US government releases a new plan to protect polar bears

The US government released a plan that could save the Arctic’s most iconic creature: the polar bear. The Polar Bear Conservation Management Plan, which focuses on actions for the two US subpopulations in Alaska and was introduced by the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), stresses the i...

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Scientists Find the Kill Switch in Mice's Brains That Turns Them Into Zombie-Like Predators

Jan 13, 2017 10:39 AM EST


Kill switches in the brain? It’s true. In a new study, scientists discover that one could actually turn mice’s predatory kill instinct on and off, turning them into predatory creatures not unlike zombies from The Walking Dead.


According to a report...

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Surprise! Man Finds Rare Anaconda Inside His Apartment Toilet

Jan 06, 2017 09:32 AM EST


How about an anaconda to share a bathroom with?


A man from Virginia got the shock of his life after discovering a slithering anaconda in a toilet bowl inside his apartment in Arlington.
Animal control officers were quick to respond to the incident. On their...

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Elephant Flying Squad Calf Turns One

We’re celebrating a year since Betino’s birth at the Flying Squad in Indonesia’s Tesso Nilo National Park! This lively little female calf was born on Aug. 9, 2013, to a critically endangered Sumatran elephant trained to help reduce human-elephant conflicts.
When elephants wander into human inha...

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Hurray! China Announces Complete Ban on Ivory Trade By 2017

Jan 03, 2017 11:31 AM EST


China just announced a major turning point in the fight against illegal poaching — banning ivory trading and processing by the end of March 2017.


The announcement was made by the Chinese Government on the last day of 2017, almost a year after the country, ...

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A monumental win for elephants: China will ban ivory trade by 2017

Today, we celebrate another big win for elephant conservation with China’s game-changing decision to end domestic ivory trade by 2017. The new regulations come as part of the government’s efforts to reduce demand for elephant ivory and help end the global elephant poaching cri...

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3 Critically Endangered Hawaiian Crows Found Dead Weeks After Reintroduced into the Wild

Dec 29, 2016 11:15 AM EST



Officials from the Department of Land and Natural Resources in Hawaii found three critically endangered Hawaiian crows dead at the Pu’u Maka’ala Natural Area Reserve less than two weeks after they are reintroduced into the wild.


According to the...

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