From our Cambodian episode, this video shows a Cambodian Tiger playing with his keeper. The video discusses some of the problems facing the tiger, and what is being done by conservation societies.
IUCN says one third of the species on earth is threatened with extinction.
A new annual report on the state of the world's plants and animals shows a third of all species catalogued are now threatened with extinction.
This year, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List includes a Madagascan rodent, a tree frog from Panama, and a spray toad from Tanzania all listed as "extinct in the wild."
Thirteen-hundred species of dragonflies and seven freshwater snails from China also joined the threatened list.
Australia is listed as one of the worst developed countries on the list, with 800 animal and plant species at risk of extinction.
Off the Western most coast of Australia is a secret location known to only a very few people .......and around 5000 humpback whales. Read this articleRead more articles ...
The world's biodiversity is down 30 percent since the 1970s, according to a new report, with tropical species taking the biggest hit. And if humanity continues as it has been, the picture could get bleaker. Humanity is outstripping the Earth's resources by 50 percent — essentially using the resources of one and a half Earths every year, according t […]
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Gangs & Groups are nothing new in the animal world. Check out this series of clips from the BBC Planet Wild: http://t.co/cUeY6crV14 hrs ago
Birth of a Baby Orang-Utan
November 1st, 2011 by msearleThis is from the episode called Orang-utan, Just Hanging On. This clip shows the amazing moment of an orang-utan giving birth.
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