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- Bornean orangutans are now 'critically endangered' Mon, 18 Jul 16, 7:59pmAccording to a new assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Bornean orangutans are now 'critically endangered.' Habitat destruction, illegal logging, and hunting are all to blame for the dwindling...
- U.S. considers allowing hunter to kill nearly extinct black rhino Wed, 24 Dec 14, 4:21am"Killing it to save it" seems to be the misguided logic a Texas man is using to justify his plans to hunt a Black Rhino in Namibia. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is evaluating the hunter's application for a permit to...
- World’s rarest cetacean could be extinct by 2018 due to illegal gillnetting Wed, 17 Dec 14, 2:00amThe vaquita is the rarest, smallest and most endangered cetacean in the world. It's estimated that fewer than 100 of the small porpoises remain in their wild habitat in Mexico's northern Gulf of California. To make matters...