43 h. ago Staff at Amazonia receive Easter surprise with arrival of first ever hatched red footed tortoise

Red footed tortoises are native to rainforests in South America and are a species listed as vulnerable, meaning they face a high risk of extinction in the wild due to threats such as habitat loss, hunting and the pet trade.

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68 h. ago White Bengal tiger mauls zookeeper to death after he mistakenly enters its cage at feeding time

Alexey Melnikov died instantly at Mariupol Zoo in Russian-occupied Ukraine after the tigress - named Lucy - 'attacked him and gnawed his head'.

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2 w. ago Otter pups at London Zoo take to the water for the first time

Otter pups at London Zoo take to the water for the first time  BBC

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2 w. ago ‘Every year matters’: Queensland’s critically endangered ‘bum

Guardian Australia is highlighting the plight of our endangered native species during an election campaign that is ignoring broken environment laws and rapidly declining ecosystemsExplore the series – Last chance: the extinction crisis being ignored this electionGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailA rare “bum-breathing” turtle found in a single river system in Queensland has suffered one of its worst breeding seasons on record due to flooding last December. It has prompted volunteers to question how many more “bad years” the species can survive.A freshwater species that breathes by absorbing oxygen through gill-like structures in its tail, the Mary River turtle is endemic to south-east Queensland. Its population has fallen by more than 80% since the 1960s and its conservation status was upgraded from endangered to critically endangered last year.Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email Contin...

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2 w. ago First time parent... at 97! Endangered Galapagos tortoise becomes oldest first time mum to four baby hatchlings

The Philadelphia Zoo, where the tortoise named Mommy laid her eggs, said it was 'overjoyed' over the arrival of the four hatchlings, a first in its more than 150-year history.

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2 w. ago AI scanning helps Scottish conservation project turn tide for flapper skate

Anglers who campaigned for protected area off Oban and Mull are providing key data on critically endangered speciesSea anglers will tell you that catching and landing a large flapper skate is the equivalent of running a four-minute mile. The fish can weigh 100kg and stretch the length of a dinner table.The first thing anglers will reach for when they land one is their camera or mobile phone, to capture the unique pattern of white spots ranged across each skate’s mottled brown back. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Critically endangered tortoises hatched for the first time in zoo’s 150

The 100-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ‘Mommy’ just became her species’ oldest first-time mom

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