NYTIMES (Laura Chung) - What We Know About Australia’s Bird Flu, Which Has Crossed Over to Mammals
Australia confirmed its first case of H5N1 in June in migratory seabirds. Since then, the virus has spread rapidly, straining government responses.
NYTIMES (Sopan Deb) - Video: Dolphin Carries Dead Calf in What Experts Call Mourning
Footage posted by a conservancy group offers an unusual glimpse of a common behavior by dolphins that often goes unobserved.
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - DiCaprio and Bezos pledge $200 million to save 100 endangered species worldwide
Leonardo DiCaprio and the Bezos Earth Fund have launched what they call the largest philanthropic fund ever dedicated to recovering critically endangered species, a $200 million bet that private money can reverse extinction across 30 countries. The Phoenix Species Project, announced by DiCaprio's conservation group Re:wild, splits its funding evenly: $100 million from the Bezos […] The post DiCaprio and Bezos pledge $200 million to save 100 endangered species worldwide appeared first on American Almanac .
Leonardo DiCaprio and the Bezos Earth Fund have launched what they call the largest philanthropic fund ever dedicated to recovering critically endangered species, a $200 million bet that private money can reverse extinction across 30 countries. The Phoenix Species Project, announced by DiCaprio's conservation group Re:wild, splits its funding evenly: $100 million from the Bezos Earth Fund and $100 million from Re:wild, backed by contributions from DiCaprio himself, the environmental group Age of Union, and the Todd Graves Family Foundation. The initiative targets 100 species across seven groups, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, invertebrates, and plants, and will work with more than 100 local and international partners, The…Open
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Premature giraffe calf born via emergency C-section
ABC News' Danny New has the incredible story of Milani, a giraffe at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas, who was delivered via C-section to a mother who couldn’t survive her illness.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Zach Kaplan) - Yellowstone bison attack victim recounts incident from hospital bed
Carl Isom-McDaniel, 65, said the bison "wasn't showing any aggression" initially, before it then "picked a target."
NYTIMES (Kate Golembiewski) - Meet Earth’s Newest Monkey. (And Check Out Its Orange Lips.)
It is only the fifth new African monkey identified as a new species in the past 75 years.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Coyote pup recovers after cactus calamity
A coyote pup is recovering after being discovered covered in “hundreds” of painful cactus spines, according to an Arizona wildlife organization.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - 200-year extinct bluebuck antelope being brought back to life | Elizabeth Vargas Reports
Colossal Biosciences Chief Animal Officer Matt James joins "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to discuss its process of bringing the extinct bluebuck antelope back to life. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Patrick Djordjevic) - Extinct bluebuck antelope being brought back to life
Around 1800, the bluebuck antelope went extinct after European colonizers hunted the African animal to its death.
NYTIMES (Catrin Einhorn) - Scientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The Surprise: Mom Had Many Helpers.
The episode, involving a group of sperm whales, adds to evidence that humans aren’t the only species that gets some form of assistance during and after delivery.