Local gardeners host plant sale to help save endangered insects

Local gardeners host plant sale to help save endangered insects

BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — A local gardening shop features native plants to encourage community members to help save an endangered species. Bountiful Beloit launched a Spring Native Plants and Veggie Sale. The shop featured native perennial flowers to support federally endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebees, a species they said they spotted throughout the city last summer. Owner Jenny Hoople said the sale was a great way to start spring. "It's a perfect…

Chester Zoo 10k run to help save endangered giraffes

Chester Zoo is holding a 10k run to help save giraffes in Africa.

On Sunday, May 11, the whole world commemorates the World Day of Threatened Species. Linfodrome has chosen to zoom in on a few animal species on African soil. Africa is a continent rich in exceptional biodiversity. It is home to some of the most emblematic animals in the world. But today, many species are seriously threatened. From fulgurging cheetah to discreet pangolin, their survival is affected by human activities, poaching or destruction of…