[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block After teetering on the brink of extinction, the grizzly bear population in the United States finally began to recover, thanks to the Endangered Species Act. Currently, grizzly bears are classified as “threatened” with extinction. But now that could change for some of them. This week, the U.S. Fish […]
6 Incredible Animals That Are Endangered and Living In Colorado
[ad_1] ↓ Continue Reading To See This Amazing Video Colorado. The Rocky Mountain State. Located in the western United States, Colorado straddles the line between prairie and mountain. Spanning hundreds of miles from end to end, the state has a population of just under 6 million. In addition to people, Colorado is home to thousands […]
6 Amazing Animals That Are Endangered and Living In Maine
[ad_1] ↓ Continue Reading To See This Amazing Video Sitting in the far northeastern corner of the United States, Maine has one of the least dense populations of any state in the country. Maine shares its eastern border with the Atlantic Ocean, and its northern border with Canada. Much of the interior is thick, forested […]
Endangered Species Act proposal would be a win for elephants
[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block There’s a golden opportunity to help protect African elephants now that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a new Endangered Species Act rule. If finalized, the new rule would better regulate imports of African elephants and their parts, like hunting trophies, to the U.S. We have […]
Endangered Crown Lemur Born at Lincoln Park Zoo
[ad_1] Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago proudly welcomed a baby crowned lemur on April 15. The sex and measurements of the lemur infant are still to be determined because mother Tucker is keeping her newborn close. “With any birth, our animal care staff carefully monitors the new arrival to ensure they are passing critical milestones,” […]
How do we know an animal is Endangered?
[ad_1] Over 40,000 animal species are currently threatened with extinction, and it is believed that up to 338 vertebrate species have been lost to extinction in the past 500 years. Photo by Chantelle Melzer In 1964, in order to help guide global conservation action, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) began to compile […]