Endangered Species Archives - The Westside Story

Scientists find success using drones to count wildlife populations

Feb 14, 2018

A new research paper, published in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution, examines the benefits of using drones to count wildlife instead of traditional methods. CNN detailed the research in a report yes...

New analysis finds threats to endangered species from climate change have been underestimated

West Side Story

Feb 14, 2017

Environment, Science

A new report has shown that scientists have vastly underestimated the impact of climate change on threatened and endangered wildlife species. The authors of the report have called for immediate action by policy...

Researchers to investigate endangered whale deaths

West Side Story

Jan 22, 2017

Environment, Science

UK researchers will launch a £740,000 investigation into the mysterious deaths of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis), which are among the most threatened endangered marine species in the world. Researc...

First bee species declared endangered in US

West Side Story

Oct 10, 2016

Environment, Science

On Friday, seven yellow-face bee species native to the Hawaiian Islands were declared endangered, marking the first time any bees in the US have received this designation. These species will fall under the prot...

President Obama creates Atlantic Ocean’s first protected marine monument

West Side Story

Sep 22, 2016

Environment, Policy, Science

President Barack Obama has announced the creation the first US marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean. Called the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the area includes 12,725 sq...

Report finds wildlife in UK are increasingly pressured towards extinction, by agriculture and climate change

West Side Story

Sep 14, 2016

Environment, Science, World

A recent ‘State of Nature’ report, assembled by a coalition of over 50 environmental organizations, has identified some grim realities when it comes to the status of wildlife in the United Kingdom. The report f...

West Coast Fisher Soon to be in The Endangered Species List

Jessie Godines

Oct 7, 2014

Health

It has been proposed to list West Coast Fisher under the ‘Endangered’ species category following threats from rat poison used by illegal marijuana farms in US. Earlier, the animal was driven into scarcity by fu...

Earth on verge of mass extinction, humans the cause

Platonium

Jul 26, 2014

Innovation

Researchers have found that Earth is on the verge of a sixth mass extinction, and humans are most likely to blame. Although the mass extinction is still in its early stages, there are many species that have ...

Dams killing off Indus river dolphin populations

Platonium

Jul 17, 2014

Innovation

Populations of the endangered Indus river dolphin are becoming even scarcer as more water is being used for irrigation and the rivers are becoming more fragmented, a new study says. The freshwater dolphins l...

Japanese Eel Makes it to the “Red” List of Endangered Species

Jamie Hacking

Jun 13, 2014

Innovation

A Japanese eel, a delicacy savored by the nation, has found its place on the international red list of endangered species, leaving a sour taste in the mouth of the nation. To meet the demand of this pr...

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