No chance of survival: First known albino ocelot wild cat concerns scientists

 The world’s first albino ocelot, a wild cat species, has raised concerns among scientists involved in its conservation, who believe that her discovery in a rural area is a symptom of the deforestation of natural habitat. While she lives in the Medellin Conservation Park, it was found in Colombia and was brought…

Australia: 230 pilot whales stranded in Tasmania, half feared dead

Marine conservation experts were rushing to the Australian state of Tasmania on Wednesday to try and rescue a pod of about 230 whales stranded on the west coast, with officials fearing half of them may have already died. The animals, which appear to be pilot whales, are stranded on Ocean Beach, the Tasmanian department…