Critter News

APRIL 8, 2010

The psychological impact of over-hunting on the highly intelligent and sociable animals has been identified as the latest threat to the survival of the species. But now a French scientist has said the majestic mammals - which can reach 80ft in length and weigh the same as a passenger jet - could also suffer from heartbreak.

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Whales Whaling Norway Psychology 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Will the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference delegates up-list them to Appendix I of the Convention, forbidding any future sale over international borders? The way I see it, it is a cruel joke leading towards the extinction of a threatened species. One may say so.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 180

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Short-tailed Albatross was thought to be, at one time, the most abundant species of albatross in the North Pacific. They bred on a number of islands near Japan and Taiwan, and ranged widely and abundantly from the Aleutian Islands south through California. … Birds endangered species Extinction Week I Am Birder'

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Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 198