endangered species Archives - Youth Are Awesome https://youthareawesome.com/tag/endangered-species/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:35:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 New Butterfly Species in Waterton National Park https://youthareawesome.com/new-butterfly-species-in-waterton-national-park/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-butterfly-species-in-waterton-national-park https://youthareawesome.com/new-butterfly-species-in-waterton-national-park/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:35:01 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=117305 In April 2025, a new, geographically isolated species of butterfly, known as the Curiously Isolated Hairstreak butterfly, was identified in Waterton Lakes National Park. This butterfly species was found in a grassland area called the Blakiston Fan. Physical Characteristics:  This small butterfly has brown wings with black spots surrounded by white rings on the inside. […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/new-butterfly-species-in-waterton-national-park/feed/ 0 10 Of The Most Endangered Species On The Planet https://youthareawesome.com/10-of-the-most-endangered-species-on-the-planet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-of-the-most-endangered-species-on-the-planet Sat, 02 Mar 2024 02:38:37 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=111749   10. Hawksbill Turtles These turtles are one of the seven marine turtle species found in the subtropical and nearshore tropical waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. According to The World Wide Fund for Nature, there are only about 20,000 to 23,000 nesting turtles, though it’s difficult to know the true population since […]

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]]> Elephants: Soon to be History? https://youthareawesome.com/elephants-soon-to-be-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elephants-soon-to-be-history Fri, 10 Nov 2023 23:10:17 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=110023 The elephant: You’ve probably read about them in books or seen them in movies. They are the world’s largest land animals, and it is said that they never forget. Unfortunately, there are only 400,000 African Elephants remaining. If action is not taken, the African Elephant will be extinct by 2040! Asian elephants on the other […]

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]]> Ivory Consequences https://youthareawesome.com/ivory-consequences/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ivory-consequences Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:15:45 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=109099 The few wandering elephants that roam Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park are the lone survivors of their formerly large community, all bearing the indelible markings of the civil war that gripped the country for 15 years: Many are tuskless. The conflict, as well as years of prior poaching, killed off about 90% of these animals in […]

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]]> Curious Orange https://youthareawesome.com/curious-orange/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=curious-orange Wed, 01 May 2013 17:06:12 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=42299 I had the honour of seeing Dr. Biruté Galdikas talk on Sunday April 28th about her experiences in Indonesia and with orangutans during her presentation Curious Orange in partnership with Kids Up Front.  Not only is she part of the OFI (Orangutan Foundation International), but was also a part of Dr.Leaky’s ground breaking research program studying […]

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]]> Unique and Rewarding Christmas Gifts https://youthareawesome.com/unique-rewarding-christmas-gifts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unique-rewarding-christmas-gifts Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:20:03 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=25271 I recently heard of some organizations that allow you to give unique and rewarding gifts to those in need this Christmas. Me to We This organization provides the opportunity for youth to volunteer overseas in a safe and rewarding environment. A Me to We trip to locations such as Kenya, India, or China would be […]

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