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25% of mammals are at risk of extinction
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).

December 16, 2018
The world's largest cow population is threatened
Animal world

The world's largest cow population is threatened

The World Wildlife Conservation Organization (WWF) today warned that the world's largest population of banteng bison in Cambodia is threatened by hunting and the shrinki…

December 16, 2018
Old newspapers reproduce thanks to IVF
Animal world

Old newspapers reproduce thanks to IVF

The Smithsonian Institute for Biological Conservation (SCBI) at Front Royal found that the eggs of cheetahs are older (more than 8 years) good, allowing fertilization an…

December 16, 2018
Discovered rare and precious gibbon in Vietnam
Animal world

Discovered rare and precious gibbon in Vietnam

The International Conservation Organization (CI) has discovered a rare and endangered white-cheeked crested gibbon in Vietnam, in the northern mountains and forests, bor…

December 16, 2018
Lesson from the conservation of blue iguanas
Animal world

Lesson from the conservation of blue iguanas

Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said that thanks to efforts to preserve the endemic green iguanas of Grand Cayman Island, the United Kingdom esca…

December 16, 2018
The risk of disease from wildlife trade
Animal world

The risk of disease from wildlife trade

About 70% of infectious diseases affecting humans are derived from wild species, according to the warning of the Wildlife Conservation Organization (WCS).

December 16, 2018
Tanzania discovered the world's rarest forest toad
Animal world

Tanzania discovered the world's rarest forest toad

The British Daily Mail recently reported that zoologists have discovered the trail of Wendy's wild toad - one of the world's rarest animals - at the forest conservation…

December 16, 2018