Endangered animals often end up as food for humans for reasons such as cultural convention, traditional medicine, economic need, or pure arrogance. While recent reports of people consuming near-extinct species are alarming, this list of commonly eaten endangered species around the world puts those cases in perspective. picked by stinkobinko 8 months ago

A rare ghost orchid has been found growing high in an old cypress tree in a southwest Florida nature preserve. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday reversed seven rulings that denied endangered species increased protection, after an investigation found the actions were tainted by political pressure from a former senior Interior Department official. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Chocolate bars that make a world of difference in a variety of flavors. Proceeds of sales go towards raising environmental awareness and supporting endangered species. picked by Neiako 3 years ago

Ever heard of the jaguarundi? Neither have I.
The Texas jaguarundi is a small endangered wildcat that lives along the border between Texas and Mexico. The jaguarundi was put on the federal endangered species list in 1976, but the Department of the Interior has never formulated a plan to protect the cat, as required under the Endangered Species Act. picked by bingo 5 months ago

"By trying to help dolphins, groups like Greenpeace caused one of the worst marine ecological disasters of all time. ...is it worth saving dolphins, who were not and are not endangered, at the expense of sea turtles, sharks, and many other fish species who are endangered?"

Also more HERE picked by bingo 5 months ago

Sharpie the manatee was injured by fin entanglement and also had boat propeller wounds on his back when he was found. After months of rehab he was returned to the gulf this week. On average only 60 manatees are able to be rescued and rehabilitated every year. There were more than 500 deaths in 2007, more than half due to boating related injuries. The Florida House recently voted to eliminate the... read full post picked by badbud 2 years ago

The adult manatee, an endangered species in the United States usually found in Florida, was spotted in the chilly waters of the Mississippi River in western Tennessee. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

Zoo Atlanta has hatched a rare Arakan forest turtle, a victory for researchers trying to save the endangered Asian species - one shell at a time. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

An endangered male crocodile is moving zoos in search of his perfect partner. Jantan is leaving Melaka Zoo in southern Malaysia and will be set up with four female crocs at a breeding centre in the state of Selangor. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Australia has lifted protection levels for the Tasmanian devil, the world's largest surviving marsupial carnivore, from vulnerable to endangered.
The devil population, which is found on the island state of Tasmania, has been decimated by a facial tumour disease.
Experts warn Tasmanian devils could be extinct in the wild within 20 years picked by bingo 6 months ago

US federal officials declare that grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National Park area no longer need the protections of the federal Endangered Species Act to ensure their survival.
I think this might endanger the pic-a-nic baskets. picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago

A rare leopard was photographed for the first time with her young in Cambodia, the World Wildlife Fund said Thursday in what it called an encouraging sign for the highly endangered animal. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The site speaks for itself. I personally think the bat with bunny ears is kinda cute. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways and other projects don't pose a threat, under regulations the Bush administration is set to put in place before President-elect Obama can reverse them.
*update to this dead link* picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

TATA's giant port at Dhamra in Orissa, India, threatens the nesting grounds of an endangered turtle species (Olive Ridley).

The turtles have been in the waters offshore for months; what prompts them to choose this exact night to lay their eggs - en masse - is still largely a mystery. picked by tgkprog 8 months ago

Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good.

Oops. picked by tvirus 1 year ago

Pandas are too big for the poster, designed to be distributed in schools, so the World Wildlife Fund has eliminated animals too large to fit the poster from endangered status. About time I say.
Ok it's opposite day post. Lame... picked by suebe 2 years ago

The bald eagle has made a soaring comeback from the edge of extinction but wildlife experts in two Western U.S. states are concerned that eagle populations may be poised for a nose dive. picked by suebe 3 years ago