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South Africa: African Penguins Now Officially 'Critically Endangered'
The bird is facing rapid population decline from competition with commercial fisheries and climate-mediated shifts in prey ...
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Africa’s only penguin moves closer to extinction
The African penguin — the only species that breeds on the continent — has been uplisted to critically endangered by the ...
Zebras: Key facts to know about species, habitat, behaviour, purpose behind black and white stripes and more
Zebras, the iconic striped equines of Africa, are facing threats from habitat loss and poaching. Three main species—Plains, ...
African Penguins declared as officially ‘critically endangered’. This is why
The African Penguin has been uplisted to Critically Endangered, with its population plummeting by 97% over the last century.
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With rare mammal tourism, observing means conserving (commentary)
At the turn of this century, seeing a wild jaguar was exceptionally difficult. People driving through the Jaguar Ecological ...
Protecting African Penguin from vanishing
Compounded by habitat loss, climate change, pollution, increased vessel traffic and noise, and the impacts of predation and ...
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One Super Predator in Africa Instills Even More Fear Than Lions
With their bladed paws, wielded by a rippling mass of pure muscle, sharp eyes, agile reflexes, and crushing fanged jaws, lions are certainly not a predator most animals have any interest in messing ...
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Inbreeding adds to growing threats to Africa’s smallest wildcat, study finds
Populations of the black-footed cat, a little-known feline in Southern Africa, have been declining for the last half a ...
African giant rats trained to sniff out illegal wildlife products
In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team ...
Maryland Zoo welcomes two endangered African penguin chicks
The Maryland Zoo announced the recent hatch of two endangered African penguin chicks.Zoo officials say“The size of the wild ...
Power of aesthetic species on social media boosts wildlife conservation efforts, say experts
Facebook and Instagram can boost wildlife conservation efforts through public awareness and engagement, according to a study ...
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African Penguin faces extinction: IUCN puts it on critically endangered list
This alarming development places the beloved bird just one step away from extinction in the wild, making it the first of the ...