Village residents in Odisha, India, discovered five baby orangutans left on a local plantation in early September, exposing a surging illicit trade that brings critically endangered apes over 2,700 kilometers away from their native rainforests in Borneo and Sumatra. Five Baby Orangutans Found Abandoned on an Indian Plantation The three males and two females, aged … Read more
A critically endangered 5-year-old North Atlantic right whale known as No. 5192 remains the subject of a federal monitoring effort after surviving years on a morbidity list and swimming roughly 700 nautical miles while entangled in fishing gear. Whale No. 5192 Spotted Off New Jersey With Fishing Line The 5-year-old mammal was sighted on October … Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service intercepted three live pangolins confined in wire-mesh cages and concealed inside sacks at Abeokuta Waterside, Ogun State, after patrol operatives acted on credible intelligence. Customs Intercepts Endangered Pangolins at Abeokuta Waterside The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, stationed in Idiroko, recovered the endangered mammals during a covert … Read more
A grounded Russian shadow fleet tanker carrying an estimated 800,000 barrels of crude is leaking oil off the coast of Oman, threatening a fragile marine protected area as bad weather complicates emergency salvage operations. According to maritime risk and response company Ambrey, specialists have boarded the stricken vessel with help from the Royal Air Force … Read more
Five vulnerable and endangered Australian seabird species face potential extinction if the H5 strain of bird flu reaches the continent, according to a federal government vulnerability review. Extreme Threat to Native Seabirds The federal government risk ranking places five native bird species at extreme risk of population collapse if infected by the H5 pathogen. According … Read more
The Trump administration has finalized a regulatory change to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that narrows the legal definition of “harm,” effectively permitting industrial activities such as logging, mining, and oil and gas drilling on critical wildlife habitats. According to administration officials, the rule change is intended to align agency enforcement with a 2024 Supreme … Read more
Cyclone Senyar, which struck Sumatra in late November 2025, killed an estimated 58 Tapanuli orangutans, according to a study published in the journal Current Biology. The disaster, which also resulted in at least 1,200 human deaths and significant property damage, wiped out approximately 7% of the world’s rarest great ape population, highlighting the vulnerability of … Read more
The Cozumel fox, a species long feared extinct, has been confirmed alive following a 2023 photographic sighting in Mexico. Published in the journal Neotropical Biology and Conservation, the report confirms this is the first documented appearance of the elusive, dwarf-sized canine since 2001. Researchers warn the animal remains critically endangered, facing significant threats from habitat … Read more
Basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) regularly dive to depths of 800 to 1,000 meters, challenging the long-held scientific belief that the species fasts during migration. Research from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) involving 37 satellite-tagged sharks suggests these animals actively forage in the ocean’s “twilight zone,” a region previously thought to be too oxygen-poor and … Read more
The Great Escape: What Mary the Tasmanian Devil Tells Us About Wildlife Management The disappearance of Mary, a two-year-old Tasmanian devil from Queensland’s Paradise Country wildlife park, has captured global attention. While the search for this elusive marsupial continues, her breakout highlights a growing challenge in modern conservation: how do we balance the welfare of … Read more