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Endangered Species

# endangered-species - Sunday 10 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Long Gone

10 animals that were hunted to extinction

It has emerged that the Tasmanian tiger – the last of which died in 1936 – was wiped out by human actions rather than an unknown disease.

# endangered-species - Thursday 22 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Sharks

MEPs vote to close loopholes in shark finning ban

The passing of this vote means that all sharks caught by EU vessels have to be landed intact.

# endangered-species - Tuesday 21 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Feed The Birds

Russian officials feed pelicans as ocean freezes over

Authorities are buying hundreds of kilos of fish a day for a colony of birds which has taken up residence at a seaport.

# endangered-species - Thursday 16 February, 2012

Zoo Babies This post contains images

In photos: Dublin Zoo’s new eastern bongo

Prepare for a strong dose of cute…

# endangered-species - Thursday 12 January, 2012

From The Score Endangered Species

Picture of the day: China’s retired NBA star Yao Ming… and a panda

What’s not to love about this giant of the hardwood giggling with a bear in his lap?

# endangered-species - Monday 22 August, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Endangered Species

Iberian lynx ‘not doomed’ despite tiny population size

The Iberian lynx one of the world’s most endangered big cats, however new research shows the species has had very little genetic diversity for thousands of years.

# endangered-species - Wednesday 2 March, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Extinct

American wildcat declared extinct

Wildlife biologists announced today that there are no longer any wild populations of mountain lions in the eastern United States.

# endangered-species - Friday 12 November, 2010

From TheJournal.ie Oops

Red faces (and red hair) at Dublin Zoo

Misguided “Orang utan Weekend” promotion appears to link red-haired children with the endangered species.

# endangered-species - Wednesday 1 September, 2010

From TheJournal.ie Endangered Species

Tiger losing its stripes?

A white tiger cub in an Indian zoo is baffling visitors.