Zoo vet technician helps rehabilitate endangered species By Rebecca Hazen, rebecca.hazen@chron.com Published 6:00 am, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Veterinarian technician Jess Jimerson and Save Vietnam's Wildlife veterinarian take blood from a pangolin. Photo: Houston Zoo A veterinarian looks at a pangolin's blood sample at Saving Vietnam's Wildlife. Veterinarian technician Jess Jimerson holds up a pangolin, an endangered species local to southeast Asia. Zoo vet technician helps rehabilitate endangered species Jess Jimerson, a Houston Zoo veterinarian technician, recently came back from spending two weeks in Vietnam where she helped assist with the medical care of a local endangered species of pangolins. Jimerson was able to have this opportunity because of the Zoo's Staff Conservation Fund, which provides grants for staff to do conservation work around the world in their fields. "I thought, what animals have high needs that I could potentially meet with my skill set? Riger explained, "A lot of animals illegally travel up through Vietnam into China.
Ten Most Endangered Animals We Left The Giant Panda Off Of Our Top Ten Most Endangered Species List. Nothing Personal. Photo:JCWF The Most Endangered Species We mentioned in another article that picking a Ten Most Endangered Animals list was a tough job. That’s why, despite the photo at the left, we chose not to include the giant panda on our roster of the world’s ten most endangered animals. Click links for more info and a short video on each species 1 Northern Right Whale Hunted to near extinction, 450 right whales still swim the Atlantic 2 The Vaquita The world’s smallest—and rarest—marine mammal 3 Amur Leopard The world’s rarest cat: Only 40 left in Russia’s Far East 4 Javan Rhinoceros No more than 60 of these swamp-dwelling Asian rhinos exist 5 Northern Sportive Lemur Here’s the scarcest of Madagascar’s fast-dwindling lemur species 6 Western Lowland Gorilla Disease and illegal hunting are wiping out this gentle giant 7 The Saola—An Asian Unicorn 8 Leatherback Sea Turtle 9 The Tiger The world’s biggest cat is almost gone
Scientists are using dogs instead of traps to study rare endangered species, and it’s working Scientists studying hard-to-find endangered species are often left with a difficult choice when it comes to locating specimens to research. They can attempt to find the animals themselves, spending hours, days, or even weeks on what can sometimes be a fruitless endeavor, or they can set traps, which are more efficient but can harm or even kill the very creatures they’re attempting to save. Now, a third option is showing some serious promise, and it’s all thanks to some very good dogs. Scientists working with the Great Otway National Park in Australia are testing the use of dogs as helpers in locating the incredibly rare Tiger Quoll. “The first stage of the study involved six dogs identifying the scent of quoll scats among nine different scats in a 25-square-metre plot of land,” Emma Bennett, a PhD candidate from Monash University who is studying the program explains. “The results of this study will be essential in forming guidelines for volunteer dog handling programs.
Why am I interested in this collection? Endangered species XClose Terms and Conditions of Use of Materials Copyright in this website and materials contained on this website (Material) belongs to Wildscreen or its licensors. Visitors to this website (End Users) are entitled to: view the contents of, and Material on, the website; download and retain copies of the Material on their personal systems in digital form in low resolution for their own personal use; teachers, lecturers and students may incorporate the Material in their educational material (including, but not limited to, their lesson plans, presentations, worksheets and projects) in hard copy and digital format for use within a registered educational establishment, provided that the integrity of the Material is maintained and that copyright ownership and authorship is appropriately acknowledged by the End User. End Users shall not copy or otherwise extract, alter or manipulate Material other than as permitted in these Terms and Conditions of Use of Materials. Green-flagged material
Endangered Species | Home Page You Are Here: Endangered Species Home » Interactive Website View our new interactive map to learn about endangered species success in your state or territory. Launch Map » Foxes on Three California Islands Saved from Extinction in Record Time Thanks to Conservation Partnership Foxes that are unique to three Channel Islands off the southern coast of California went into the record books today having achieved the fastest-ever recovery of a mammal in the history of the Endangered Species Act. Learn More » Channel Island Fox Four of the six subspecies of island fox on California's Channel Islands – the San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, and Santa Cataline island foxs – were listed as endangered in 2004 following catastrophic population declines... More » Photo credit: NPS Condor Watch Biologists studying the endangered California condor have launched a new web site to enlist the help of citizen scientists in research aimed at reducing lead poisoning, the primary threat to condors in the wild...
Earth's Endangered Creatures What Are Endangered Species? Throughout the history of life on earth, species have appeared, evolved, given rise to new species, and disappeared. This turnover of species is part of the natural process of life and it is going on all the time. Extinction is an inevitable, expected part of the cycle. Yet today we face a period of intensified extinction (some experts call it a mass extinction). And most of these extinctions can be connected to the actions of just one species: human beings. Humans have caused significant, widespread changes in natural environments around the globe and have introduced a variety of threats to wildlife including habitat destruction, climate change, disruption by invasive species, hunting, and poaching. Endangered Species Versus Threatened Species: Some Definitions Scientists and conservationists who study the animal species that face a high risk of extinction refer to such species as endangered species. Another frequently used term is threatened species. Frequently Asked Questions