Animal world
Discovering extremely rare albino dolphins
Brazilian biologists have found an extremely rare albino dolphin off the southern coast of South America.
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Animal world
Chinese wild tiger may disappear
The last wild Siberian tiger living in northeastern China may disappear in the next few decades, due to poaching and illegal logging.
Animal world
Vietnam permanently lost the rhino one horn
One-horn rhino (Java rhino) has officially become extinct in Vietnam. This information has been confirmed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the World Rhino Conservati…
Animal world
Rhino image of a horn shot in the leg
The Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus), also known as the last one-horn rhino in Vietnam, has permanently gone.
Animal world
10 endangered animals
One-horned Javan rhinoceros, the recently declared extinct species in Vietnam, is one of the 10 most endangered species in the world.
Animal world
Found the precious tiger in China
The body of a rare Siberian tiger was discovered yesterday in a village in northeastern China.
Animal world
Tiger precious dead due to
Wild animal experts said rare Siberian tiger carcasses were discovered on October 27, 2011 in Fusheng village reservoir, Heilongjiang province, which could be killed by…
Animal world
African rare antelope is at risk of extinction
Hirola, an extremely rare African antelope, is currently classified as an extremely dangerous group of the International Union for Nature Conservation.
Animal world
25% of mammals are at risk of extinction
About one-quarter of mammal species face extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's latest biodiversity assessment report (IUCN).
Animal world
Technical error kills a number of rare snails
New Zealand conservationists say a technical error has caused 800 rare earth snails (classified as highly endangered) to freeze to death.
Animal world
Many rare cats in Indonesia can become extinct
Rare cats in Indonesia are at risk of extinction because of deforestation, the International Nature Conservation Fund (WWF) announced yesterday.
Animal world
Appeared extinct frogs
Omri Gal works for Israel's Parks and Nature Agency on November 17, Hula Painted, the extinct declared frog 50 years ago.
Animal world
Discovered 12 new frog species in India
The group of researchers from Delhi University, India's zoological survey and Belgium's Vrije University found 12 frog species belonging to the genus Nyctibatrachus, acc…
Animal world
Some frogs escape the extinction caused by the fungus Chytridiomycosis
Chytridiomycosis has spread throughout the world and caused extinction for many amphibians.
Animal world
Red squirrels are about to become extinct
According to a recent study by British scientists, Red Squirrel will become extinct within 20 years.