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Age of Union Alliance releases first Impact Report on Earth Day

April 23, 20249 min

Age of Union Alliance, a non-profit environmental organization led by Emmy Award-winning executive producer, global environmentalist, and Lightspeed Commerce Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dax Dasilva, has published the first Age of Union Impact Report on Earth Day, showcasing the transformative impact of their efforts since Age of Union was founded in 2021. The report focuses on results achieved in 2023. Age of Union has invested in 10 projects globally, all focusing on boots-on-the-ground conservation and...

by Jennifer Browning

Wild & Wonderful

5 ways to help nature, communities cope with climate threats

April 21, 20247 min

The United States is one of 17 countries that scientists call megadiverse—places that harbour the majority of Earth’s plant and animal species, along with high numbers of species found nowhere else. Yet, in the U.S., many of these plants and animals face multiple threats, including from a changing climate that can damage habitats and ecosystems. To protect these special places, conservation choices made today, such as what areas to protect and how to care for...

by Sandy Pawpaw

Curious Tales Wild & Wonderful

IIT researchers discover remains of giant ancient snake, name it Vasuki

April 20, 20247 min

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, have reported discovering the remains of a giant ancient snake in Gujarat, the Associated Press and CNN reported on Friday. The snake is believed to have been longer than a BEST double-decker bus operating in Bombay and may have weighed up to a tonne. Fragments of the backbone of the reptile, named Vasuki indicus after the snake king of Indian mythology, were found near a coal mine...

by Noorulain Sayed

Animal Farm

Consumers push to uncage the hens that lay those rich eggs

April 20, 202412 min

Eggs, what a wonderful breakfast option! Nutritious, delicious, affordable. And, not to forget, eminently Instagramable. But have you considered the living conditions of the birds that deliver this delectable, protein-rich diet? Just cast a look at your local chicken shop, or the vehicles transporting the birds. You don’t need to be vegetarian, or an animal lover, to hear the screams of filth and neglect. Indeed, if you are fond of a non-vegetarian diet, you should...

by Staff Reporter

Wild & Wonderful

70 critically endangered desert tortoises reintroduced into wild emerge from brumation

April 18, 202410 min

Seventy critically endangered Mojave Desert tortoises have emerged from their winter burrows after being reintroduced into their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base in southern California, a press release from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said. The alliance and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, a global authority on desert plant and wildlife conservation, are working on the desert tortoise recovery programme in partnership with Edwards Air Force Base, the U.S. Fish and...

by Staff Reporter

Curious Tales

Go forth and vote, West Bengal’s animal mascots ‘Gendu’, ‘Mohanbao’, ‘Baghu’ tell citizens

April 17, 20245 min

India’s general election, the world’s biggest festival of democracy in action, begins this week. The mammoth exercise of 950 million voters selecting the country’s next government is being conducted in seven phases starting on Friday and ending on June 1, with the results to be declared on June 4. While animals cannot vote in elections, authorities in the crucial state of West Bengal, which sends 42 members to the 543-member Lok Sabha, or House of...

by Staff Reporter

Wild & Wonderful

Paul Watson’s team to stop hunting of fin whales in Iceland

April 17, 20247 min

The Captain Paul Watson Foundation is launching Operation Ice Storm from Albert Dock in Yorkshire to oppose Iceland’s last whaling company, Hvalur hf, the organization said in a press release. Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace and founder of Sea Shepherd, has a history of intervening in Icelandic whaling operations. In 1986, members of his group successfully reduced the whaling fleet of Hvalur hf by half. “Time is up for the world’s most notorious hunter of...

by Staff Reporter

Wild & Wonderful

Florida park welcomes newborn Bornean orangutan baby

April 16, 20245 min

An endangered Bornean orangutan has been born at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Florida, USA, marking a milestone in orangutan conservation efforts among accredited zoological facilities that are part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan. Delivered successfully by Caesarean section on Saturday to the park’s resident Bornean orangutan, Luna, the newborn weighed in at 3 lb 4 oz (about 567 gm). The delivery was led by a team of medical and...

by Staff Reporter

Wild & Wonderful

Forest personnel rescue 2 adolescent wild dogs at Malvan

April 15, 20243 min

Personnel from Maharashtra’s forest department rescued a pair of adolescent wild dogs that had fallen into an open well in Malvan taluka of Sindhudurg district in the coastal Konkan region last week, a report in the newspaper Mumbai Tarun Bharat said. The two animals were found inside the well of local resident Mahendra Manjrekar at Mauje Chinder Bazaar Wadi in Malvan taluka on Thursday. At first glance, Manjrekar thought the animals were foxes and so...

by Staff Reporter

Wild & Wonderful

Lulu, oldest African elephant in North America, dies at 58

April 14, 20246 min

The Performing Animal Welfare Society has announced the death of African elephant Lulu at its ARK 2000 captive wildlife sanctuary in San Andreas, California. Lulu was euthanized on April 9 by the PAWS veterinary team as she was suffering from degenerative joint disease. At 58, Lulu was the oldest African elephant in North America, and the longest-lived African elephant in North America. She lived most of her life at the San Francisco Zoo, and her...

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