Zoos For Conservation
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Just a clumsy primate enthusiast.
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Japanese macaques at Ichikawa Zoo started coo-calling in unison from the top of the rock mountain — such an incredible sight! ✨
#世界ニホンザルの日 ㊗️
#WorldJapaneseMacaqueDay
#Macacafuscata
📷202510
#世界ニホンザルの日 ㊗️
#WorldJapaneseMacaqueDay
#Macacafuscata
📷202510
December 3, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Japanese macaques at Ichikawa Zoo started coo-calling in unison from the top of the rock mountain — such an incredible sight! ✨
#世界ニホンザルの日 ㊗️
#WorldJapaneseMacaqueDay
#Macacafuscata
📷202510
#世界ニホンザルの日 ㊗️
#WorldJapaneseMacaqueDay
#Macacafuscata
📷202510
Thank you, IAM!🙏
Great news for the macaques living at Flora Park in Macau.
www.einpresswire.com/article/8704...
Great news for the macaques living at Flora Park in Macau.
www.einpresswire.com/article/8704...
Macaques in Flora Park to be relocated to Seac Pai Van Park for more comfortable living environment
MACAU, November 26 - The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) plans to gradually relocate the eleven macaques in Flora Park to Seac Pai Van Park to provide them with
www.einpresswire.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Thank you, IAM!🙏
Great news for the macaques living at Flora Park in Macau.
www.einpresswire.com/article/8704...
Great news for the macaques living at Flora Park in Macau.
www.einpresswire.com/article/8704...
Momoko never stops foraging.
Haoko can’t stop his eyes off of her.
第一に生えてる草🌱をむしって食べ続けるモモコと、モモコから目が離せないハオコ。#世界ゴリラの日
📷 #WorldGorillaDay2025
📍 #UenoZoologicalGardens
#westernlowlandgorilla
#gorilla
#criticallyendangered
#上野動物園
#ニシゴリラ
#ゴリラ
#絶滅危惧種ia類
Haoko can’t stop his eyes off of her.
第一に生えてる草🌱をむしって食べ続けるモモコと、モモコから目が離せないハオコ。#世界ゴリラの日
📷 #WorldGorillaDay2025
📍 #UenoZoologicalGardens
#westernlowlandgorilla
#gorilla
#criticallyendangered
#上野動物園
#ニシゴリラ
#ゴリラ
#絶滅危惧種ia類
September 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Momoko never stops foraging.
Haoko can’t stop his eyes off of her.
第一に生えてる草🌱をむしって食べ続けるモモコと、モモコから目が離せないハオコ。#世界ゴリラの日
📷 #WorldGorillaDay2025
📍 #UenoZoologicalGardens
#westernlowlandgorilla
#gorilla
#criticallyendangered
#上野動物園
#ニシゴリラ
#ゴリラ
#絶滅危惧種ia類
Haoko can’t stop his eyes off of her.
第一に生えてる草🌱をむしって食べ続けるモモコと、モモコから目が離せないハオコ。#世界ゴリラの日
📷 #WorldGorillaDay2025
📍 #UenoZoologicalGardens
#westernlowlandgorilla
#gorilla
#criticallyendangered
#上野動物園
#ニシゴリラ
#ゴリラ
#絶滅危惧種ia類
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In Cape Town, South Africa, an ongoing conflict between people and baboons has escalated to the point that local authorities are considering culling 117 animals from four troops, roughly a quarter of the local population.
Local conservationists argue killing them isn’t the answer.
Local conservationists argue killing them isn’t the answer.
Cape Town faces backlash over proposal to kill baboons
In Cape Town, South Africa, an ongoing conflict between people and baboons has escalated to the point that local authorities are considering culling 117 animals from four troops, roughly a quarter of…
news.mongabay.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
In Cape Town, South Africa, an ongoing conflict between people and baboons has escalated to the point that local authorities are considering culling 117 animals from four troops, roughly a quarter of the local population.
Local conservationists argue killing them isn’t the answer.
Local conservationists argue killing them isn’t the answer.
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New research based on more than a decade of field observations indicates that wild Sumatran orangutans balance their sleep needs much like humans do, by napping during the day.
The team found the shorter an individual’s sleep period overnight, the longer was its cumulative nap period the next day.
The team found the shorter an individual’s sleep period overnight, the longer was its cumulative nap period the next day.
Orangutans make up for lost sleep with daytime naps, study finds
When it comes to sleeping, few animals are as fastidious as orangutans. Each evening, as twilight approaches, the tree-dwelling great apes meticulously weave a cup-shaped nest out of branches, twigs…
news.mongabay.com
July 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
New research based on more than a decade of field observations indicates that wild Sumatran orangutans balance their sleep needs much like humans do, by napping during the day.
The team found the shorter an individual’s sleep period overnight, the longer was its cumulative nap period the next day.
The team found the shorter an individual’s sleep period overnight, the longer was its cumulative nap period the next day.
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Camera traps in Tangkulap Forest Reserve in Malaysia’s Sabah state have photographed a Eurasian otter — a grainy image of an individual ambling next to a waterbody.
This is the first confirmed sighting of the species in Malaysia in more than a decade, bringing cheer to conservationists.
This is the first confirmed sighting of the species in Malaysia in more than a decade, bringing cheer to conservationists.
‘Hopeful sign’ as Eurasian otter reappears in Malaysia after a decade
Camera traps in Tangkulap Forest Reserve in Malaysia’s Sabah state have photographed a Eurasian otter — a grainy image of an individual ambling next to a waterbody. This is the first confirmed…
news.mongabay.com
July 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Camera traps in Tangkulap Forest Reserve in Malaysia’s Sabah state have photographed a Eurasian otter — a grainy image of an individual ambling next to a waterbody.
This is the first confirmed sighting of the species in Malaysia in more than a decade, bringing cheer to conservationists.
This is the first confirmed sighting of the species in Malaysia in more than a decade, bringing cheer to conservationists.
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A family of giant river otters was released into the Iberá National Park in northeast Argentina on July 1. The endangered species, with no known breeding populations in Argentina over the past 40 years, was considered probably extinct in the country.
Giant river otter returns to Argentina after almost four decades
A family of giant river otters was released into the Iberá National Park in northeast Argentina on July 1. The endangered species, with no known breeding populations in Argentina over the past 40…
news.mongabay.com
July 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A family of giant river otters was released into the Iberá National Park in northeast Argentina on July 1. The endangered species, with no known breeding populations in Argentina over the past 40 years, was considered probably extinct in the country.
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Mutara leading the ex-orphans in Ithumba! Every elephant here was rescued as an orphaned calf, before reclaiming their place in the wild. Many of them have gone on to become mothers multiple times over.
Please sit back and pause for a moment in our fast-paced world, to watch this scene of success.
Please sit back and pause for a moment in our fast-paced world, to watch this scene of success.
July 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Mutara leading the ex-orphans in Ithumba! Every elephant here was rescued as an orphaned calf, before reclaiming their place in the wild. Many of them have gone on to become mothers multiple times over.
Please sit back and pause for a moment in our fast-paced world, to watch this scene of success.
Please sit back and pause for a moment in our fast-paced world, to watch this scene of success.
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The blue crane, South Africa’s national bird, is now at greater risk of extinction, as a new regional assessment lists the species as “vulnerable.”
“A Near-Threatened listing is no longer appropriate, now that the population is declining,” states the recently published Red Data Book of Birds.
“A Near-Threatened listing is no longer appropriate, now that the population is declining,” states the recently published Red Data Book of Birds.
Blue cranes now listed as vulnerable in South Africa
The blue crane, South Africa’s national bird, is now at greater risk of extinction, as a new regional assessment lists the species as “vulnerable.” “A Near-Threatened listing is no longer…
news.mongabay.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The blue crane, South Africa’s national bird, is now at greater risk of extinction, as a new regional assessment lists the species as “vulnerable.”
“A Near-Threatened listing is no longer appropriate, now that the population is declining,” states the recently published Red Data Book of Birds.
“A Near-Threatened listing is no longer appropriate, now that the population is declining,” states the recently published Red Data Book of Birds.
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New research by @dranipermana.bsky.social of @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social into how young orangutans acquire their nest-building skills.
"Young orangutans do not instinctively know how to build nests...they gradually master the skills over 7+ years."
www.orangutanlandtrust.com/post/learnin...
"Young orangutans do not instinctively know how to build nests...they gradually master the skills over 7+ years."
www.orangutanlandtrust.com/post/learnin...
Learning by watching: New insights into how nest-building skills are acquired and passed on.
By Dr Andrea L. PermanaResearch Fellow, University of Warwick, UK and Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour.When you think of wild orangutans, the chances are you picture one high in the trees movi...
www.orangutanlandtrust.com
June 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
New research by @dranipermana.bsky.social of @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social into how young orangutans acquire their nest-building skills.
"Young orangutans do not instinctively know how to build nests...they gradually master the skills over 7+ years."
www.orangutanlandtrust.com/post/learnin...
"Young orangutans do not instinctively know how to build nests...they gradually master the skills over 7+ years."
www.orangutanlandtrust.com/post/learnin...
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Orangutans nap to make up for lost sleep, new study reveals phys.org/news/2025-06...
Orangutans nap to make up for lost sleep, new study reveals
Anybody who has ever struggled to get enough sleep knows just how much in life can interfere with our rest, and just how detrimental this can be to our health and happiness. Researchers from the Max P...
phys.org
June 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Orangutans nap to make up for lost sleep, new study reveals phys.org/news/2025-06...
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Chimpanzees and preschoolers both choose social scenes over snacks—some even pay for the drama. This shared ‘nosey’ behavior hints at deep evolutionary roots in our lineage. #Primatology #ChildDevelopment #EvoAnthropology
A Shared Fascination: Social Curiosity in Pan troglodytes and Human Children
A new lens on our evolutionary past
www.primatology.net
June 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Chimpanzees and preschoolers both choose social scenes over snacks—some even pay for the drama. This shared ‘nosey’ behavior hints at deep evolutionary roots in our lineage. #Primatology #ChildDevelopment #EvoAnthropology
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It's #WorldRainforestDay!
Orangutans have no future without rainforests. At OLT, our focus is on saving the rainforest habitat of orangutans to ensure their long-term survival in the wild.
Won't you help us protect rainforests & the orangutans' future?
donate.orangutanlandtrust.com/support_us/~...
Orangutans have no future without rainforests. At OLT, our focus is on saving the rainforest habitat of orangutans to ensure their long-term survival in the wild.
Won't you help us protect rainforests & the orangutans' future?
donate.orangutanlandtrust.com/support_us/~...
June 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It's #WorldRainforestDay!
Orangutans have no future without rainforests. At OLT, our focus is on saving the rainforest habitat of orangutans to ensure their long-term survival in the wild.
Won't you help us protect rainforests & the orangutans' future?
donate.orangutanlandtrust.com/support_us/~...
Orangutans have no future without rainforests. At OLT, our focus is on saving the rainforest habitat of orangutans to ensure their long-term survival in the wild.
Won't you help us protect rainforests & the orangutans' future?
donate.orangutanlandtrust.com/support_us/~...
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It's #WorldRainforestDay!
Did you know you can save rainforests every day, just by choosing only #SUSTAINABLE (#DeforestationFree) palm oil?
Smart consumer action can really make a difference when it comes to protecting rainforests.
Find out how: www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/three-ways-t...
Did you know you can save rainforests every day, just by choosing only #SUSTAINABLE (#DeforestationFree) palm oil?
Smart consumer action can really make a difference when it comes to protecting rainforests.
Find out how: www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/three-ways-t...
Three ways to save the rainforest using Palm Oil - Sustainable Palm Oil Choice
Three things you can do right away to save the rainforests from the effects of badly produced palm oil - Sustainable palm oil
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu
June 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Happy World Giraffe Day!
Thank you to the rangers who protect wild giraffes every day.
#oldmemories
#WorldGiraffeDay
#MasaiGiraffe
#Giraffacamelopardalis
#EndangeredSpecies
#AmboseliNationalPark
#MasaiMaraNationalReserve
#Kenya
#SerengetiNationalPark
#Tanzania
Thank you to the rangers who protect wild giraffes every day.
#oldmemories
#WorldGiraffeDay
#MasaiGiraffe
#Giraffacamelopardalis
#EndangeredSpecies
#AmboseliNationalPark
#MasaiMaraNationalReserve
#Kenya
#SerengetiNationalPark
#Tanzania
June 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Happy World Giraffe Day!
Thank you to the rangers who protect wild giraffes every day.
#oldmemories
#WorldGiraffeDay
#MasaiGiraffe
#Giraffacamelopardalis
#EndangeredSpecies
#AmboseliNationalPark
#MasaiMaraNationalReserve
#Kenya
#SerengetiNationalPark
#Tanzania
Thank you to the rangers who protect wild giraffes every day.
#oldmemories
#WorldGiraffeDay
#MasaiGiraffe
#Giraffacamelopardalis
#EndangeredSpecies
#AmboseliNationalPark
#MasaiMaraNationalReserve
#Kenya
#SerengetiNationalPark
#Tanzania
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Yesterday, Dr. Cedric entered the Mt. Tshiabirimu sector of Virunga NP, DRC to check on Katsabara group and collect stool samples as part of our routine testing for gastrointestinal parasites.
All members appeared to be in good health, including silverback Katsabara (pictured).
All members appeared to be in good health, including silverback Katsabara (pictured).
June 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Yesterday, Dr. Cedric entered the Mt. Tshiabirimu sector of Virunga NP, DRC to check on Katsabara group and collect stool samples as part of our routine testing for gastrointestinal parasites.
All members appeared to be in good health, including silverback Katsabara (pictured).
All members appeared to be in good health, including silverback Katsabara (pictured).
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Harm to eastern lowland gorillas and this whole ecosystem in the DRC: "Tropical forests in eastern Congo that fell into rebel hands this year have seen a spike in illegal logging to produce charcoal and timber." #primates #gorillas #anthropology #conservation #forest
Illegal logging in rebel-held Congo threatens gorillas, alarms environmentalists
Tropical forests in eastern Congo that fell into rebel hands this year have seen a spike in illegal logging to produce charcoal and timber, residents and environmentalists said, raising fears of large-scale degradation.
www.reuters.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Harm to eastern lowland gorillas and this whole ecosystem in the DRC: "Tropical forests in eastern Congo that fell into rebel hands this year have seen a spike in illegal logging to produce charcoal and timber." #primates #gorillas #anthropology #conservation #forest
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I won't forget spending time w/ Kanzi years ago (while observing/ filming gestures in bonobos). We played, conversed--he was far better with lexigrams than I, and he understood my English. His acute mind taught us all so much. Rest in peace. www.apeinitiative.org/remembering-... #anthropology #Kanzi
March 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I won't forget spending time w/ Kanzi years ago (while observing/ filming gestures in bonobos). We played, conversed--he was far better with lexigrams than I, and he understood my English. His acute mind taught us all so much. Rest in peace. www.apeinitiative.org/remembering-... #anthropology #Kanzi
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Thanks to Science News for including my thoughts on the ethics of ape-language experiments-- and a memory I have of time with wonderful Kanzi the bonobo-- in this piece. #Kanzi #apes #language #anthropology #ethics
A ‘talking’ ape’s death signals the end of an era
Kanzi showed apes have the capacity for language, but in recent years scientists have questioned the ethics of ape experiments.
www.sciencenews.org
May 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Thanks to Science News for including my thoughts on the ethics of ape-language experiments-- and a memory I have of time with wonderful Kanzi the bonobo-- in this piece. #Kanzi #apes #language #anthropology #ethics
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A new report catalogs the species closest to the brink. Compiled by more than 100 scientists and conservationists, it’s a stark warning: without urgent action, some of our closest relatives may soon be gone.
A new report catalogs the species closest to the brink. Compiled by more than 100 scientists and conservationists, it’s a stark warning: without urgent action, some of our closest relatives may soon be gone.
A new report lists the world’s 25 most endangered primates. Most people have never heard of them.
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. A new report, “Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered…
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June 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]
A new report catalogs the species closest to the brink. Compiled by more than 100 scientists and conservationists, it’s a stark warning: without urgent action, some of our closest relatives may soon be gone.
A new report catalogs the species closest to the brink. Compiled by more than 100 scientists and conservationists, it’s a stark warning: without urgent action, some of our closest relatives may soon be gone.
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A couple weeks ago, Dr. Fred checked on Mucunguzi group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. He reports that all 17 members of the group appeared to be in good health, including the tiny baby he photographed sheltering from the rain with its mother 🥰
June 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A couple weeks ago, Dr. Fred checked on Mucunguzi group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. He reports that all 17 members of the group appeared to be in good health, including the tiny baby he photographed sheltering from the rain with its mother 🥰
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A sudden USAID funding cut has stalled conservation efforts in Ethiopia’s Tama Community Conservation Area, a 197,000-hectare (486,000-acre) corridor home to elephants, giraffes and other threatened species.
The suspension has triggered a return of illegal hunting and deforestation.
The suspension has triggered a return of illegal hunting and deforestation.
USAID cut curbs hopes at Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area
ADDIS ABABA — Alawara Kolbala, 39, from the Mursi tribe, said he remembers the sense of pride and hope his community felt when they officially gained legal right to manage their land in the Tama…
news.mongabay.com
June 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
A sudden USAID funding cut has stalled conservation efforts in Ethiopia’s Tama Community Conservation Area, a 197,000-hectare (486,000-acre) corridor home to elephants, giraffes and other threatened species.
The suspension has triggered a return of illegal hunting and deforestation.
The suspension has triggered a return of illegal hunting and deforestation.
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A few Bangladeshi entrepreneurs are now producing tableware like plates and straws from biodegradable and locally available materials like areca leaves for plates and rice bran and jute for straws.
However, they are struggling with production costs and in dire need of policy support.
However, they are struggling with production costs and in dire need of policy support.
With areca leaves and rice bran, Bangladesh replaces single-use plastic tableware
Bangladeshi people love to throw a party, as the disposable tableware industry has increasingly seen. They get together or organize social gatherings often, be it to celebrate festivals or go on…
news.mongabay.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
A few Bangladeshi entrepreneurs are now producing tableware like plates and straws from biodegradable and locally available materials like areca leaves for plates and rice bran and jute for straws.
However, they are struggling with production costs and in dire need of policy support.
However, they are struggling with production costs and in dire need of policy support.
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🦍 Four Eastern Lowland Gorillas—Isangi, Lululingu, Mapendo & Ndjingala—just made history. Once victims of the illegal wildlife trade, they were rehabilitated by GRACE Gorillas and have been rewilded in @gorilladoctors.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🦍 Four Eastern Lowland Gorillas—Isangi, Lululingu, Mapendo & Ndjingala—just made history. Once victims of the illegal wildlife trade, they were rehabilitated by GRACE Gorillas and have been rewilded in @gorilladoctors.bsky.social