Celebrating Mother’s Day
Click On The Photo Below To Go To National Geographic’s Slide Show Of Animal Mothers & Their Babies:Â Happy Mother’s Day!
Category Wildlife
Stories and observations centered on wild animals and the ecosystems they inhabit, with a focus on ethical encounters, conservation awareness, and coexistence between humans and wildlife.
Sister Isles Rock Iguana Faces Serious Decline
Experts believe the fall in numbers is due to increased development as well as road traffic and pets. One hundred rock iguanas are killed by vehicles on Little Cayman each year, which amounts to 8% of the population, or the…
SAVE The Frogs Day – April 29, 2011
Amphibian populations have been rapidly disappearing worldwide and nearly one-third of the world’s amphibian species are on the verge of extinction. Up to 200 species have completely disappeared since 1979. Founded in 2008, SAVE THE FROGS! is America’s first and…
Special Valentine's Day for the San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Wild Animal Park received a special gift on Valentine’s Day – a baby African Elephant. At approximately 2:00 a.m., visitors that were camping at the zoo said they heard elephants “trumpeting” which commonly occurs when a baby…
Zimbabwean Security Forces – Poaching? – Really?
In a news conference today, the leader of a U.N. program to protect endangered species charged Zimbabwean security forces of being involved in the poaching of elephants and rhinoceros.  In the last 2 years, the rhinoceros population has decreased so…