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Threatened and endangered species

The Earth is currently facing an extinction crisis.

Destruction of habitat, unlimited hunting, industrial agriculture - humans are driving numerous species extinct. Browse an automatic compilation of content on the topic below.

Deustchland Ecosia Kaufangebot an RWE | Hambacher Forst

German search engine Ecosia offers to buy Hambach Forest 09.10.2018

Berlin-based search engine Ecosia has offered to buy Hambach Forest from energy company RWE. The threatened woodland has been the scene of sometimes violent clashes between police and anti-coal activists.
Internationaler Gerichtshof Den Haag Walfang Japan Hundefutter

Insect pet food to offset carbon pawprint 05.10.2018

As meat-addicted dogs and cats threaten to eat us to extinction, some pet food startups are pioneering sustainable puppy snacks based on high-protein, low-emission insects.

Frankreich Pyrenäen Proteste gegen Bären aus Slowenien

'It's war': French authorities release bear in Pyrenees despite fierce farmer protests 05.10.2018

In an effort to bolster dwindling numbers of bears after they were hunted to the point of extinction in the mid-1990s, French authorities have released a brown bear in the Pyrenees. Local sheep farmers are furious.

Saving medicinal plants in South Africa 01.10.2018

South Arica’s Kruger Park is a heaven for animals and plants alike. But more then one million rural people live on it’s borders. This has put strong pressure onto the area’s medicinal plants. Many species are on the brink of extinction. To turn the tide, Park management is working closely with scientistos and traditional healers to find a sustainable solution.
Global Ideas | Rhinos

Can Uganda bring back rhinos poached to extinction? 18.09.2018

In Uganda, there are no rhinos left in the wild. But one conservation organization is using a special breeding project to reintroduce the endangered animals to the country where they once roamed free.
Elefanten Tag des Artenschutzes

In Kenya, rangers turn detectives to protect elephants 12.09.2018

Africa's elephants are on the road to extinction. Faye Cuevas founded the tenBonma project to secure their future by stopping poachers before they kill the animals. And that involves a lot of detective work.
Schweiz Marsch gegen Klimawandel in Lugano

Climate change takes a toll on our minds, too 31.08.2018

We often think about the impact of climate change in physical terms – extreme weather, species extinction, and the destruction of habitat. But what about the emotional toll it takes on us?
Traditionelle Eselrennen von Tribunj

Inside Europe: Liberating endangered donkeys on Greece's Santorini island 02.08.2018

Santorini has long been revered as Greece’s most iconic and photogenic island. With its tangle of cobblestone alleys, dramatic cliffs, whitewashed villages and stunning sunsets. But it turned into a battleground last week after activists launched a protest to stop the abuse of the island’s most endangered species: donkeys. Anthee Carassava has more.
Global Ideas Tropenfischer

Biodiversity collapse imminent in world's tropics, study says 25.07.2018

More than three-quarters of all plant and animal species live in the tropics. But time to protect them is running out, a new study finds. Researchers are calling for a better approach to save this precious biodiversity.
Amerikanischer Aal

Living Planet: Demise of the American eel 19.07.2018

Hundreds of years ago, the American eel was a common sight on the Ottawa River in Canada. But today, the endangered species is at just 1 percent of its former strength, due largely to the many dams on the river. And the Ottawa River is especially important for the American eel — it's where they go to mature before making the epic journey back to their spawning grounds in the North Atlantic.

Rescuing Colombia's cotton-top tamarin monkeys 16.07.2018

The cotton-top tamarin is at risk of extinction due to deforestation in its habitat, the Colombian rainforest. The NGO Proyecto Tití is fighting for their survival.

Spitzmaulnashorn Kenia

Black rhinos die after relocation to national park in Kenya 13.07.2018

The Kenyan government said the death of eight black rhinos was "unprecedented" in more than a decade of such transfers. The black rhino is critically endangered, with just over 5,000 remaining worldwide.
Fledermaus | Great Horseshoe Bat, rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Living Planet: Saving bats with donkey dung 12.07.2018

The greater horseshoe bat — one of the United Kingdom's largest and rarest bat species — is under threat from pesticides, habitat loss and roads. But help is at hand from a surprising source.
Bildergalerie Umweltschutz Energiesparen

Living Planet: Strokes of genius 12.07.2018

When it comes to protecting the environment, sometimes the most unusual ideas are the best ones. From using donkey dung to help save an endangered bat to brewing beer out of old bread, we examine some of the strange and innovative ways people are helping save the planet.
USA Florida Everglades Nationalpark Alligator im Shark Valley

The Everglades - Marshland biodiversity 06.07.2018

The Everglades are a rough habitat with oppressive, sultry heat, biting flies and razor-sharp seagrass. Despite that, or perhaps even for this very reason, it's an area with an impressive biodiversity.
Kenya nördliches Weißes Nashorn

Should we bring extinct species back from the dead? 05.07.2018

With cutting-edge reproductive technology offering hope for the "functionally extinct" northern white rhino, can resurrection science right past wrongs — or is it a distraction from protecting the animals we have left?
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