The Conservation Corner with the Watering Hole
Ocelet. Image: Tambako “We will build a wall,” newly elected American president, Donald Trump, announced on his campaign website. “It will be a great wall. It will do what it is supposed to do: keep illegal immigrants out.” However, if constructed, the wall would not only affect human populations in the region, it would also have […] More
An endangered sea turtle will be able to swim comfortably again thanks to a team of college students. Students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute assisted with the development of a prosthetic flipper in hopes of saving even more injured sea turtles in the future. Using 3D printing, the students created the first ever “hydrodynamic biomimetic” flipper for […] More
Image: Parley for the Ocean FB Your shoes can change the world. The team at Adidas just released a running shoe created from the discarded plastics that wreak havoc on our oceans. The new “UltraBOOST uncaged Parley” running shoe boasts a knitted upper portion of 95% ocean plastic gathered from the Maldives. The remaining is recycled […] More
Each of these animals survived horrific injuries and were left without the means to eat, drink, or walk. Thankfully, dedicated caretakers and 3D printing technology have provided them with the means to start new lives with cutting-edge prosthetics. Scroll down to check out these amazing creatures! Beauty, the bald eagle Image: Eagle/FB This beautiful bald eagle […] More
Sometimes people make terrible decisions. Some of those people take is a step further and post them on social media. This was indeed the case for two men who bragged about “surfing” on an endangered species last week on Fraser Island. Ricky Rogers of Queensland, Australia proudly posted this image on Facebook, writing: “Surfed a […] More
The rusty patched bumble bee was just listed as endangered — and its the first bee to acquire such a listing in the continental United States. This will bring new hope to not only this species, but systems as a whole. A senior conservation biologist for the Xerxes society said in a press release, “Addressing the […] More
Have you seen all of these? We’ve compiled some the most amazing wildlife rescues of all time, including a lioness that had been mauled by a buffalo, a sea turtle with a straw stuck up its nose, and an elephant calf that had been speared in the head by poachers. Some of these animals would […] More
Wildlife officials in Tanzania are training African giant pouched rats to help identify illegal shipments of pangolins, a heavily trafficked endangered species. Funded through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) as an effort to end wildlife trafficking, this program is currently assessing the rats’ ability to sniff out pangolins in various settings. […] More
Earth is home to an amazing variety of species, with the vast majority undiscovered and yet to be described by scientists. Despite the vast diversity of life that currently exists, many more species existed in that past that are now extinct. In fact, more than 99% of all species that have ever existed have already […] More
Image: Paramount Group Canine units in South Africa are being trained to rappel out of helicopters and parachute from airplanes. We couldn’t make this stuff up. These units are part of an elite anti-poaching team fighting against wildlife trafficking in Kruger National Park. By accessing areas by plane or helicopter, teams can rapidly reach remote spots […] More
Image: FTTT/FB This tiger has been on exhibit at a roadside truck stop for the last 16 years. The siberian tiger, named “Tony,” resides at a parking lot exhibit at the stop in Grosse Tete, Louisiana. Truck stop owner Michael Sandlin has been breeding, selling, and exhibiting tigers for over 20 years, and insists that […] More
Image: Pascal Walschots Newly elected government officials in Nigeria are attempting to build a six-lane superhighway through an irreplaceable lowland rainforest. Living in the rainforest are the last 300 Cross River gorillas, chimpanzees, and 14 other primate species. In fact, nearly 80% of all primate species in Nigeria are found in this area. In addition to […] More
