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endangered species

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on endangered species.

  1. Finger bites

    Finger bites

    Women in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and a Chinese snakebite doctor dedicate their lives to protecting rare species, reviving endangered pollinators and…

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  2. ENVIRONMENTAL responders prepare the rescued Philippine Eagle for transport to a rehabilitation facility following its recovery by a resident in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. The resident successfully dispersed a horde of aggressive monkeys to save the critically endangered raptor, which was found weak and unable to fly.

    Wounded Philippine Eagle attacked by monkeys

    A critically endangered Philippine Eagle rescued in Bukidnon after an alleged monkey attack was found suffering from dehydration, wounds, maggot infestation,…

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  3. PHILIPPINE Eagle Sawaga-Dalwangan rests inside a holding cage after undergoing initial wound cleaning and emergency treatment for suspected pellet wounds and a severe maggot infestation. The critically endangered raptor is now under intensive veterinary care as it fights for survival.

    Pellet-hit Philippine Eagle saved

    A female Philippine Eagle is fighting for survival after being rescued in Bukidnon with suspected pellet wounds and severe maggot infestation, prompting a…

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  4. A PHILIPPINE freshwater crocodile, locally known as a bukarot, was rescued from the waters of Valenzuela City. The reptile was immediately brought to the Biodiversity Management Bureau-Wildlife Rescue Center for observation and rehabilitation, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

    Endangered crocodile rescued in Valenzuela

    A critically endangered Philippine freshwater crocodile was rescued in Valenzuela City by DENR-NCR and local authorities after residents reported its presence,…

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  5. EMPEROR penguins rely on stable sea ice — essentially platforms of frozen ocean water — to live, hunt and breed.

    Emperor penguins listed as endangered species

    The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially upgraded the emperor penguin (Emperor penguin) to “endangered” status, warning that…

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  6. THE endangered hog deer was once plentiful throughout South and in Southeast Asia, including India, Pakistan, Burma and Thailand. The species now faces serious decline and a loss in genetic diversity.

    Can AI stop extinction?

    Google partners with the Vertebrate Genomes Project to use AI in preserving endangered species, accelerating genome sequencing and supporting global…

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  7. A MALE kakapo sitting on a tree on Codfish Island in New Zealand.

    Rare flightless parrot breeding again

    New Zealand’s kakapo recovery program marks its 13th breeding season, with conservationists hopeful for record chick hatchings as efforts continue to save the…

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  8. THE flat-headed cat seen in southern Thailand’s Princess Sirindhorn Wildlife Sanctuary.

    Rare wild cat sighted

    Thailand’s endangered flat-headed cat, once thought possibly extinct, is rediscovered in southern wildlife sanctuaries, offering hope for conservation and…

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  11. SHARON Kwok Pong, founder of the Hong Kong Parrot Rescue, interacting with ‘Winnie’, a rescued yellow-crested cockatoo, in Hong Kong. Above the teeming shopping streets of Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district, a fight to save one of the world’s most endangered species is unfolding high in the branches of a decades-old cotton tree. Nestled among its sprawling boughs is a nest box designed for the yellow-crested cockatoo, of which only 1,200 to 2,000 remain in the world.

    HK scientist hopes saving endangered cockatoos

    Conservationists in Hong Kong are protecting the endangered yellow-crested cockatoo with nest boxes in urban trees, aiming to boost reproduction and ensure…

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  12. Endangered long-tailed macaque rescued

    Endangered long-tailed macaque rescued

    An endangered Philippine long-tailed macaque was rescued in Angeles City, Pampanga, and handed over to authorities for rehabilitation, highlighting efforts to…

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  14. Smuggled giant clams seized in Cebu City.

    Cebu City Vet seizes smuggled giant clams

    Cebu City's Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries confiscates 24 kilos of endangered giant clams smuggled from Masbate. Learn about the legal…

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  16. Rescue me The Save From Extinction pact aims to conserve and protect the following six endangered species (from left) Philippine eagle, pangolin, sea turtle, dugong, tamaraw and cockatoo.

    A national call to action

    Nationwide cash donation drive may hold the key to saving endangered species.

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