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The Great Nut Hunt Looks For Endangered Furry Nutters!
Can you name that creature? (Hint: It's not a hamster.) Even though Dennis is a captive-bred mammal, learn all about The Great Nut Hunt to bring his other endangered pals out of hiding in this slideshow.
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Red Listed: New List of Animals Close To Extinction
In an annual "health check for the planet", the International Union for Conservation of Nature has released its list of the most threatened animals on earth. The scary news? Twenty-five percent of all mammals are on the verge of extinction.
Super-Cute Video: Baby Belugas Blowing Bubbles
Sing it with me: Baaaa-by Be-luuuuga. Am the only one getting flashbacks to childhood whenever I see pictures of Beluga Whales? Anyway, the endangered mammals are best recognized by their distinctive white color and large foreheads (forget "fivehead" .The Scoop: Meet Florence the Zebra Foal!
Look at those ears all big and absolutely adoro! Turns out Grevy's Zebras are not only the largest species, they're also known for their narrow stripes and round lobes. Meet lil Florence, the new foal born in Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo.
The Scoop: Endangered Chinese Box Turtle Born in Bristol
Even though the lil guy (or girl?) is just a half-ounce and one-and-a-half-inches long, it'll eventually grow to be closer to seven inches and two pounds. This Chinese box turtle was born at the Bristol Zoo on August 12, and can live to be over 50 years old!
As happy as I am to see this newborn, unfortunately these turtles are endangered in the wild because they've been hunted for their meat or for medicinal purposes for too many years – good thing this one's safe!
In the Wild: Jerboa
Even though this animal is scarcely the size of a mouse, it can leap up to 10 feet in a single bound! In addition to its mad hops, the nocturnal mammal has adorable, ginormous ears and a very long tail to balance them out. Jerboas eat plants, seeds, and insects and are found mostly in desert climates .
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Moving Endangered Species To Save From Global Warming?
The biological community is facing global climate change with a radical plan to create a sort of Darwin-assisted species-triage program: moving threatened species to safer locations. As we heard in Al Gore's big global warming speech yesterday, warming is huge — and one of the effects is that many species are now facing extinction as the weather shifts, leading some to ask if a big move can lead to the salvation of a species.
Ten years ago, this idea was wildly opposed when it was introduced into the scientific community as data on global warming began mounting.
Endangered Species Chocolate
Endangered Species Chocolate isn't only sweet treats with cute animals on the packaging. Nope. They donate 10 percent of their net profits to support organizations involved in the conservation of species, habitat and humanity.
ECOWEEN: Endangered Species Chocolates
Make Ecoween extra decadent with some delicious fair trade treats. Endangered Species Chocolate offers kid-friendly ethically traded candy. Their organic chocolate bars ($2) feature pictures of endangered animals on their recycled wrappers and list conservation tips.
Bananas!? 70 Percent of Asia's Primates Are Endangered
Whether or not you think this guy is your long lost relative, it's a mixed barrel of monkeys out there. First, the bad: an IUCN Red List of Threatened Species shows that 48 percent of the world's primates are facing extinction. That number includes the fact that 70 percent of Asia's primates (as high as 90 percent in Cambodia) are listed as endangered.
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