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In Vitro Fertilization To The Rescue for Endangered Species Fertility

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Africa, African, animal, animals, artificial, chimpanzees, de-extinction, endangered, extinct, extinction, fertile, fertility, gorillas, In Vitro Fertilization, infertile, inseminate, insemination, IVF, Leibniz Institute, Mexican wolves, Mongolian wild horses, orangutans, research, rhino, Sherman Silber, South American bush dogs, species, Sudan, wildlife, zoo 0 Comments

Endangered Species Fertility: Researchers are now using fertility techniques developed for people — like In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) — to try to bring back endangered species like Africa’s Northern White Rhino.

EarthTalk Q&A

Trophy Hunting: Good for Wildlife, Conservation? Killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe last summer sparks debate about future of big game hunting in Africa

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer activists, Africa, Big Five, big game, Cape buffalo, Cecil, conservation, elephants, HSI, humane society, hunting, leopards, lion, rhinos, Safari Club International, SCI, trophy, trophy hunting, wildlife, Zimbabwe 2 Comments

Big game hunters insist that their hobby does a lot to spur conservation given the huge fees they pay to the countries that host them, but environmentalists aren’t so sure…

A Lean, Green, Cleaning Machine: Deirdre Imus Talks to E

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How Can We Save Elephants Around the World? Uptick in poaching across Africa worries wildlife biologists, environmentalists

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Africa, African, China, Chinese, CITES, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, elephants, IFAW, International Fund for Animal Welfare, ivory, pachyderm, poachers, poaching, tusk, tusks, wildlife 0 Comments

Environmentalists are scurrying to save elephants and other iconic African wildlife from extinction in the face of increasing poaching across Africa.

ivory poaching credit: Surreal Name Given, FlickrCC

Currents

Ivory Poaching Rears its Head With Growing Demand for Ivory, Kenya’s Elephants Again Face an Uncertain Future

David Frey Africa, elephant, elephants, ivory, poacher, poachers, poaching 0 Comments

With growing demand for ivory, Kenya’s elephants face an uncertain future as poaching is once again on the rise, and environmentalists are wondering what to do next…

Going Green

Rediscovering Sierra Leone

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Rediscovering Sierra Leone: Ecotourism Blooms in West Africa

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Is Africa’s Iconic Wildlife Headed For Extinction? The time is now to turn things around, or else...

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss Africa, African, CITES, elephants, poachers, poaching, wildlife 0 Comments

The variety and abundance of wildlife in Africa is shrinking fast as human population grows and encroaches ever more on once wild and pristine landscapes.