Future for Nature Award 2025 winners conserve frogs, pangolins, dwarf deer - EnviroLink Network

Pangolin.Africa Promotes the Pangolert Number to Protect the Pangolin, the World’s Most Trafficked Mammal

Pangolin.Africa, a leading non-profit dedicated to the conservation of pangolins, recently launched the Pangolert number: +27 (0)72 726 4654 – a vital tool for reporting pangolin sightings and alerting authorities to illegal trafficking in Africa. Pangolins have been the most heavily trafficked mammal for over a decade. An estimated 195,000 pangolins were trafficked globally in 2019 for their scales alone (Challender, et. al, 2020). “With little…

Relict Leopard Frog (Rana onca)

photo by Todd FitzgeraldCommon Name: Relict Leopard FrogScientific Name: Rana oncaFamily: Ranidae – True Frog familyLocation: United States – Nevada (Probably Extinct in Arizona and Utah)Size: 1.75 – 3 inches (4 – 9 cm)The Relict Leopard Frog was thought to be extinct in the 1950s but in the 1990’s, small groups of the frog was discovered. The frog was common in the border region of Arizona, Utah, and Nevada along streams, springs, and wetlands,…

Future for Nature Award 2025 winners conserve frogs, pangolins, dwarf deer - EnviroLink Network

Three young conservationists were recently named winners of the 2025 Future For Nature (FFN) Awards for their initiatives to conserve amphibians, pangolins and Andean wildlife. The winners will each receive 50,000 euros ($54,000), FFN said in a statement. “Working in conservation can be tough,” Anthony Waddle, the winner from Australia, told Mongabay by email. “We have a job that requires consistent advocacy for ourselves, the species and ecosys…