How Smithsonian scientists are working to preserve endangered species – CBS News Watch CBS News Scientists have warned that 28% of animal species are currently under extinction threat. But for the last 50 years, scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute have worked to change that. Source link
Remains of two female panther kittens were found Sunday on a road in South Florida, bringing the statewide death toll for the endangered species this year to 12, state wildlife officials said. The incident happened in South Florida’s Collier County, near Naples, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Each kitten was 3 1/2 months…
Over a dozen largely Democratic states are suing President Trump’s administration over his efforts to fast-track energy projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws. Mr. Trump issued an executive order declaring a “national energy emergency” on the first day of his presidency — part of Mr. Trump’s push to expand U.S. oil and…
President Trump plans to overhaul the Endangered Species Act to make it easier to build in the U.S. where endangered species live, a White House official confirmed Wednesday. The president has voiced frustration with the 1973 law and similar environmental protections, saying environmentalists are impeding growth. Real Clear Politics first reported Mr. Trump’s plans to…
Two of the Philadelphia Zoo’s oldest residents are new parents Two of the Philadelphia Zoo’s oldest residents are new parents 00:50 A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is “overjoyed” at the arrival of the four hatchlings,…
A huge rainforest stretching across the heart of Africa is quietly performing a vital role in protecting the planet. Home to endangered species and ancient communities, it covers more land than most people realise. The Congo Basin spans 3.4 million square kilometres, making it almost six times the size of the UK, which measures around…
Who doesn’t love love — especially when it’s good for the environment? A thrilling discovery in the South Downs National Park brings renewed hope for biodiversity in Britain. Conservationists have spotted a female greater mouse-eared bat in disused railway tunnels in Sussex, potentially offering a mate for what was believed to be the last surviving…
Customs officers have detained a 53-year-old driver at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge checkpoint after discovering more than HK$5 million (US$643,290) worth of dried seafood delicacies, such as bird’s nests and fish maw, concealed in his mainland China-bound Tesla. Officers said on Thursday that the electric vehicle had been modified to create additional storage space. They…
In early January, an endangered 2-year-old Florida male panther known as UCFP479 became the first to die this year in a vehicle collision along a rural southwestern Florida road. Two weeks later, a 10-year-old female panther was fatally struck by a car about 70 miles away. They will not be the last to die this…
The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate change take their toll on the beloved pollinator. Here’s what to know: Endangered species Monarch butterflies, known for their distinctive orange-and-black wings, are found across North…