Endangered Animals

• ‘Fast-pacing’ extinction? How Canada’s worst fire season in decades is hurting wildlife

  Animals in general are adapted to wildfires as they migrate to safety, but the severity of this year’s fire season could create problems for some species, experts warn.

  Environment

  Jun 15, 2023
  
• Peterborough zoo to feature at-risk species, including popular Fortnite character

  '(Axolotls) are critically at risk and are the only species that we know of that can re-grow spinal material and even brains,' said zoo manager Cathy Mitchell.

  Education

  Mar 16, 2023
  
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• Nine right whale calves spotted in Atlantic Ocean: researchers

  At least nine North Atlantic right whale calves have been spotted by researchers in the Atlantic Ocean, which is a positive sign for the endangered aquatic giants.

  Environment

  Jan 2, 2023
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• Halloween critters need protection despite bad reputation, conservancy says

  Although legends of animals such as bats make for great stories, those at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) say some species feared at Halloween actually need protection.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2022
• Toronto Zoo says endangered Sumatran orangutan is pregnant, expected to give birth in April

  The Toronto Zoo says the mother is Sekali, a 29-year-old Sumatran orangutan, and the father is 15-year-old Budi. Both were born at the zoo.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2021
• Quebec’s Granby Zoo video shows endangered newborn leopard cubs days after birth

  Amur leopards are classified as being critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). 

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2021
• Red panda gives birth to healthy cubs at Toronto Zoo

  Red pandas are an endangered species native to southwestern China and the eastern Himalayas, and experts estimate there are between 2,500 and 10,000 of the animals in the wild.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2020
• Endangered California condors land in Sequoia National Park for 1st time in 50 years

  The birds were first declared endangered in the late 1960s.

  Trending

  Jul 9, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Food shortages cause spike in poaching in Asia, Africa

  Authorities in India are concerned a spike in poaching not only could kill more endangered tigers and leopards but also species these carnivores depend upon to survive.

  World

  Jun 22, 2020
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• Diego the tortoise’s sex drive saved his species. Now, he’s retired to his natural habitat

  The tortoise is thought to have fathered about 40 per cent of his species' entire population.

  Trending

  Jun 16, 2020