Not done yet! Last Swinhoe turtle female appears<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"endangered](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2022\/04\/the_zoologist_barista_172065896_3871071792973495_3802503990734513772_n.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nExperts had almost abandoned hope of conserving Swinhoe softshell turtles. Until a stunning 130kg female was spotted in Dong Mo Lake, Vietnam. Also known as \u2018Yangtze giant softshell turtle\u2019 or \u2018Hoan Kiem turtle\u2019, conservationists are striving to find her a mate to keep this species alive. There is one known male living in China\u2019s Suzhou Zoo; and the search is ongoing to haul this majestic turtle species back from the brink of extinction. The future is looking solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Extinct\u2019 Australian rodent rears its head<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Australia's](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2022\/04\/coupleofbushbattlers_31338672_751782018361252_911921075628015616_n-1024x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Australian Gould\u2019s Field Mouse had been extinct since 1857 when European settlers arrived. Or so experts thought! Remarkably, genetic analysis revealed it lives on today under a different name \u2013 the ‘djoongari’ or \u2018Shark Bay Mouse\u2019 (found on three islands in Western Australia\u2019s Shark Bay). Dr Roberto Portela Miguez (Senior Curator of Mammals at the Museum) tells us \u2018There are only a few specimens of the Gould’s field mouse kept in museums and it’s fantastic that we can get meaningful genetic information from them given they are so old.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
GET INSPIRED BY: Australian Outback Adventure<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n‘Critically Endangered’ fish found in Turkey<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Diyarbakir](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2022\/04\/abyhelme_243720289_595484661894722_1871149249968361905_n-1024x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n2021 saw a sensational fish discovery. There had been no sign of \u2018Critically Endangered\u2019 Diyarbakir Loach fish for over 50 years. When it suddenly it appeared in the Batman River Dam in Southeastern Turkey. It\u2019s believed the dam construction in 1986 sliced their habitat in two, making it difficult for them to thrive. Today its population is unknown \u2013 with experts upping their search for more endangered fish species in freshwaters and inland wetlands in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RELATED CONTENT: Introducing our 5 year strategy for How We Tread Right<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWildlife conservation win! Nations pledge to end deforestation by 2030<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"deforestation\"](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2022\/04\/gryffyn-m-axE5o1Xh7_Q-unsplash-1024x682.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne of the most positive wildlife conservation initiatives in recent times. During 2021\u2019s UN climate change conference (COP26<\/a>), 141 countries (representing over 85% of the world’s forests) pledged to combine efforts to \u2018Conserve forests and other terrestrial ecosystems and accelerate their restoration\u2019 by 2030. This marks a big wildlife win. Forest and land use finally is getting the spotlight it deserves. With a signed pledge to show for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRELATED CONTENT: 11 sustainable destinations to visit in 2022<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe great virgin bird birth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"California](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2022\/04\/heather_morris__274994750_258029889718319_490948049728541292_n-1-1024x683.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn 1987, all 22 remaining California condors (colossal scavenger birds with 9 feet wingspans) were captured and bred in an attempt to save them from extinction. There are now over 500 today. Incredibly, recent studies show that two females gave birth without breeding \u2013 (known among scientists as \u2018parthenogenesis\u2019) and non-scientists as \u2018virgin birth\u2019. Odd cases of asexual reproduction in sexually reproducing species happens cells in a female\u2019s egg behave like sperm and fuse with the egg. Oliver Ryder, director of conservation genetics at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, says: \u2018Why did this happen? We just don\u2019t know… Will it happen again? I rather believe so.\u201d And we love the mystery!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Largest ever rhinos translocation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"white](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2022\/04\/david-clode-nGrcKcgiXfo-unsplash-1024x682.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n30 white rhinos were moved from Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve (South Africa) to Akagera National Park (Rwanda) to create a ‘breeding stronghold’ and help spread the white rhino species north. Constantly threatened by poachers, this translocation effort between the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), African Parks<\/a> and andBeyond comes as a \u2018timely for the conservation of these incredibly threatened species\u2019 says Ariella Kageruka, RDB Acting Chief Tourism Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nExperts had almost abandoned hope of conserving Swinhoe softshell turtles. Until a stunning 130kg female was spotted in Dong Mo Lake, Vietnam. Also known as \u2018Yangtze giant softshell turtle\u2019 or \u2018Hoan Kiem turtle\u2019, conservationists are striving to find her a mate to keep this species alive. There is one known male living in China\u2019s Suzhou Zoo; and the search is ongoing to haul this majestic turtle species back from the brink of extinction. The future is looking solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Extinct\u2019 Australian rodent rears its head<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Australian Gould\u2019s Field Mouse had been extinct since 1857 when European settlers arrived. Or so experts thought! Remarkably, genetic analysis revealed it lives on today under a different name \u2013 the ‘djoongari’ or \u2018Shark Bay Mouse\u2019 (found on three islands in Western Australia\u2019s Shark Bay). Dr Roberto Portela Miguez (Senior Curator of Mammals at the Museum) tells us \u2018There are only a few specimens of the Gould’s field mouse kept in museums and it’s fantastic that we can get meaningful genetic information from them given they are so old.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
GET INSPIRED BY: Australian Outback Adventure<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n‘Critically Endangered’ fish found in Turkey<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n2021 saw a sensational fish discovery. There had been no sign of \u2018Critically Endangered\u2019 Diyarbakir Loach fish for over 50 years. When it suddenly it appeared in the Batman River Dam in Southeastern Turkey. It\u2019s believed the dam construction in 1986 sliced their habitat in two, making it difficult for them to thrive. Today its population is unknown \u2013 with experts upping their search for more endangered fish species in freshwaters and inland wetlands in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RELATED CONTENT: Introducing our 5 year strategy for How We Tread Right<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWildlife conservation win! Nations pledge to end deforestation by 2030<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne of the most positive wildlife conservation initiatives in recent times. During 2021\u2019s UN climate change conference (COP26<\/a>), 141 countries (representing over 85% of the world’s forests) pledged to combine efforts to \u2018Conserve forests and other terrestrial ecosystems and accelerate their restoration\u2019 by 2030. This marks a big wildlife win. Forest and land use finally is getting the spotlight it deserves. With a signed pledge to show for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRELATED CONTENT: 11 sustainable destinations to visit in 2022<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe great virgin bird birth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn 1987, all 22 remaining California condors (colossal scavenger birds with 9 feet wingspans) were captured and bred in an attempt to save them from extinction. There are now over 500 today. Incredibly, recent studies show that two females gave birth without breeding \u2013 (known among scientists as \u2018parthenogenesis\u2019) and non-scientists as \u2018virgin birth\u2019. Odd cases of asexual reproduction in sexually reproducing species happens cells in a female\u2019s egg behave like sperm and fuse with the egg. Oliver Ryder, director of conservation genetics at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, says: \u2018Why did this happen? We just don\u2019t know… Will it happen again? I rather believe so.\u201d And we love the mystery!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Largest ever rhinos translocation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n30 white rhinos were moved from Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve (South Africa) to Akagera National Park (Rwanda) to create a ‘breeding stronghold’ and help spread the white rhino species north. Constantly threatened by poachers, this translocation effort between the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), African Parks<\/a> and andBeyond comes as a \u2018timely for the conservation of these incredibly threatened species\u2019 says Ariella Kageruka, RDB Acting Chief Tourism Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Australian Gould\u2019s Field Mouse had been extinct since 1857 when European settlers arrived. Or so experts thought! Remarkably, genetic analysis revealed it lives on today under a different name \u2013 the ‘djoongari’ or \u2018Shark Bay Mouse\u2019 (found on three islands in Western Australia\u2019s Shark Bay). Dr Roberto Portela Miguez (Senior Curator of Mammals at the Museum) tells us \u2018There are only a few specimens of the Gould’s field mouse kept in museums and it’s fantastic that we can get meaningful genetic information from them given they are so old.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
GET INSPIRED BY: Australian Outback Adventure<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2021 saw a sensational fish discovery. There had been no sign of \u2018Critically Endangered\u2019 Diyarbakir Loach fish for over 50 years. When it suddenly it appeared in the Batman River Dam in Southeastern Turkey. It\u2019s believed the dam construction in 1986 sliced their habitat in two, making it difficult for them to thrive. Today its population is unknown \u2013 with experts upping their search for more endangered fish species in freshwaters and inland wetlands in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RELATED CONTENT: Introducing our 5 year strategy for How We Tread Right<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the most positive wildlife conservation initiatives in recent times. During 2021\u2019s UN climate change conference (COP26<\/a>), 141 countries (representing over 85% of the world’s forests) pledged to combine efforts to \u2018Conserve forests and other terrestrial ecosystems and accelerate their restoration\u2019 by 2030. This marks a big wildlife win. Forest and land use finally is getting the spotlight it deserves. With a signed pledge to show for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RELATED CONTENT: 11 sustainable destinations to visit in 2022<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1987, all 22 remaining California condors (colossal scavenger birds with 9 feet wingspans) were captured and bred in an attempt to save them from extinction. There are now over 500 today. Incredibly, recent studies show that two females gave birth without breeding \u2013 (known among scientists as \u2018parthenogenesis\u2019) and non-scientists as \u2018virgin birth\u2019. Odd cases of asexual reproduction in sexually reproducing species happens cells in a female\u2019s egg behave like sperm and fuse with the egg. Oliver Ryder, director of conservation genetics at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, says: \u2018Why did this happen? We just don\u2019t know… Will it happen again? I rather believe so.\u201d And we love the mystery!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 30 white rhinos were moved from Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve (South Africa) to Akagera National Park (Rwanda) to create a ‘breeding stronghold’ and help spread the white rhino species north. Constantly threatened by poachers, this translocation effort between the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), African Parks<\/a> and andBeyond comes as a \u2018timely for the conservation of these incredibly threatened species\u2019 says Ariella Kageruka, RDB Acting Chief Tourism Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n‘Critically Endangered’ fish found in Turkey<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWildlife conservation win! Nations pledge to end deforestation by 2030<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe great virgin bird birth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nLargest ever rhinos translocation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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