How tracking golden eagles in Nevada revealed a desert ‘death vortex’ Something is stopping Dry Lake Valley’s golden eagles from reproducing and killing raptors that fly in to fill the void.

Nevada’s golden eagle population is facing a dramatic decline, with threats like habitat loss, disease, starvation, and environmental hazards creating a “death vortex” in places like Dry Lake Valley. 🦅 #Conservation #WildlifeCrisis #GoldenEagles

www.sciencenews.org/article/gold...

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What the study found:
🧬 282 eel products DNA-tested from 11 countries
📦 Only 9% had species labelling
🦠 Including American, Japanese and European eel
🌍 East Asia leads demand, but the EU is deeply involved
#eels #WildlifeCrisis

Mass Death of Magellanic Penguins Observed at Reserva Provincial Cabo Vírgenes On April 4th and 5th, 2025, I visited the Reserva Provincial Cabo Vírgenes (Pinguinera) in Patagonia, which is, to my knowledge, a protected area serving as a breeding colony for Magellanic penguins. ...

Hundreds of Magellanic penguins found dead in Patagonia. Signs of trauma. No clear cause.

Stories like these deserve to be heard and protected!

Read more: tinyurl.com/5n6z5zbu

#magellanicpenguins #penguins #patagonia #wildlifecrisis #conservation #oceanwatch #sevenseasmedia

In West Africa, Pangolins Hunted More for Taste Than Trafficking A new study reveals that pangolins in Nigeria are hunted almost entirely for their meat—not for their scales. Conservation must rethink its strategy.

Forget the trafficking myth—West Africa’s pangolins are vanishing because locals crave their meat. #WildlifeCrisis #PangolinConservation #BushmeatThreat

Vanishing Shadows: How North Korea’s Black Market Wildlife Trade Threatens the Future of Wild Cats and Their Kin | Big Cat Rescue | Wild cats in the wild: Our mission, their future. In the rugged mountains and shadowy forests of North Korea, where the DMZ acts as an unintended wildlife sanctuary, one might imagine a haven for elusive species like the Amur leopard or the ghost-lik...

Amur tigers and leopards face extinction in North Korea due to black market trade and government-run wildlife farms. Help us protect them before it’s too late. 🐾
👉 bigcatrescue.org/conservation...
#WildlifeCrisis #SaveBigCats

Drugged Waters, Altered Journeys: How Pharmaceuticals Disrupt Salmon Migration What we flush away may be altering wild salmon migration—and changing ecosystems. This invisible threat is already swimming beneath the surface.

What we flush away may be altering wild salmon migration—and changing ecosystems. This invisible threat is already swimming beneath the surface. #EnvironmentalPollution #Pharmaceuticals #WildlifeCrisis

A Spark of Hope Amid the Domoic Acid Crisis: Meet @wildlifejewels.bsky.social Amazonite the Pelican.
Learn more at: www.wildlifejewels.org/wildlife-jew...

#Pelican #DomoicAcid #Ocean #Seabirds #WildlifeCrisis #SaveWildlife #CaliforniaCoast

📸 🎥 by © Wildlife Jewels

H5N1 flu is now killing birds on the continent of Antarctica A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is spreading south along the Antarctic Peninsula and could devastate populations of penguins and other seabirds

H5N1 bird flu has reached Antarctica, threatening penguins & seabirds. The virus, spreading rapidly, could devastate colonies already struggling due to climate change. Scientists warn of major crisis.

tinyurl.com/mus4wn7d #BirdFlu #Antarctica #WildlifeCrisis #PenguinsAtRisk

🚨 Worcestershire's swans are dying.
DEFRA needs to act now.

With Cllr @MelAllcott, I’m calling for urgent action to remove bird flu-infected swan carcasses from River Severn.

DEFRA must act to avoid cross species infection.

#Worcester #BirdFlu #WildlifeCrisis #PublicHealth #LibDems #tenburywells

🐸 Exciting news for amphibian conservation 🌍 We're thrilled to announce the release of the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan #ACAP2024 Download here: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
#AmphibianConservation #Biodiversity #NatureConservation #WildlifeProtection #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeCrisis