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Endangered Species Day
Today is Endangered Species Day - highlighting the incredible diversity on our planet and the importance of preserving it.
Take a moment today to enjoy the spectacular endangered Panda and Polar Bear on our live cams.
Through film and photos, learn more about elephants, tigers, gorillas and sturgeon. And celebrate the triumph of the ospreys with Rachel and Steve - once endangered, they’ve made a steady comeback.
What endangered animals would you like to see highlighted on the blog? Email us.
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Endangered Animals
Bull elephants will ram tusks in macho displays for female affections in local herds.
See more from the endangered animal photo album here.
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![Sub-Saharan in the Deep South: Endangered Animals Get a New Opportunity on the Mississippi
The Audubon Nature Institute and San Diego Zoo Global have a new, joint “breeding program for rare and endangered species on 1,000 acres south of this city, bringing herds of antelope, okapi and Masai giraffe to graze on the banks of the Mississippi River.” “Among the more than two dozen species expected in the program, which is slated to begin in 2014, are lions, flamingos, storks and several kinds of antelopes.”
The NYTimes reported that the breeding site is among the largest in the United States, and this “wildlife conservation model [is] based on the finding that certain species mate more successfully when allowed to roam in herds rather than when paired off in captivity.” Especially for those animals that breed based on a hierarchical order like hyenas.
“The location in Plaquemines Parish, which has an ideal climate for some subtropical species.”
‘It’s Jurassic Park-like,’ said L. Ronald Forman, the president of the Audubon Nature Institute.”
Read more and check out the African Wildlife Photography at Explore.org to learn more.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/b5328750dcb480ab038a90b1237715dc/tumblr_mgvuotXzTd1rs826no1_1280.jpg)
Sub-Saharan in the Deep South: Endangered Animals Get a New Opportunity on the Mississippi
The Audubon Nature Institute and San Diego Zoo Global have a new, joint “breeding program for rare and endangered species on 1,000 acres south of this city, bringing herds of antelope, okapi and Masai giraffe to graze on the banks of the Mississippi River.” “Among the more than two dozen species expected in the program, which is slated to begin in 2014, are lions, flamingos, storks and several kinds of antelopes.”
The NYTimes reported that the breeding site is among the largest in the United States, and this “wildlife conservation model [is] based on the finding that certain species mate more successfully when allowed to roam in herds rather than when paired off in captivity.” Especially for those animals that breed based on a hierarchical order like hyenas.
“The location in Plaquemines Parish, which has an ideal climate for some subtropical species.”
‘It’s Jurassic Park-like,’ said L. Ronald Forman, the president of the Audubon Nature Institute.”
Read more and check out the African Wildlife Photography at Explore.org to learn more.
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