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What do Manatees and Elephants have in common? A common ancestor! Elephants stayed on land and manatees chose the sea life. Manatees are gentle giants and unfortunately, their population is shrinking! We can take action on Manatee Appreciation Day by reaching out to U.S. Department of the Interior. Check out the Ocean Conservancy's post for more details! To learn more about them check out NOAA's quick lesson linked below. https://lnkd.in/ejBDyvyA

DID YOU KNOW? Out of the 16 honeysuckle species found in Ontario, 4 are considered invasive. They include the amur honeysuckle, tatarian honeysuckle, morrow honeysuckle, and bells honeysuckle. They can easily be mistaken for their native counterparts since they tend to share similar characteristics and habitats. Learn how to tell the difference between these species and how to improve prevention and management here: https://bit.ly/3xhkPRc

Curious about some of the devil ray species commonly found at landing sites in Sri Lanka? One goal of Blue Resources Trust (BRT), co-founded and directed by New England Aquarium MCAF Fellow Daniel Fernando, is to train community members how to identify endangered species at landing sites. Check out the post below to learn about the sicklefin devil ray, spinetail devil ray, and bentfin devil ray: https://lnkd.in/gsJ4C9NA

Did you know that Sharks have been around longer than trees, dinosaurs, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians? 🦈 However, these beautiful animals are wildly misunderstood, and more than a third of all shark species are at risk of distinction. Visit the Two Oceans Aquarium to learn all about these beauties and why it is important to create awareness about and for sharks! 💙 Learn more about sharks here: https://lnkd.in/dcHS9k4D

Happy World Penguin Day! 🐧 Learn how TBZ and the AZA are teaming up to protect 30% of the planet and endangered species, like the African Penguin, by 2030 in our latest blog post. https://lnkd.in/eecZk_yQ

The sunfish is almost alien-looking – with a weirdly shaped body that seems to be missing another half, it could be from another planet... ☀️🌊 Our team's recent rescue of a huge ocean sunfish in the Transnet Robinson Dry Dock prompted a lot of questions: What is a sunfish? Where do they live? The answers to all your questions are right here: https://lnkd.in/dbgmsUN4

It's #WorldTreeKangaroo Day! Tree Kangaroos are unique marsupials that use their curved claws and long tails to climb through treetops. Logging and land clearing are major threats to these animals and are destroying their limited habitat. Out of 14 existing species, 7 are classified as Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Did you know that WAZA has a Global Species Management Plan (GSMP) for one of these species called the Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo? GSMPs such as the Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo creates partnerships and global networks, to better manage and conserve the species both in human care and in its natural environment. Learn more about the Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo GSMP https://ow.ly/NSof50RJGkI

🌿In the world of conservation, every tool counts—and now, APHIS-trained detector dogs are joining the mission to protect endangered plants. These highly trained dogs are using their keen sense of smell to help scientists locate rare plants, ensuring they are preserved for future generations. Discover how these remarkable dogs are changing the game for conservation efforts. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gBfe2DDj

They’re intelligent. They’re family-oriented. They have great memories. They are capable of feeling a wide range of deep emotions, from intense grief to joy bordering on elation, as well as empathy and stunning self-awareness. They create complex, supportive societies much like our own. Taking into consideration all of that and much, much more, what’s not to love about elephants? Still, countless elephants are brutally killed every year for their ivory by greedy poachers who then leave their carcasses to rot in the sun. Today is World Elephant Day, the perfect time to find out more about these amazing animals and what we can do to preserve and protect them so they do not go the way of the mammoth. There are about 400,000 African elephants worldwide, and they are listed as being vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of threatened species. They are the world's largest land animals, weighing up to 22,000 pounds. With about 40,000 worldwide, the Asian elephant is listed as endangered. They are currently in 13 countries, and over the past half century their range has shrunk 70%. One out of every three Asian elephants is captive. The Elephant Society —> https://lnkd.in/dvaJabHn

They’re intelligent. They’re family-oriented. They have great memories. They are capable of feeling a wide range of deep emotions, from intense grief to joy bordering on elation, as well as empathy and stunning self-awareness. They create complex, supportive societies much like our own. Taking into consideration all of that and much, much more, what’s not to love about elephants? Still, countless elephants are brutally killed every year for their ivory by greedy poachers who then leave their carcasses to rot in the sun. Today is Elephant Appreciation Day, the perfect time to find out more about these amazing animals and what we can do to preserve and protect them so they do not go the way of the mammoth. There are about 400,000 African elephants worldwide, and they are listed as being vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of threatened species. They are the world's largest land animals, weighing up to 22,000 pounds. With about 40,000 worldwide, the Asian elephant is listed as endangered. They are currently in 13 countries, and over the past half century their range has shrunk 70%. One out of every three Asian elephants is captive. World Elephant Society —> https://lnkd.in/gkbNVfA