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This ferret, named Elizabeth Ann, marked the first time a U.S. endangered species was successfully cloned. [23] On August 6, 2020, the world's first cloned Przewalski’s horse was born. [24] [25] [26] Since the oocyte used was from a domestic horse, this was an example of interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). [27]
AZA's Saving Animals From Extinction (SAFE) program prioritizes collaboration between zoos and aquariums to support highly vulnerable species. [10] SAFE builds on existing recovery plans to implement strategic conservation and public engagement activities. [11] In 2017, AZA member zoos and aquariums invested $15.6 million towards SAFE program ...
Furthermore, the Endangered Species Act also lists the species that the act has recovered. It is estimated that the act has prevented the extinction of about 291 species, like bald eagles and humpback whales, since its implementation through its different recovery plans and the protection that it provides for these threatened species. [70]
Threatened species are animals and plants that are likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future. Identifying, protecting, and restoring endangered and threatened species and subspecies are the primary objectives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's endangered species program. [1]
Rare: Portraits of America's Endangered Species. 2010. ISBN 1-4262-0575-9. Precursor to The Photo Ark project. Animal Ark: Celebrating our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures. National Geographic Kids, 2017. ISBN 978-1426327674. The Photo Ark: One Man's Quest to Document the World's Animals. 2017. ISBN 9781426217777. Birds Of The Photo Ark. 2018.
A California woman is lucky to be alive after officials believe her dedicated dog helped protect her during a house fire. Firefighters found Maya, an 8-year-old Pitbull mix, unconscious and lying ...
Suspects allegedly dressed up as bears to carry out fake attacks on cars as part of an insurance scam. Upon further scrutiny of the video, an investigation determined the bear was a person in a ...
Detectives probing the death of a 96-year-old California woman nearly two years ago have uncovered she was the victim of an elaborate murder-for-hire and reverse-mortgage scam that sought to gain ...