Lemurs face an array of dangers across Madagascar, the only place where they exist in the wild. Some people hunt them, or even collect babies for the pet trade. But the single greatest threat to lemurs is habitat loss, driven by everything from logging and agriculture to climate change. In...
Their only natural predator in the wild has beenleopards. Sadly, people see very few leopards in Liberia or Côte d’Ivoire, and we really do not know whether leopards and pygmy hippos interact. Their biggest challenge has always beenhabitat loss. These hippos are incredibly picky about their...
with the exceptions of rain forests, deserts, and dunes. Threats for all of them include habitat loss resulting from drought associated with climate change and farming, continuing political upheaval, and hunting
The smallest ray is the short-nose electric ray which is approximately 10cm across and weighs about 400g. The oceanic manta ray is the largest ray reaching up to 7m in wing span and weighs 2,000kg. 14. Sadly, stingray numbers are in decline. Overfishing, habitat loss and climate change...
The honey badger can resist poison, use tools, and attack larger animals by targeting their scrotums. Here are some more facts about the badger with a lion's heart.
By the early 20th century, overhunting and habitat loss lowered Canada goose numbers so significantly that the giant Canada goose subspecies was believed to beextinct. In 1962, a small flock of giant Canada geese was discovered. In 1964, the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center started operat...
–Habitat loss is the greatest threat to Koalas. The main reasons for this are land clearing, bushfires and diseases of the eucalypts, like ‘dieback’ which cause the trees to die. The AKF wants aKoala Protection Act, which means that Koala trees can’t be touched.Donate todayto help us...
When writing about it, the Greek philosopher Aristotle… Poaching and Habitat Loss: The Dual Threats to Elephant Populations Elephants are one of the iconic animals that people travel thousands of miles to see. But have you ever wondered… Discover the Decline: Why Reindeer Populations Are ...
Habitat:Oceans throughout the world Population:Unknown Conservation Status:Not Evaluated Description Named after the Greek word for "sea nettle,"cnidariansare marine animals characterized by their jelly-like bodies, their radial symmetry, and their "cnidocytes"—cells on their tentacles that literally ...
Giraffes are classed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), because of ongoing habitat loss (deforestation, land use conversion, expansion of agriculture and human population growth), civil unrest (ethnic violence, rebel militias, paramilitary and military operations...