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Migrating eagles flew to Iran and racked up huge roaming bills
Russian scientists were forced to launch a crowdfunding campaign after endangered Steppe Eagles ran up a huge data roaming bill. Equipped with SMS transmitters, they left from Southern Russia and Kazakhstan, but some went a lot farther afield than ex...
Sumatran Rhinos Are Now Extinct In the Wild
The Sumatran rhinoceros, one of the rare large mammals, are critically endangered. A new study indicates that around 100 Sumatran Rhinos are left both in wild and captive. Few exist in the...
Butterflies Headed for Extinction due to Climate Change
Changes in the weather have led to climatic extremes of heat and cold. The earth’s biosphere is being negatively affected by this rapid denudation of Nature. Several populations of animals and plants...
FWS Backs FishBrain App to Save Endangered Species
A week after Cecil the beloved lion was brutally hunted down the US wildlife agency is taking measure. The US Fish and Wildlife agency announced it will soon be releasing an app. The app will help...
Why Have 120,000 Saiga Antelopes Died?
This is a strange story. A dramatic number of endangered Saiga Antelopes just died. The United Nations reports that more than 120,000 Saiga Antelopes Died in 120,000 Kazakhstan. This is a...
Global Warming can Extinct 1 in 6 Species
According to a recent study, climate change specifically global warming could drive one in six species (plants as well as animals) to extinction within the upcoming decades.With the planet becoming a...
Larry Ellison, Oracle’s Resident Philanthropist, Is Looking To Help California Wildlife Continue
Oracle's billionaire chairman is looking to save local wildlife in Saratoga, California.The San Jose Mecury News is reporting that the Larry Ellison Foundation's partnering with the Peninsula Humane...
Asian Unicorn “Saola” Spotted in Vietnam
The twin-horned Saola, also called the Asian Unicorn, was thought to have died out. Yet a rare sighting of the animal has raised hopes among those who fight for animal rights. Saola is one of the...
The 11 Ugliest Animals on Planet Earth
Although some people (you know those annoying facebook friends) think that everything that isn’t human is cute, fun and fluffy, nature has its own grotesqueness, and quite a lot of it. ...
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