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We have reported on the status of critically endangered red wolves, which one were quite common in the United States. The wolves, which are smaller than their gray wolf cousins, became critically endangered. They are said to be the most critically endangered canine species on earth. The situation was so bad that in 1967 theContinue reading “Good News/Bad News For Red Wolves: Zoos Celebrate Birth of Critically Endangered Pups; Federal Agents Looking For Killer of Adult In North Carolina”

Conservationists worldwide are realizing that wild animals are increasingly locked into pockets by freeways and highways. Staying in the pockets leads to inbreeding and local extinction. Trying to venture out too often leads to death on roads and highways. In California, Caltrans, the state transit agency, is partnering with the public and conservation groups toContinue reading “Caltrans, Conservation Partners, Expanding Secure Passages For Wildlife To Avoid Freeway Danger”

He isn’t as famous as P-22 the male cougar who has roamed the Hollywood Hills for years, but M317 is living an adventurous life in Orange County as he tries to establish a range and find a mate. About 20 months old, the cat has wandered more than 100 miles from mountains to shore inContinue reading “Young Orange County Cougar Risks All In Journey Across Roads And Freeways To Establish A Home Range”

Happy, an Asian elephant in the Bronx Zoo, is at the center of a legal dispute over the rights of animals in custodial situations. Her case is before the New York State Court of Appeals and a decision is expected within a few months. The zoo is being sued claiming Happy is essentially a prisoner.Continue reading “New York Court Of Appeals To Decide If An Asian Elephant Has Human Rights”

In an earlier post we discussed the plight of Asian “bile bears” and today we are glad to report that The Wild Animal Sanctuary (TWAS) has in fact rescued 22 Asiatic Black Bears who were kept on a quasi-legal bear bile “farm.” Bears have been hunted all over the world for many centuries. Hunters consumedContinue reading “The Wild Animal Sanctuary Rescues South Korean Bile Bears”

As we mentioned yesterday Argentina is the center of bold efforts to reintroduce jaguars into areas from which they have been extirpated. The focus of yesterday’s story was Mariua and her two cubs, the first to be released into the 1.7 million acre Ibera National Park. The park is good jaguar habitat and contains aContinue reading “How To Rewild Jaguars: The Story of Arami And The Jaguar Reintroduction Centre”

Yesterday we discussed efforts to protect jaguar numbers by recognizing and protecting cross roads from development. There is another and perhaps even more difficult way: “re-wilding” and releasing previously captive jaguars into selected habitat. Argentina has become the site of an intensive effort to do just that by reintroducing jaguars into a wetlands habitat fromContinue reading “Conservation Groups in Argentina Attempt “Re-Wilding;” Releasing Jaguars Into Wetlands From Which They Disappeared 70 Years Ago”

Orange County Zoo, which recently rescued two mountain lion kittens from Thousand Oaks, will open a new habitat for the kittens and other feline rescues according to a news release from the zoo. The new habitat will span about two acres of zoo land and is the biggest single improvement in the zoo’s history. TheContinue reading “Orange County Zoo Large Mammal Habitat to Open May 13; Will House Orphaned and Rescued Mountain Lions And a Jaguar”