"Weirdest" Animals to Get Conservation Attention

“Weirdest” Animals to Get Conservation Attention

Publication: National Geographic News Date: January 16, 2007 View Article

A conservation effort announced today aims to protect some of the world’s oddest and most overlooked animal species.

The Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) program, led by the Zoological Society of London, focuses on animals that have unique evolutionary histories and face immediate risk of extinction.

Tags: Conservation, Endangered Species, Weird, Zoo
Posted in Animals, Biodiversity, Evolution

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