— it was the second time the mother ratu — a rhino that wandered out of the rainforest a decade ago — had given birth at the facility. the newborn calf will remain under 24-hour observation in the sanctuary for six or seven years before being ready to mate. read article : sumatran rhino birth hailed more : rare sumatran rhino born in indonesia
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RARE INCUBATING
— “they’re packed with a bounty that may be more precious to the vultures than an actual embryo: sensors.” read article : the future of wildlife conservation is an electronic vulture egg
RELATIVELY LARGE & CONSPICUOUS
— “the population crunch is the result of large-scale habitat destruction – burning and clearing of tropical forests – as well as hunting for food and illegal wildlife trade” read article : more than half of the world’s primates on endangered species list
COMMERCIALIZATION OR CONSUMER EDUCATION?
— the airline is collaborating with international organisations to train and better equip its ground and cargo staff to detect and deal with illegal wildlife products in transit. as the required paperwork for movement of some wildlife products is often forged, emirates also made the decision to ban trophy shipments read article : emirates paints its planes with endangered animals
LIGHTING UP EMPIRE STATE BUILDING AUGUST 1ST 2015
— saturday, on the roof of a building on west 31st street, mr. threlkel and mr. psihoyos, will be illuminating the night from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. with a looping reel showing a “noah’s ark” of animals. read article : illuminating the plight of endangered species, at the empire state building more : livescience.com
UNCANNY COCKTAILS
— primary concern for monarch butterflies is the reduced availability of milkweed, which is necessary for their life cycle. therefore, focusing on glyphosate may only result in intensified use of other herbicides. read article : EPA studies effects of roundup on 1,500 endangered species
KAHUKU WIND DISPUTE
— alpha wind energy, based in denmark, plans on building offshore wind turbines near waikiki and the north shore. close proximity to homes have hawaiian residents concerned read article : kahuku residents express concerns surrounding new proposed wind farm
EXTREME ARCHITECTURE & PRESERVING A FUTURE
— liquid nitrogen at 320-degrees below zero keeps cell samples from more than 10,000 animals frozen at the san diego zoo’s institute for conservation research. the institute is called the “frozen zoo.” — other places stores seeds for future food crisis read article : frozen zoo read article : the norwegian seed vault
SECOND NATURE
— “a great way of having people to think about our natural resources” view exhibition detail : second nature more : read article
PLENTIFUL NEIGHBORS
read article : nesting patagonian seabirds
CORAL GARDENING
Growing coral in Fiji to help rebuild coral reef.
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