The US Government Is Not Doing Anything To Protect Endangered Species
There are more than a thousand endangered plants and animals in the U.S., but there are an infinite number of roads and dams that can be built. Guess which interest wins out?
And Then There Were Three. Northern White Rhinos, That Is.
Sad news out of San Diego today. Nola, the adorable old rhino living at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, has died, reports the Los Angeles Times. There are now three Northern White Rhinos left in the whole world.
We Can Rebuild the Northern White Rhino—We Have the Technology
There’s endangered, and then there’s critically endangered, and then there’s the northern white rhino. There are just four—four!—northern white rhinos left on earth. The population has been cut nearly in half—from seven to four—in just the last 12 months. Even using the word “endangered” to describe their predicament…
There Are Only 300 Wolverines Left in America
Officials at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are trying to include wolverines as threatened members of the Endangered Species List (there are only about 300 remaining in the lower 48 states), and they have five excellent reasons.
Law Students Decapitate Rare Bird Because It's Vegas, Baby
In an apparent attempt to empirically prove the veracity of Robert Frost's 1962 poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay," two men, Eric Cuellar and Justin Teixeira, were arrested in Las Vegas this week after being caught on tape killing an endangered 14-year-old helmeted guinea fowl.
Zoo Officials Forced to Reenact Sophie's Choice With Endangered Species
Don't get too attached to the lemurs in this photo.
How to Get a Bear to Leave Your Hot Tub
Last Friday evening, this black bear trespassed onto the property of Floridian Jenny Rhoades, then got into her hot tub without asking for permission. Whoa, arrogant.
Arizona Restaurant Serves Up Endangered Species Burger
In honor of the World Cup, an eatery in the completely sane state of Arizona has added a special delicacy to their menu: lion! Yes, lion burgers, for $22. The beasts come from a farm in Illinois, not Africa.
LA Loses Last Bastion of Endangered Sushi
Riding high on Oscar glory, the brains behind dolphin hunting documentary The Cove, along with several federal agencies, busted Santa Monica hot-spot eatery The Hump for serving endangered Sei whale meat.
Fat Sea Lions Get Death Sentence for Eating Too Many Fish
After "dropping bombs that explode underwater and firing rubber bullets and bean bags from shotguns" failed to stop sea lions from getting hungry and eating salmon, wildlife officials have begun executing them, one by one.
Cellphone Non-Users: An Ethnographic Study
85 percent of adult Americans have cellphones, which means 15 percent don't. Who are these mysterious, ringtone-free luddites?
