by Valerie Wong (’24)
We focus on breakthroughs, news, and events relating to endangered animals and conservation efforts. We spotlight climate change to bring awareness to the change that must happen to save threatened species.
Conservation Chronicles: alarming series of endangered right whale deaths concerns environmentalists
by Valerie Wong (’24) | March 22, 2024 A series of endangered right whale deaths this year has renewed calls for increased shipping lane regulation in regions that these right whales frequent. Since January, this unusually high mortality rate has raised concerns about the impact of humans on the North Atlantic right whale. North Atlantic…
Conservation Chronicles: Fifty years of the Endangered Species Act
by Valerie Wong (’24) | March 1, 2024 In 1973, President Richard Nixon signed what might be the most comprehensive piece of environmental legislation of the 20th century. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) revolutionized both environmental management and the United States’ approach to conservation. Now, fifty years later, it’s time to reflect on the past…
Conservation Chronicles: world’s first rhino IVF pregnancy could save northern white rhinos from extinction
by Valerie Wong (’24) | February 2, 2024 In 2018, the northern white rhinoceros was declared functionally extinct with the death of its last male, Sudan. Now, new advancements in fertility science could provide a glimmer of hope for the critically endangered subspecies. Northern white rhinos were once prevalent throughout central Africa. However, illegal poaching…
Conservation Chronicles: PG&E sediment spill further threatens Chinook salmon
by Valerie Wong (’24) | November 17, 2023 This August, a leak in a Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) canal released sediment into Butte Creek, an important habitat for Chinook salmon and steelhead trout in Central California. The creek provides a vital pathway for these endangered species as they migrate to and from the…
Conservation Chronicles: why zoos in the US are returning their beloved giant pandas to China
by Valerie Wong (’24) On December 7, 2023, two pandas from the National Zoo in Washington, D.C, are scheduled to return to China. First arriving in the US in 2000, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian were originally loaned to the US in a ten-year research program. Now, after multiple program renewals, the pandas are finally…
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