320 Indigenous Representatives From 18 Ethnicities From the Xingu Basin and Beyond Gathered At An Assembly In Piaraçu In May 2011. They were joined by leaders of the Xingu Alive Forever Movement (MXVPS), who brought news from endangered communities of…
A look at the Ocean through the field of Neuroscience At The California Academy of Sciences Thursday, June 1-2, 2011 Why do books and symposia about the human brain, the most complex object in the universe, contain no mention of…
Since 1917, Girl scouts have been selling their cookies and all 16 varieties of the cookies contain palm oil. During a two-hour meeting last Tuesday morning at Girl Scouts of the USA headquarters in New York City, scout officials agreed…
Most Threatened Animals Around The World Endangered Species Day is an opportunity for people young and old to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species and everyday actions that people can take to help protect our nation’s disappearing…
On March 22, 2011 one of the world’s most endangered primates was been born by Caesarean section at the headquarters of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. “This birth is great news; monitoring and successfully delivering the baby has been a…
New study for species considered ‘too rare to save’ such as the Siberian Tiger. By targeting key threats, critically endangered species may now have new hope! Siberian Tiger Co-author of the report, Dr. Philip Stephens, School of Biological and Biomedical…
See-Through Frog Not seen since the 1950’s, this remarkable see-through frog, which is pregnant bursting with eggs, is one of five “lost” amphibian species recently discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). For more information about this…
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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…
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…