The Tampa Electric's Manatee Viewing Center has set a new record for the most manatees gathered at a single time. The center has been attracting manatees since the 1970s, providing them with warmer waters during the winter months. In other parts of the world, scientists are taking drastic actions to protect endangered species from extinction due to climate change and habitat threats. Chinese scientists have successfully cloned an endangered cattle species native to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Meanwhile, Australian scientists have collected 25 extremely rare red handfish from the ocean to protect them from warming seas and habitat changes. Additionally, scientists in Melbourne are storing DNA from endangered animals in a cryogenic biobank for potential resurrection. In other wildlife news, a Santiago zoo is using cold surprises to help orangutans, monkeys, and leopards cope with high temperatures.
A group of giant clams now have a safe home thanks to a newly launched network that combats wildlife trafficking. @Birch_Aquarium is now taking care of more than 45 giant clams, which are listed as “vulnerable” on the @IUCN's Red List. https://t.co/AwVyEexiPU
Manatee alert! 🚨 While grazing in busy Florida waters, the slow-moving sea cows are vulnerable to various hazards. 🚤 ☠ @FloridaAtlantic ecologists are now using #AI to help count (& save) them, a win for #endangeredspecies. 🙌 #NSFfunded https://t.co/NoWvtpNuYU 📷 FAU https://t.co/3H8u5pxdEF
Orangutans, monkeys, and leopards in a Santiago zoo received a cold surprise to help them cope with the high temperatures of up to 100°F (38°C) https://t.co/r64fJnQ6sW
VIDEO: Scientists have collected 25 extremely rare red handfish from the ocean off Australia, hoping to protect the struggling species from warming seas, human-caused habitat changes and ravenous urchins. https://t.co/HEYRiVUYjl
For the first time, Chinese scientists have successfully cloned an endangered cattle species native to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau critical to breeding cattle suited to living in the area’s harsh environment. Read more: https://t.co/KYKOVUDhg6 https://t.co/9zXsGMhYwj
Melbourne scientists are storing DNA from our most endangered animals in Australia’s first cryogenic biobank. It means they could be brought back from extinction in a Jurassic Park style laboratory. https://t.co/Tqxcq1Lgyg @ainsleykoch #7NEWS https://t.co/qJIYMGibci
Australia scientists pluck rare handfish from ocean due to climate risk https://t.co/DNdJwcQ3wY
Australian scientists pluck rare handfish from ocean due to climate risk 🐠🇦🇺 https://t.co/Nn5JKlrw5a
While spider webs are unlikely to trap an elephant, their ability to trap minuscule fragments of DNA could change how scientists learn about wildlife, according to new research. https://t.co/1Mxc8RWKoX
Scientists have collected 25 extremely rare red handfish from the ocean off Australia, hoping to protect the struggling species from warming seas, human-caused habitat changes and ravenous urchins. https://t.co/ced3NwaTas https://t.co/QkpaV7Mc35
There are fewer than 100 red handfish left in the wild. As a severe marine heatwave threatens their last remaining habitat, researchers say they had to take drastic action. https://t.co/hzk9JrhSvI
Venezuelan petting zoo is bringing a bit of nature to residents living in Caracas' concrete jungle, delighting locals and teaching families to care about wildlife. The zoo allows for contact with some 70 different species of animals from ostriches, snakes and lizards. https://t.co/Qy9sKwLu1Q
CHECK THIS OUT! Manatees have been gathering outside Tampa Electric since the 1970s in search of warmer waters during the winter months. MORE: https://t.co/nYSMBmtLRq https://t.co/HeNdlFpB7c
Elephants, giraffes and rhinos can all be caught in spider webs – or at least their DNA can. https://t.co/wsPgQpga2u
Saved from extinction? A scientific breakthrough could be the key to saving one of the world's rarest species. https://t.co/JHBaNTfElX https://t.co/mIcZaJahlA
VIDEO: When fishermen Alvaro Fabra and Enrique Rivas were young, their parents and grandparents hunted manatees in the Magdalena River. Today, they are guardians of the species, calling to save them from looming extinction in Colombia. https://t.co/UmrStbXWIE
For the first time, Chinese scientists have successfully cloned an endangered cattle species native to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau critical to breeding cattle suited to living in the area’s harsh environment. https://t.co/8jjZ0ZUc5J
Tampa Electric's Manatee Viewing Center just set a new record for most manatees gathered at a single time https://t.co/FDpR0MRCX5
Longtime #Florida manatee researcher knows hundreds of sea cows by name https://t.co/qVat5ugYPV via @PConnPie