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Dozens of Heritage Crafts ‘Face Extinction’
Dozens of ancient crafts and skills are facing extinction, according to a charity that has a goal of reviving them. The Heritage Crafts Association said rising energy costs, inflation, and changing demographics mean traditional crafts aren’t being passed on. However, they hope raising awareness about endangered arts will help train the next generation of makers. […]
Baby Whale Genetic Testing May Help Save Species, Study Says
PORTLAND, Maine—Greater reliance on genetic testing of baby whales and their mothers can provide more accurate information about a rare species and increase the chances of saving them from extinction, according to the authors of a new scientific study. The scientists, led by researchers at the New England Aquarium in Boston, studied critically endangered North […]
Kenya’s Northern White Rhinos Face Extinction
People around the globe celebrated World Rhino Day on Tuesday. Yet in East Africa, the northern white rhino is on the verge of extinction, with only two females left on Earth. Conservationists are now racing against time to save the species.
Rwandan Conservationist Helps to Save Hundreds of Cranes
KIGALI—A tall grey crowned crane with an injured leg struts through a bird sanctuary in the Rwandan capital Kigali. The Umusambi Village has rescued more than 200 cranes from captivity over the years, helping to boost the population of the endangered birds to 881 from 487 just four years ago. Before the intervention, local communities […]
Asteroids Are Smacking Earth Twice as Often as Before
Giant rocks from space are falling from the sky more than they used to, but don’t worry. For the past 290 million years, large asteroids have been crashing into Earth more than twice as often as they did in the previous 700 million years, according to a new study in the Jan. 17 journal Science. But […]
Footage confirms second breeding population of Indochinese tigers in Thailand
Footage from 156 camera shows four female Indochinese tigers with at least six cubs in Thailand’s eastern jungle. Wildlife conservationists confirmed on Wednesday (March 29) that this is the world’s second breeding population of the critically endangered cats. This is the first evidence of tigers breeding in Thailand’s eastern area in more than 15 years. […]
World Set To Lose Two-Thirds Of Its Wildlife By 2020, Says WWF
Our planet is entering a new era: the so-called Anthropocene, where human activity has overwhelmingly and irreversibly altered the geology and ecosystems of our planet. Along with changing the atmosphere, earth, seas, and forests, this brave new world has a lot less wild animals. In fact, it could spark the biggest mass extinction of wildlife […]