The Conservation Corner with the Watering Hole
Image: Taz Experts are considering a cull of tens of thousands of koalas in Australia. Koalas are suffering from a painful, often deadly sexually transmitted disease: a rather well-known bacteria, chlamydia. While this may not seem like that big of a deal, it’s extremely difficult (or sometimes impossible) to treat. This strain is different from the […] More
Image: Marine Mammals of Maine Picking up discarded fishing line (or any trash for that matter) could save a life! This young harbor seal was found on the coast of Maine with monofilament fishing line cutting deep into his neck. As he was just one year of age, the line would have continued to slice into his skin […] More
The first ever sloth cesarean section was performed in Costa Rica in an effort to save a mother and baby after the mother fell out of a tree. Sam Trull, co-founder of Sloth Institute Costa Rica, received a call from a local hotel worker who reported that a sloth appeared to be injured after falling […] More
Image: Brian Gratwicke The last known Rabbs’ fringe-limbed tree frog has died. The species, not even discovered until 2005, is now extinct. The last of its kind, the male frog named “Toughie”, was collected in Panama when a team of herpetologists were on an expedition to study a deadly chytrid fungus that is currently decimating amphibian populations […] More
There’s a collection of trash extending from the west coast of North America all the way to Japan. It’s become known as “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” This “patch” of trash is a result of garbage being collected and trapped in various currents and gyres across the Pacific. This colossal patch is identified by its extremely high […] More
You probably already know plastics are a problem, but do you know what exactly is happening with them once they leave your house? Here are the three ways our plastics are harming wildlife: 1. Toxic microbeads are polluting our waterways, our wildlife, and us! Microbeads are tiny balls of polyethylene plastic (less than 5mm) added to […] More
Humans have led to the extinction of countless animals. We’ve eliminated their natural food sources, taken over their only habitat, and poached them for body parts. It’s a sad reality and it continues to this very day. Here are five irreplaceable species that we’ve driven to extinction in the last 20 years alone: Pyrenean ibex: […] More
An extraordinarily rare sight! An albino humpback was filmed with a drone on the shores of Macmasters Beach, New South Wales, Australia. Mark Zucconi captured the amazing drone footage showing an incredibly rare albino humpback whale calf swimming alongside its mother. Watch: This wasn’t the first time we have seen an albino whale calf… A few […] More
Image: Don Debold Deer inadvertently kill a staggering 200 people every year — that’s more than bears, sharks, and alligators combined. A robust deer population unfortunately means that many of them will end up in the roadways, resulting in over 1 million annual collisions. Wow. What can be done? Researchers suggest boosting the population of a top […] More
According to a recent report, there are only 10 vaquita porpoises left on the entire planet. You may have never heard of this rare species. Vaquitas are the smallest and most endangered cetaceans (whales and dolphins) in existence. These tiny porpoises live only in one small area of the Gulf of California (highlighted in red […] More
The elephant broke the sprinkler again. “Faa Sai,” a rescued female elephant at the Elephant Nature Park (ENP) in Chang Mai, Thailand, is having the best day ever. Apparently not the first time this has happened, elephants at the park find it humorous and entertaining to break the sprinklers around the premises. This is the second […] More
Image: Environmental Investigation Agency/Facebook Wildlife officials found forty dead tiger cubs in a freezer during a raid at a Buddhist temple in Thailand. The operation that began earlier this week is an effort to remove all living tigers from the temple after repeated allegations of wildlife trafficking and abuse. The tiger cubs were an incidental […] More
