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Calling on Mountain Gorillas
The Uganda Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, with the support of The Wildlife Conservation Society, recently checked in with the mountain gorilla population in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and found the primates doing
Read More »Endangered and Endemic: The Fragile Wonders of Madagascar
When endangered overlaps with endemic, the result is all too often extinction. Scientists are alarmed by the increasing rate of vanishing species throughout the world, and few places have more unique treasures to lose
Read More »Video: Rare Cross River Gorilla Footage
The recent popularity of trail cams and camera traps has resulted in some pretty amazing footage of the natural world, such as that of Bhutan’s mountain tigers and a cougar’s epic journey. On May
Read More »Save vanishing species next time you’re at the post office
I can’t say I’ve seen any tigers or rhinos lurking around my local post office, but next time I pop in for stamps, I’ll be able to help protect them. That’s because the U.S.
Read More »Orca Awareness Month
I might be a little late—since it’s June 28—but I’m managing to get this one in just under the deadline. Because while I didn’t know it until now, June 2011 was officially designated as
Read More »Where to View Endangered Species in North America
When my family went to Churchill, Manitoba to see polar bears, one of the more poignant dimensions of our trip was the awareness that these amazing animals are in danger. As the global climate
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