Climate change is revealing long-frozen artifacts and animals to archaeologists. But the window for study is slender and shrinking.
Tag: Endangered and Extinct Species
Please Don’t Feed the Whale Sharks? Fishing Town Says It Must, to Prosper.
The chance to swim with the world’s biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around.
Dozens of Endangered Penguins Found Dead With Bee Stings
Dead bees were found near where the birds died at a park in South Africa, said officials, who suggested the bees may have become aggressive after their nest was disturbed.
Endangered African Penguins, With Multiple Bee Stings, Are Found Dead
Dead bees were found near where the birds died at a park in South Africa, said officials, who suggested the bees may have become aggressive after their nest was disturbed.
Fleeting Glimpses of Indonesia’s Endangered Orangutans
On the island of Sumatra, a devoted group of conservationists is grasping for a solution that will benefit both the animals and the people who live around them.
In South Africa, Poachers Now Traffic in Tiny Succulent Plants
Police search the desert trying to track down the poachers selling Conophytums to collectors worldwide, threatening to wipe out rare plants in the wild.
Sharks Nearly Went Extinct 19 Million Years Ago From Mystery Event
Analysis of the fossil record shows a mysterious mass extinction that decimated the diversity of sharks in the world’s oceans, and they’ve never fully recovered.
On the Menu at a Lunch in Italy: Protected Songbirds
The Italian police were called to investigate a luncheon for a potential violation of coronavirus rules. They found a feast of migrating finches.
A Biologist, an Outlandish Stork and the Army of Women Trying to Save It
In the Indian state of Assam, a group of women known as the Hargila Army is spearheading a conservation effort to rescue the endangered greater adjutant stork.
Endangered Gazelles Make a Comeback on the Edge of a War Zone
Hunted nearly to extinction worldwide, a wild mountain gazelle finds a helping hand on the Turkish-Syrian border.