Endangered Species

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Scarlet, or J50 swimming.

Scarlet, the Struggling Orca, Now Presumed Dead

By Kimberly Hickok published

Despite rescuers' best efforts, Scarlet, a young ailing orca, is now presumed dead.

Orcas
Scarlet

Starving Orca Feared Dead. But NOAA Isn't Giving Up Just Yet.

By Kimberly Hickok published

Capturing Scarlet could be the only way to save her — if she's still alive.

Orcas
aye-aye tonks

Endangered Lemur Newborn Is So Ugly It's Cute

By Stephanie Pappas published

Tonks is the newest baby aye-aye in the United States.

Land Mammals
Orca rescue

In Photos: Response Teams Try To Save Starving Killer Whale

By Kimberly Hickok published

Teams in Washington and Canada are working together to save Scarlet, a starving 3-year-old killer whale.

Orcas
Scarlet, or J50 swimming.

Scientists Are Trying Desperately to Save a Starving Orca. Will Their Efforts Pay Off?

By Kimberly Hickok published

Will this starving young killer whale respond to researchers' attempts to save her?

Orcas
Tahlequah orca whale

Orca Mother, Who Pushed Her Dead Calf for 1,000 Miles and 17 Days, Moves On

By Laura Geggel published

Orcas
Aerial view of J50, the starving orca whale.

3-Year-Old Killer Whale Is Starving, and Biologists Don't Know Why

By Kimberly Hickok published

Can an unconventional solution help save this orca's life?

Orcas
Baby orca pushed by its mom.

Grief-Stricken Orca Mom Pushes Dead Newborn Around in Puget Sound

By Kimberly Hickok published

These charismatic marine predators are fighting for survival as their food source disappears.

Orcas
A female black rhinoceros about to be relocated from Nairobi National Park to Tsavo-East National Park in an effort to repopulate habitats around Kenya, on June 26, 2018.

Why 8 Endangered Rhinos Died in Mission to Save Them

By Laura Geggel published

A mission meant to save critically endangered rhinoceroses by transferring them to a wildlife sanctuary in Kenya has ended in tragedy. And now we know why.

Rhinoceros
A male and female lion stand over a lion cub in Eastern Cape, South Africa. This is where a pride of lions slaughtered at least three poachers who entered the Sibuya Game Reserve to hunt rhino horns.

Poachers Tried to Kill Rhinos in South African Reserve. Instead, a Pride of Lions Killed Them.

By Jeanna Bryner published

A pride of hungry lions in a South African reserve just saved the day, at least for a herd of rhinos.

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