Tag: Endangered species

India’s first satellite-tagged Ganges soft-shell turtle released in Kaziranga

May 15, 2026 admin

In a first in India, a satellite-tagged Ganges soft-shell turtle was released in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on the occasion of Endangered Species Day on Friday, May 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT India’s first satellite-tagged Ganges soft-shell turtle, an endangered species, was released in the 1,302 sq. km Kaziranga National…

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Humpback Whale Freed From Entanglement After 22-Hour Rescue In Sydney

August 23, 2024 admin

Humpback whales are a rare conservation success story after global protections were afforded in 1965. Sydney: A juvenile humpback whale was freed Friday after it was entangled in ropes and buoys in the harbour of Australia’s largest city for 22 hours. Rescuers in Sydney received a call on Thursday afternoon that the whale had become…

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Horseshoe crabs, living fossils of the sea, draw endangered species petition

February 13, 2024 admin

Atlantic Horseshoe crabs in a tidal pool along Pickering Beach, a national horseshoe crab sanctuary near Little Creek, Delaware, May 20, 2008. | Photo Credit: Reuters Environmental groups on Monday petitioned the U.S. government seeking endangered species protection for the American horseshoe crab, a “living fossil” under threat from commercial harvests for bait and biomedical use as well as from habitat…

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