How drones are being used to try to help the critically endangered rhino: http://www.npr.org/2013/06/11/188638982/to-crack-down-on-rhino-poaching-authorities-turn-to-drones
Source: NPR
Rediscovered “Extinct” Frog is Not Only Alive — It’s a Living Fossil
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2013/06/04/rediscovered-extinct-frog-is-not-only-alive-its-a-living-fossil/#.Ua4k85V5n8s
Source: blogs.discovermagazine.com
The Duke Lemur Center was established in 1966 and today is the world’s largest sanctuary for rare and endangered prosimian primates. Nestled on 85 acres in Duke Forest, the Lemur Center houses about 250 animals, including 233 lemurs encompassing 15 species, along with lorises from India and Southeast Asia and bushbabies from Africa.
Source: lemur.duke.edu
7 high-tech tools to make poaching extinct: Conservationists are using different types of technology to protect endangered animals.
Source: mnn.com
Beautifully illustrated quote from Sir David Attenborough on how to save a rhinoceros.
Source: pbs.org
30 Biggest Stories of the Year in Animal Conservation and Extinctions
Source: treehugger.com
Yikes! Government Details 6 Most Terrifying Arctic Trends: http://is.gd/E0Vvam
Source: Mother Jones
Lemurs Named World’s Most Endangered Mammals: Madagascar has highest no. of threatened species in the world.
Source: livescience.com
A bad reputation means struggles in conservation for endangered sharks!
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/sharks-bad-rap-makes-them-hard-to-save
Source: mnn.com
5 Endangered Species You Could Hold in Your Hand
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/explore/2012/11/5-endangered-species-you-could-hold-in-your-hand.html
Source: sierraclub.typepad.com
Rhino Action Group Effort
TURN YOUR ANGER INTO EFFECTIVE ACTION
Source: rhinorage.org
This week is World Rainforest Week! Why are rainforests so important anyway? Visit Rainforest Action Network at http://ran.org/forests to find out!
Source: ran.org
wwf:
Elephants are intelligent & social & have no real predators in the wild. Except us. http://bit.ly/TfDA6X
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