Tag: animal conservation

The Battle to Save Australia’s Ultra Rare Grumpy Fish

July 7, 2023
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On two tiny patches of reef in Tasmania a bizarre walking fish with over-sized jazz hands and a fluffy pom-pom on its head is barely hanging on. With just 100 or so left in the wild, the aptly named red handfish makes Australia’s other critically endangered species seem positively abundant. But a team of dedicated…

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It’s a Girl: Super Rare Sumatran Rhino Born in Captive-Breeding Center

March 28, 2022
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Indonesia has reported the birth of a Sumatran rhinoceros in a captive-breeding program targeted to save the critically endangered species from extinction. The new calf is the first child of captive rhino Rosa at the Way Kambas Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, and Andatu, a male who was himself born at the sanctuary in 2012. This new…

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Conservation Panelists See Bipartisan Wildlife Bill as Tool to Preserve Threatened Species

October 13, 2021
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ConservAmerica hosted a webinar Oct. 12 to discuss the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), which would add nearly $1.4 billion in funding to wildlife conservation-related programs, helping to keep species off the endangered species list. It would provide $1.3 billion per year to a new ‘Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount,’ supplementing, but not replacing,…

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