Toads may [become] extinct in 10 years in UK areas due to infection

China View
BEIJING, Nov. 28 (Xinhuanet) — Scientists predict that Britain’s toad population could face extinction in some areas within 10 years due to an infectious fungal disease Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, media reported Wednesday.
The big unknown is just how long the fungus, which lives on [...]

Endangered orang-utan baby born at Perth Zoo

Perth Now
PERTH Zoo has announced the birth of one of the world’s most critically endangered animals – a Sumatran Orang-utan.
Today’s public debut of the male infant coincides with the 12-month anniversary of the Zoo’s historic release of one of its female orang-utans into a protected national park in Indonesia as part of an orang-utan re-introduction [...]