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LEARNING RESOURCES

Endangered Species

Improvements in Treatment

LEARNING RESOURCES

endangered speciesAn endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction. Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation.

Learn more about Threatened and Endangered Species | US EPADescription of Endangered Species for the kids pages.

Endangered Species | National Wildlife FederationLearn how and why animals and plants are listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Species List | Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Animals | WWFWWF is committed to saving endangered species. Learn more about the species we are working to protecting from becoming endangered or extinct.

Animal Cruelty

Koalas: Mass deaths in Victoria bring animal cruelty chargesDozens of koalas were found dead at a partially cleared timber plantation last year in Victoria.

Elephant Tusk DNA Exposes Illegal Poaching NetworksThe new study suggests a shift in major smuggling routes

Thai construction tycoon jailed for poaching protected animalsSupreme court sentences Premchai Karnasuta to two and a half years in prison without probation.

‘The desire to eat wildlife is still out there’Calls to stop the sale and consumption of wildlife seem to have been largely ignored even as COVID-19 runs amok.

China’s pet lovers are losing patience with official failure to ban animal crueltyThere has been little progress despite protection laws being drafted more than a decade ago.

Truck packed with over 280 desperate puppies and dogs is stopped by Chinese animal activists determined to save them - Humane Society InternationalDalian, CHINA—Chinese animal activists worked through the night with local police in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui to intercept...

Dog Meat Trade - Humane Society InternationalDogs are trusted companions, but in some parts of Asia, they suffer as victims of the trade in dog meat for human consumption. Help end the dog meat trade!

Leading NGOs urge greater cooperation between EU and Vietnam to tackle trafficking of African wildlife - Humane Society InternationalBRUSSELS —Animal protection campaigners have urged the European Commission to increase its cooperation with the Vietnamese authorities to tackle the...

Protecting Cecil’s legacyTrophy hunters killed one male lion. Now his descendants are in danger.

A world of changeHumane Society International fights the spread of factory farming around the globe

The narrative about sharks needs to change—before it’s too lateA bad reputation can mean the difference between life and death for animals, and nowhere is this clearer than for sharks. Sharks may be depicted as terrifying animals in films like “Jaws,” but the true

Ukrainian zoo considers euthanizing big animals like lions and tigers after Russian shelling destroys enclosures"Today we are deciding ... whether to put them all down or transport them somewhere else," the zoo's founder said. "Maybe we will save baby jaguars, baby panthers, but all adult animals will probably be liquidated."

Nine captive bears rescued from bile farms in VietnamIn the largest bear rescue World Animal Protection has ever supported, nine bears have finally been rescued from three farms in south Vietnam last week.

Endangered Species

Hope for Kenya’s mountain bongos as five released into sanctuaryRewilding programme marks the ‘most significant step’ in ensuring the critically endangered species’ survival

Threatened duck species killed as extended Victorian hunting season beginsVictoria’s longest hunting season since 2018 is under way, despite bans on the practice elsewhereGet our free news app; get our morning email briefing

How Australia’s Eastern Barred Bandicoot Came Back From ExtinctionWith help from a captive breeding program and the watchful eyes of sheepdogs, the small mammal has been reintroduced to the country’s plains

Koalas are now officially an endangered species in parts of eastern AustraliaAustralia's government cited the impacts of drought, bush fires and deforestation. The koala population dropped a reported 30% from 2018 to 2021.

Kyrgyzstan’s goitered gazelles are back, but still vulnerableA non-profit in Kyrgyzstan is trying to reintroduce a species of gazelle that was wiped out by poaching in the 1980s.

Scotland's capercaillie could vanish in 30 yearsA new report says numbers have been declining since the 1970s and there may be fewer than 1,100 left.

Alderney beach cordons to save birds 'in critical danger'The cordons will be in place at Platte Saline and Saye beaches to protect nesting Ringed Plovers.

Saving the world's freshwater fishFreshwater fish are not only an essential protein source for both people and iconic mammals, they also signal ecosystem health. But freshwater fish are sending up an SOS.

Improvements in Treatment

Constitutional Court of Ecuador Recognizes Animal Rights in Landmark Ruling - Harvard Law School - ALPP

EU bans the routine use of antibiotics in farmed animalsOn the 28th of January 2022, the European Union’s new laws come into force, banning farmed animals from being routinely fed a diet of antibiotics – a move that...

The rise of the rhino in NamibiaBlack rhino populations are recovering in Namibia thanks to community-led interventions.

Brazil prioritizes animal-free safety assessment of school supplies - Humane Society InternationalRIO DE JANEIRO—Humane Society International is excited to announce that animal-free safety assessment of school supplies is now possible in...

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