With the coronavirus restrictions keeping humans and harmful waste off beaches, endangered leatherback turtles in Florida are expected to enjoy a disturbance-free hatching season this year. Nesting season for leatherback turtles — the world’s largest sea turtle species — is now … [Read more...] about Endangered sea turtles are thriving on Florida’s beaches thanks to lockdown
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Hawaii’s state bird no longer endangered thanks to rigorous conservation efforts
The population of the majestic Hawaiian Goose numbered 25,000 on the islands in 1778 when Captain Cook arrived, but soon those numbers were decimated by human-introduced animals like the mongoose until there were just 30 left in 1952. Known locally as the nēnē, the goose was … [Read more...] about Hawaii’s state bird no longer endangered thanks to rigorous conservation efforts
Trade of wild African elephants will be banned under new international agreement
It will no longer be legal for wild baby elephants to be snatched from their families and exported to zoos around the world. The landmark conservation decision is the result of a new international agreement ratified by members of the Convention on International Trade in … [Read more...] about Trade of wild African elephants will be banned under new international agreement