Environment

A rare Sumatran rhino has been born at a sanctuary in Indonesia. The calf, which has not yet been named, weighed 25kg (55lb). Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of all rhinos, and are classed as critically endangered. Successful births are to be celebrated, as there are only around 40 of the animals left in the
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Border Patrol agents found seven spider monkeys in a backpack when they detained a man trying to smuggle the animals into the US from Mexico. At least six spider monkey species living in Central and South America are considered endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. The monkeys were
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Historically high ocean temperatures are threatening a colossal coral die-off in the Florida Keys. But scientists are fighting to stop it. Marine researchers expect the record-breaking hot water to last through September. To protect healthy corals, they are relocating them to deeper waters. Ken Nedimyer, coral restoration pioneer, and Katey Lesneski, research and monitoring coordinator,
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