Good News Notes: “The North Carolina Zoo is giving you five more reasons to visit the park when they reopen their gates. On April 21, the zoo celebrated the birth of five critically-endangered American red wolf pups, three males and two females, the park shared Thursday.” “There are only 15-20 red wolves in the wild, only…
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Asian Otter Pups Born at Florida Jacksonville Zoo
Good News Notes: “The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has four new Asian small-clawed otter pups running around their facility. The adorable little otters — two males and two females — were born on Dec. 28 but had been kept behind the scenes with the rest of their family to give them time to grow and…
Study of 8,600 species reveals how 5 crafty birds turn adversity into an advantage
Good News Notes: “Forget the early bird. In an increasingly human-dominated natural environment, it’s the crafty bird who wins big. Birds that devise creative ways to adapt to their surroundings are more likely to have a stable or even increasing population, compared to less flexible birds. That’s the upshot of a huge new study of…
Chester Zoo targets mobile gamers to promote conservation of endangered species
Good News Notes: “Chester Zoo launches new augmented reality mobile game that transforms players’ worlds into a jungle – enabling them to experience what it’s like to track real apes and carry out conservation challenges, all from their smartphones. Players join a team of wildlife scientists and help them protect the last wild spaces on…
Meet Chimbu, the blue-eyed, bear-eared tree kangaroo. Your cuppa can help save his species
Good News Notes: “Tree kangaroos are so unusual that when Europeans first encountered them in Australia in 1872, they were sceptical. Who would believe a kangaroo could climb a tree? But the recent birth of Chimbu – a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo at Healesville Sanctuary – gives us the chance to watch one of these unique, and very…
Turtle Back Zoo Welcomes Amur Leopard Baby, Strengthening Population of Endangered Species
Good News Notes: “A female Amur leopard, named Nadya after the Russian word meaning “filled with hope,” has been born at the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo, whose animal care staff stated that the cub’s birth ‘has great significance because the Amur leopard species is classified as critically endangered’ with an estimated 84 Amur leopards…
Camera traps in trees reveal a richness of species in Rwandan park
Good News Notes: “Camera traps set high up in trees in Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park captured 35 different mammal species over a 30-day period, including a rare Central African oyan (Poiana richardsonii), a small catlike mammal that has not previously been seen in the park. Arboreal camera traps are a viable method for conducting mammal…
World Wildlife Day 2020
Good News Notes: “Today is World Wildlife Day 2020 and this year’s theme is “sustaining all life on Earth.” March 3 was declared World Wildlife Day in 2013, to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s animals and plants. Sustaining wildlife, including animals and plants, is so important, as a statement on the Wildlife Day…
A Second Chance: How conservation saved a species
Good News Notes: “Animal Adventure park welcomed a new addition to their Scimitar Horned Oryx enclosure on February 26. A new baby Oryx named Oakley, its the first Oryx the park was able to breed. What’s significant about this baby? In 2000 their species were declared extinct in the wild. However, through determination and conservation…
Endangered Species Youth Art Contest opens
Good News Notes: “The Endangered Species Coalition is taking entries for its annual youth art contest. Elementary, middle and high school teachers and their students are encouraged to submit artwork by the March 1 deadline. The Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest is an integral part of the annual Endangered Species Day, celebrated the third…