Bouba N'Djida National Park in Cameroon Mobilizes Elite Soldiers to Defend Area From Poachers

Yes, the same country and park that fell victim to the horrible slaughter of over 300 elephants in these recent months is now immobilizing an army of armed patrols to defend the country from ruthless ivory poachers. It only makes sense: poaching groups that have developed use machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, and some even wear uniforms, says General Martin Tumenta, who also states that these are no ordinary poachers that Africa is dealing with. This is a good thing, given the amount of animals killed and the money in circulation. But are there other methods of solving this? Is the answer to this violence really more violence? That's still to be discovered, but we are running out of time. We have always had poaching patrols at use and at our disposal, but now we're getting serious--and more intense. 

Source & photo: worldwildlife.org (international)

Remarkable New Animals Discovered in Mekong

The list includes a new species of snake, a bat with a devilish appearance, and several new species of fish. This is exciting for the scientists who have discovered them, but there is always the grim realization that, given that they are newly discovered, we don't know if these new species are plentiful or if they are in imminent danger of extinction with the fall of a single tree. I would say we are lucky, given the amount of species that go extinct before we even know about them. Every day, whole swaths of rainforest are cut down, and the Amazon is currently under siege from a barrage of greedy companies struggling to obtain oil from the rich underground preserves there.

This is the ruby-eyed pit viper, the new snake species that was recently discovered

But fortunately there's always a way to help. To learn more about these newly-discovered species and more, check out the following link:

WorldWildlife/MekongSpecies

-PJ

I'm Getting a Little Held Back...

I was just giving you guys a heads up that I might not be posting for a while. There's just so much threats to wildlife, so many wrong-doings against animals in this world, and it's a little too much to keep up with, though I wish I could inform you about everything.


But just to let you know, I'm managing the site right now, making a few minor tweaks. That new page is still being worked on, there's a little trouble managing the link. But I am still intent on informing you about all if the threats in the world, and achievements, and how you can help. But none of this would have been possible if it weren't for you, the people who share my interest and lifelong love. I'm just a kid in middle school. I love being a kid, but I also love doing this.

-PJ

WWF Projects Some Rhino Species to go Extinct if Poaching Trends are not Reversed Within 10 Years

THIS IS URGENT NEWS, PEOPLE. The World Wildlife Fund has recently conducted a study that shows that unless poaching trends are reversed, rhinos could face extinction in about ten years. Given the amount of money in circulation from the poaching trade, this is a very difficult thing to stop. An ordinary South African could earn several months' worth of money in just about three days, and several rhinos are killed in Africa every day. I have no confirmation that this is true, but it doesn't matter. Either way, it's an extremely pressing issue.

             This introduces my new "POACHING THREAT" page, which is under construction and will be up soon, including links to sites about the threat and how you can help, and facts about the issue. But we only have 10 years left. From now on, there's no more just talking about action. It's a race against time.

-PJ



Source: WorldWildlife.org

Obama Re-Elected, our Environment Saved

Polar bears, sea turtles, and yes, Stratton old pal, our timber wolves are now at safe harbor from oil drilling at last. I'm not saying Romney's a bad person, because I'm sure he isn't, but his plan to "expand" our nation's energy independence was a death sentence to many species of North American wildlife.                                                                                                                    


         Granted, energy independence is a pressing problem. But Obama's approach to this is environmentally cleaner, even though slightly less efficient. He hopes to expand our renewable energy resources. In many ways, this is better: we don't have to get sunlight and wind from some power plant halfway across the world, do we? Some people just can't grasp the fact that oil isn't the only energy resource out there, and besides, crude oil has caused major environmental chaos recently (just look where the Gulf of Mexico got us. I, for one, don't want that to happen again) around the globe.  So in other words, this is good news for my family, and for the wonderful North american wildlife as well.

-PJ

 



Ongoing Yellowstone Wolf Study Discovers Key Traits In Wolf Packs That Boosts Amount of Surviving Pups

A new ongoing wolf study in Yellowstone National Park has recently revealed a natural trait in wolf packs  that allows for more pups to survive to adulthood. The studies show that a mother wolf's body weight along with pack size are key factors that govern wolf reproduction. Researchers from Utah State University used 14 years of data from an extensive study of wolves in Yellowstone and concluded that the size and overall health of a pack contribute to more pups surviving to maturity. Logically, it makes sense: a larger pack is more capable of protecting otherwise defenseless pups, and larger, healthier moms make for bigger litters.

       Wolves are highly social animals that hunt and live in packs. They are known for their complicated "pecking order" in packs and have various ways of communicating with each other, including body language and howling over long distances. Lower-ranking wolves often are last to eat, the Alpha pair having almost complete control of a pack and sometimes drive out lower ranking wolves, who soon become lone wolves. But humans just have to come along and ruin everything, don't they? Wolves are under threat from hunting for sport or because farmers fear for cattle or even themselves. While wolves are protected in some states, others often have large periods of hunting where wolves are shot or trapped ruthlessly. But we can still save them. After all, they live basically in the backyards of western America...

 

-PJ

 

 

Source & photo: Standard-Examiner

    

First Rhino Calf born into new Rhino Breeding Program in India's Manas Natioal Park

A greater one-horned rhino (or Indian rhino) mother, one of 18 rhinos of the same species put in Manas Nat. Park as part of a newly established breeding population, recently gave birth to the first offspring born from a translocated rhino in Manas. Is it just me, or have rhinos been in the spotlight alot lately?

The Manas rhino project, part of the Indian Rhino Vision 2020 intiative, is an effort to encourage a new breeding site inside the lawfully protected boundaries of Manas National Park. It aims to increase the amount of Indian rhinos to 3,00 by 2020. In fact, most of the Indian rhinos lived in one other National Park, and establishing a new breeding poulation will make breeding rates faster and diversify the species' gene pool, putting them at less of a risk of major disease. As you probably already know, rhinos and elephants are under extreme pressure from poaching, a threat that forever looms above the welfare of the species' future. At least 17 rhinos have been killed illegaly for their horns this year in India's Assam state, but this is dwarfed by the number of rhinos poached in South Africa this year. Is there hope? That's up to us to decide...

-PJ

 

 

 

Source & photo: World Wildlife.org

Rhinos Listed as one of the Most Endangered Species

It's sad, but I have to say not very surprising: Asia's surprisingly few remaining Javan and Sumatran rhinos have been listed as one of the 100 Species Most at Risk of Extinction, a list issued by the London Zoological Society along with the IUCN (World conservation union). There are fewer than 50 remaining Javan rhinos, and while Sumatran rhinos live in a scattered distribution, there are an estimated 200 remaining in the wild. Also not surprisingly, this all is mostly because of poaching for Ivory. More than one Rhino subspecies has gone extinct because of this, along with other immediate threats such as habitat loss. The increasing demand for ivory, primarily from Vietnam, has caused poaching to skyrocket to record levels. Ivory is said to be a miracle cure for everything from flu to cancer, but obviously this is superstitious, just fuelling the ravenous sector of the Black Market that hungers for Ivory and ivory alone. But thankfully, actions are being taken to curb this hunger, and last year Nepal celebrated a year of no recorded poaching, mainly because of more and better law enforcement. But as long as poachers are put under the illusion that the rewards of doing this terrible crime outweigh the risk of being caught, rhinos remain at risk...

-PJ

source: WorldWildlife.org

     

Bardia National Park Tests Non-Lethal Unmanned Aerial Vehicle To Resist Poaching

In Bardia National Park in Nepal, poaching rangers are learning how to operate UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), which conservationists plan to use against illegal wildlife poaching. Hopefully, the non-lethal vehicle should catch heavily-armed poachers in the act, and scare others away. Another advantage is that this can keep the park rangers out of harm's way. Nepal is home to tiger, rhino, and  elephant species that are teetering on the edge because of poaching, and, with poaching records reaching new highs, now is the time to take strict action on this subject. I give my sincere thanks to the rangers in various national parks that help make sure this issue is getting attention and, hopefully,is halted.

-PJ

Source & photo: WorldWildlife.org

Romney Reveals Plan to Drill in Alaska Wildlife Refuge

Recently, Mitt Romney revealed his plans to "aggressively" expand offshore drilling in places like Virginia and South Carolina, but, as if things weren't bad enough, what he plans to do if he's elected president just got even worse. He proposes to start drilling smack in the middle of Alaska's National Arctic Wildlife Refuge. I was kind of neutral at first when it came to the presidential debate, but now I'm Obama all the way. The National Arctic Wildlife Refuge is home to everything from wolves to caribou to wolverines to our beloved polar bears, and I just can't stand to see them threatened by Romney's plan to "expand" our oil resources. We all know how the Gulf of Mexico turned out. Let's not let it happen again. As Romney said, "This isn't a 'pie in the sky' sort of thing. We will succeed in expanding our oil resources and making America an independent country when it comes to energy and fuel resources." In other words, he plans to guarantee this chaos will occur...

-PJ

To help the refuge, click the link below:

National Arctic Wildlife Refuge

Source: NPR (National Public Radio)

Conservation Groups cry out Against Dam in Thailand

Recently, three indochinese tigers (a mother and her cubs) were caught on a motion-sensored camera, the mother inspecting the device closely. Unfortunately, this would have been a good thing had the tigers' territory not have been where a proposed hydroelectric dam is proposed to be built soon. Indochinese tigers are a subspecies of tiger that lives in Indonesia and the surrounding areas. Studies show that fewer than 1,500 wild indochinese tigers are alive today. And now, environmental organizations are protesting against a nearly $400 million dollar project that aims to build a hydroelectric dam that could flood over 5,000 acres of valuable land in Mae Wong National Park. The dam including others proposed as part of the same plan, is also expected to reduce the region's fish supply by 16 percent, according to a study by conservation groups. We can only hope that the dam and its counterparts will be halted, because a lot more could be at risk than those three tigers.

-PJ

Source: The World Wildlife Fund/ LiveScience.com 

My Volunteer Work...Plus more Responsibility!

Remember Harry, that gopher snake at The Ogden Nature Center that I exercise as a volunteer? Now I get more of a part in taking care of him instead of just exercising him. I get to change his water, clean his tank, etc., and to top it all off I get to go inside an exclusive room for only volunteers that work with animals. Plus, I finally got my name badge to let everybody know I'm a volunteer and not some random kid walking in and messing around with the snakes. So even though I'm not the most experienced volunteer there, I love my work and will probably continue to do it for a long time. Me and Harry have become brothers. Sort of.

-PJ

Documentary Sheds Light on Little-Known SeaWorld Cetacean Cruelty

We all love SeaWorld parks. Full of aquatic animals of all shapes an sizes. But a new documentary, "A Fall From Freedom", made by Earthviews Productions (View the movie on the link below),  uncovers a controversy going on at SeaWorld parks that mistreats dolphins and orcas, especially during capture where people use explosives to scare orcas and/or dolphins or belugas to shore, and then wrestle them violently to put them on boats, only to be sent on a long, bumpy trip across the country in trucks or airplanes. But this is only the tip of the iceberg on the list of terrible things people have done just to ensure your entertainment during your family trip to San Diego this summer. As many people say in the documentary, SeaWorld should just rescue and then rehabilitate the animals, and that would be the "featured show" for us to enjoy.

-PJ

Click this link to view the documentary:

A Fall From Freedom

World Elephant Day!

Time to embrace the world's biggest land mammal! National Elephant day is tomorrow, August 12. Elephants are under threat because of poaching for their ivory tusks, but this holiday brings new hope for the beautiful mammals. You don't exact;y have to throw a party for the elephants, but just realize how precious they are and, even given terrible human obstacles, are still a species that has hope.

It is also a reminder of the terrible mass killing of elephants that occurred between January and March of this year, and the World Wildlife Fund has just let out video footage of it. Heavily-armed foreign poachers invaded Cameroon and killed over 300 elephants in Bouba N'Djida National Park. Surprisingly, I never heard of the incident until recently, or else I would have made a post about it much, much earlier. But the World Wildlife Fund has just released a video honing in on the incident, made like a mini-documentary.

This video is a reminder of the horrendous incident, and may not be for the weak-of-stomach:

                                               

We can all conclude that in order to save the elephants it's up to us. So donate to an organization that saves elephants, like WWF. Cherish these creatures of majesty, and forever realize there is hope for the elephants. And there's hope for every animal, for that matter.

-PJ

Phoenix's status:

Remember Phoenix, the young golden eagle who almost died in a Utah wildfire at Uintah County?  He recently had a vet check-up on July 31. He's doing well so far, considering nobody thought he was going to survive the blaze. However, there is one small problem. It's not major or anything, just a threat to Phoenix's  healing beak. The Utah Wildlife Rehabilitation Center says that Phoenix is becoming  a little rambunctious, and the bird could damage his own beak, which was softened and damaged by the fire and might take a while to heal up. To help deal with this, Phoenix's caretakers placed pads in the eagle's cage so there's less of a risk to his beak.  So,after going under anesthesia and getting a full check-up, Phoenix is expected to be fine, which is good news in my eyes.

                                                                        -PJ

Source & photo: WRCN facebook page

Some of Phoenix's feathers are still burnt and his beak was softened, but he's expected to be
fine.

                                                                                           

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Good News for Amur Leopards

The Amur leopard. an estimated 30 still exist in the wild, due to habitat loss and fatal human interaction. But a new safe haven has been made in Russia's Far East that provides the species a sanctuary. It's a newly-established national park named Land of the Leopard. Covering over 650,000 acres, it's part of a major project working to protect the Amur leopard. Inside the park's ranges, every single one of the species' breeding grounds are protected, and certain "zones" are being established, including protected areas and recreational areas, which will be used for Eco-tourism. But that's not all! The Land of the Leopard is also home to 10 Amur tigers, whom, even though brought back from the brink of near extinction, is still an endangered species. Even though Amur leopards are literally on the edge of oblivion, Land of the Leopard, along with conservation efforts, brings new hope to the leopard's-and the Amur tiger's- survival.

-PJ

Source: www.WorldWildlife.org 

Picture courtesy of LeopardPictures.com

1/2 Tonne of Ivory Seized at Bangkok Airport

Recently, nearly half a tonne of  illegally obtained ivory was found by Thai customs at the Bangkok national airport. The elephant tusks were found in wooden boxes on a flight from Kenya. In America, all the ivory combined would be worth over $700,000. Ivory shipped into Thailand is usually carved into jewellery, or sold to another country like China. Both actions are declared illegal. Like the very recent post about the illegal bird trade shenanigan, poachers were trying to find a way to launder valuable items into the Black Market. Ivory is said to be a "Universal Remedy", with some people claiming it cures everything from the flu to cancer, which is highly superstitious as elephant tusk is made from the same thing that human fingernails are. These superstitions are the same for tigers, bears and other animals. Remember the president of Gabon burning ivory to show his intolerance for poaching? Maybe the president of Thailand ought to do that, too.

-PJ 

Source: www.WildlifeExtra.com 

Picture Courtesy: BBC News

Vagary In illegal Bird Trade at Solomon Islands

Between 2000 and 2010 in Singapore, tens upon thousands of birds species, mainly consisting of parrots and cockatoos, listed as endangered were thrust into the illegal animal trade, with the smugglers declaring that the birds were captive-bred throughout all that time. Finally, local authorities explained to TRAFFIC (an organization that works to stop illegal animal trade) that Singapore is not known to behold captive breeding sites, especially for birds as endangered as the ones smuggled. More than 13,000 birds exported were species that weren't native to Singapore, most of them tracing back to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. TRAFFIC states that saying that thousands birds passing into the Solomon Islands were "captive bred" is a tell-tale indication of the shenanigan used to get around illegal bird trade.

                                              -PJ

Source: www.WorldWildlife.org

My Volunteer Work

Harry is a Great Basin gopher snake whom I exercise at my local nature center, as a volunteer there. Occasionally, I exercise Rex, the desert tortoise, but since it's summer now and he's in his outside cage there's really no need for me to exercise him this time of year. Harry loves to be outside.When he's in the shade he seems to come to a complete stop,  when he's in the sun he zooms all over the place. He is the longest snake at the nature center, out of the few that live in captivity there. The workers there take in and care for wild animals that are found injured or neglected. They have several birds of prey, including Des ta te, the noisy bald eagle, and Sundance, a golden eagle. By far the funniest bird on exhibit is Cronk, a raven who's an expert at mimicking sounds and is known for his "Pez dispenser" move. When I turn 16 I'll be able to care for the birds.

Golden Eagle Survives Wildfire

In my homeland of Utah, a young Golden Eagle recently survived after a wildfire scorched his body and destroyed his home. In Utah, the summertime is incredibly vulnerable to wildfires. Kent Keller, a wildlife conservationist who puts bands on juvenile eagles in order to track them and record a species' success,  tagged soon-to-be-named Phoenix and released him to be back with his family on a mountainside in Utah county. Unfortunately, what is thought to be a gunshot sparked a fire near Saratoga Springs, which was considerably close to the young eagle's nest. The wildfire was thought to have scorched 5,500 acres of the county. After the blaze swept across the area, Keller went to locate the supposed Phoenix's body. There he found a familiar tagged-and not dead- eagle amongst the ashes of the burnt mountainside. Keller brought him back to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Ogden, where he was named Phoenix by his new caretakers. After lots of water, food, ointment and antibiotics, Phoenix is doing just fine. What a lucky eagle, to have survived something like that.

-PJ

P.S. If you live locally  in Utah, donations can be made to help pay for Phoenix's care on-site at the Utah Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. 

Source: Standard-Examiner (local Utah paper)


Utah Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Website

Korea Plans to Hunt Endangered Whales

On July 4, the Republic of Korea announced propositions to kill endangered whales through  a loophole that was made in the International Whaling Commission's treaty with Korea, that will allow so- called "scientific whaling" to be performed, which is actually just another way for the IWC to escape illegal whaling laws.  This was met with ferocious opposition by IWC member governments, explaining that this loophole was highly unnecessary given the availability of  research techniques that don't require killing the whales. Many governments were highly against Korea's claim, and Australia even invited Korean scientists over to discuss the uselessness of "lethal research."  We can all hope that Korea choses to leave these beautiful sea-dwelling mammals alone and let them thrive in prosperity, because this could completely derail the IWC's attempts to cooperate with conservation acts aiming to protect endangered whales.

-PJ

Source:www.WorldWildlife.org

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Loss of Famous tortoise Triggers Conservation Acts

Lonesome George, the last remaining specimen of the Galapagos tortoise sub-species known as the Pinta Island tortoise, passed away on June 24, 2012. He was thought to have lived for over 100 years, having been found by Galapagos National Park in 1972. He died of unkown causes, but some suggest it was heart failure. The death of this conservation-and wildlife, for that matter- icon is truly a great loss. Throughout the time Galapagos National Park had George, scientists had tried to get George to mate with a different subspecies of tortoise, an endeavor that continued to fail since 1993. Clutches of eggs were laid twice, but all proved to be infertile. Scientists plan to perform a necropsy to better identify the cause of the tortoise's death, and they also propse to display George's body at the park. So long, George. We'll miss you.

-PJ

Source: www.WorldWildlife.org

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President of Gabon Presents Zero Tolerance for illegal Poaching

Today, June 27, 2012,  the president of Gabon, Ali Bongo, showed his support for attempts to halt illegal trade in rhino and elephant horn. In Libreville, Gabon, the president lit a pyre that burned more than 1,200 ivory  horns-plus assorted ivory carvings-publicly. This symbolizes Gabon's attempts to put an end to poaching. That's a plus for the rhinos. Ivory is often used for ceremonial knife handles, and also for supposed medicinal "remedies", which practically have as much use in the medical world as finger and toe nails from humans (both rhino horn and finger/toenails are made from keratin.) This is a great success in displaying animal-lovers' protest against the inhumane and  unnecessary practice of slaughtering rhinos illegaly for their horn. In fact, a conservation program for rhinos is currently being apllied, in which conservationists cut a few inches off of the top of a rhino's horn. This helps feed the demand for ivory and leave the animal unharmed, but the positive effects of this program are thought to be temporary. It's a desperate, yet helpful, way to slow down the effects of poaching. We may not be able to burn illegaly obtained rhino horn in our front yards, but it's up to the public people's protest to save the rhinos.

-PJ

Source:www.WorldWildlife.com (International)

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle Tracked for Record Amount of Time

Ginger is a female hawksbill sea turtle that's been tracked by the Sea Turtle Conservancy for... Wait for it... 1,670 days. That's almost five years. Ginger was first discovered on the Carribean island of Nevis in 2007. She was tracked ever since. The STC expected that Ginger would stay around Nevis, which she basically did, but didn't think that the transmitter that was glued to her shell would continue to work for five years. Hawksbill turtles are a reclusive species. They aren't known for their long-distance journeys, and have adapted enough to live in coral reefs, using their hawk-like beaks to eat sponges and small crustaceans. To see a map of Ginger's whereabouts and learn more about sea turtles, visit www.ConserveTurtles.org



P.S   If you want to see another blog post about sea turtles, go to the blog archive and click the one saying HOTEL SUPPORTS SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION 

Source:www.ConserveTurtles.org

A Quick Thank-You Note

I just wanted to thank all the people who view this blog and share a sincere love for endangered wildlife with me. When it comes to saving animals, humans have to work together to do it. My initiative for this blog was to inform you about the made-by-humans struggles that wildlife the whole world over are facing today, and how you can help. And always remember: When it comes to saving endangered wildlife, we still have time, yet time is of the essence.
      
       Many Thanks,
                           PJ

Mexican Marine Park Saved!

Cabo Pulmo marine park in Mexico was Proposed to be destroyed by an establishment of large hotels and resorts, which would have completely devastated what is thought to be one of the most successful marine ecosystems in the world. But on June 15, 2012, Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared that the operation shall be closed down, thanks to messages sent through conservation organzations. A thousand thanks to every one who protested. Every bit helped. And every bit can help wih every environmental issue. Small actions really add up and create a large impact, so we're all in this together.

-PJ

Source: http://www.worldwildlife.org/

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Energy Program to Increase use of Renewable Energy

Yesterday, June 18, congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, with support from several cosponsors, represented a bill in the House that would encourage and support an increased use of renewable energy in the 2012 Farm Bill. A group called the Rural Energy Investment Act, which is cosponsored with 16 other members, will provide funding for and reauthorize important Farm Bill renewable energy programs. We need this because it creates sustainable biomass amounts. Here's how it works: So far, the biomass grown in the U.S. has mostly been corn for use of ethanol production. Since the demand for corn ethanol is so high, croppers are forced to plant more crops, destroying wildlife habitat in the process. By utilizing this renewable energy program, more rural areas will rely upon wind turbines and solar panels, etc., to profit them of their electricity needs. Plus, if planted properly, the renewable energy resources will increase the amount of naturally-growing habitat in specific areas. Thank goodness for Mrs. Kaptur.

-PJ

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AMAZON RAINFOREST UNDER THREAT

On April 25, 2012, Brazil's congress passed a legislation known as the Forest Code that takes the Amazon rainforest  protection under law away-and grants amnesty to people accused of illegal logging. The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, has until May 25, 2013 to decide whether to pass  the law or not. The Forest Code could also be applied to other key ecosystems in the region. Rainforests are home to many exotic species, many of which humans haven't even discovered, so to expose this extremely exotic and key habitat to human greed is a death sentence. Luckily, organizations like WWF are urging Rousseff to resist this terrible threat. But if you ask me, I'd say the rainforest needs every bit of sincere support it can possibly get.

-PJ

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HOTEL SUPPORTS SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION

On Monday, June 12, 110 baby sea turtles squirmed their way out of a hatchery in front of Nusa Dua coastal hotel and towards the sea. The hotel management, tourists, and local people bore witness to these Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchlings and their beginning of life. The mother Ridley laid those eggs 52 days before, where Hotel Management found the nest on April 19 and built a protective border as to keep the eggs from being disturbed. There they monitored the eggs carefully and let them incubate naturally. After the hatchlings hatched, Nusa Dua put the young turtles in a seawater pool for one night, and they were released into the ocean the next day. Sea turtles are amazing creatures, who are known for their interesting life cycle. After the turtles mature, they mate at sea (which is a mysterious behavior that scientists are still investigating). The male never has anything to do with the beach, living at sea pretty much his whole life, while the female goes to the exact same beach that she hatched on to lay her eggs. Sadly, all sea turtle species are threatened or endangered. Are you up to saving them? I know I am.

-PJ

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WOLF PUP RECENTLY FOUND IN IDAHO

A wolf pup was recently found by campers in Idaho, and it was brought to the vet thinking it was a domestic dog pup. There they discovered that it was actually a wolf, and people ensued it's pack as to reunite it with it's family. The only thing is that wolves currently aren't protected by law in Idaho, and to return it would be to expose it to hunting season. Until wolves are relisted as an endangered species in Idaho, the pup is being kept in captivity. Given the brutal hunting and trapping season the wolves are facing, I'd say it's a smart move.

-PJ



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Source:Howling for Justice blog site

MINING OPERATION THREATENS BRISTOL BAY WATERSHED

Bristol Bay, Alaska, is home to one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world. But an oil mining deposit called Pebble mine has been built directly underneath important salmon spawning grounds. If Pebble is developed, it could quite possibly become the biggest open-pit mine in the world. This could be devastating to Bristol Bay's watershed- and it's aquatic inhabitants. Fortunately, the mine hasn't been developed, but is proposed to do so around 2013.  To learn more about this urgent issue and how you can help, visit www.WWF.org 

-PJ

Source: www.WWF.org

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Welcome to WILD blog!

 Animals have always been our favorite thing. We always discuss wildlife conservation and tell others how they can help. We may be a band of kids, but anybody can make a difference. That's why we created this blog. We wanted to spread the word about the wild animal species the whole world over that have a slim chance of surviving the harsh conditions humans have created. To some human beings, endangered wildlife mean a threat to their livestock or something that should look great above their fireplace. Well, that's not us. We see something that moves and breathes and feels and is worth being protected. When it comes to saving endangered wildife, we still have time, yet time is of the essence.

Many Thanks,
           PJ