Public Policy that urges the American Ministry of Interior to remove the flying bird from the Law of Endangered Species. It is a discussion that started ten years ago, when TPPF first pressed … Read more

Colorado cactus removed from endangered species list after nearly 50 years

KDVR – Aloe Vera is recovered in Colorado, and American fish and wildlife service He was able to Take it out of the list of endangered species After the species threatened Federalism were considered for nearly 50 years. Colorado Hookless Cactus is a small barrel with pink flowers that open in late April and early … Read more