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  • Friday, September 28, 2012

    This month marks one year since the release of The Wildlife Conservation Society’s series of stamps specifically created to aid in saving endangered animal species.

  • Tuesday, June 26, 2012

    Lonesome George, the last of the La Pinta species of Galapagos Tortoise,  and the face of Galapagos conservation, has passed away. His age was estimated to be over 100 years old, and his image is the logo for the Galapagos National Park and the Charles Darwin Research Station.

  • Wednesday, June 20, 2012

    There is no denying that humans have a complex and highly developed system of communication; however, we aren't the only ones.

  • Friday, June 15, 2012

    Butterflies are under threat in South Africa. Many local communities living on the edges of forests and grasslands harvest the surrounding vegetation in an unsustainable manner. Butterflies rely on specific host plants to eat and lay their eggs. When these are removed the insects suffer.

  • Thursday, June 14, 2012

    Asiatic lions of Gujarat are making a comeback! Thanks to conservation efforts by the state, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has elected to lift their critically endangered status.

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