Critter News

DECEMBER 20, 2008

The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list six species of penguin as threatened species and one _ the African penguin _ as an endangered species. Tags: bush penguins endangered species.

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Penguins Protection Endangered Species Fish 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

I'm finally getting caught up on some reading and came across this article in the Defenders of Wildlife wildlife. We tend to talk about penguins and polar bears, but these guys are important too. Tags: climate global warming walrus arctic. Very depressing sometimes though. Luckily, I found the article online.

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Walruses Polar Bears Defenders Of Wildlife Penguins 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

Cochran followed thrushes for 34 years and is now considered one of the founders of wildlife telemetry (instead of patenting his radio transmitters, he gave away his knowledge), but was a scientific outsider for much of his life. The photographs, many by the author, are credited at the end of the book.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. Jean Loscalzo is a penguin buff (Can you blame her?) and would love to watch Rockhopper Penguins. See who won the contest here!

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