![]() These studies are only a small dent, the world’s animals deserve so much more. Since 2012, we have funded over 100 zoo animals and wildlife health studies ranging in topics from pain relief medications to disease prevention, and so much more. The Wild Animal Health Fund is a program of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV), created by veterinarians, for veterinarians. Did you know there is little to zero funding for these kinds of studies? The biggest obstacle in their way is a lack of funding. Veterinarians all over the world are fighting to save our animals by solving their health issues. Reducing, reusing, recycling, and carpooling are all great ways to reduce our impact on the environment and its animals, but did you know there’s one more big thing? More side effects of humans encroaching on wild habitats are the spread of diseases, change in natural behaviors, slower reproduction rates, and more. In 2019, the bird known as the Little Blue Macaw because of its vibrant blue feathers was declared extinct in the wild. So… is there anything we can do to stop animals from going extinct? Spix’s Macaw Estimated extinction date: Spix’s macaw in green tree The Spix’s macaw is a recently extinct animal from near the Rio São Francisco in Bahia, Brazil. Like many other species, the Pyrenean ibex extinction can be attributed to hunting and other human interactions. ![]() This ibex was the first species to be declared “unextinct” when a cloned female was born alive, however she died several minutes later due to birth defects. This subspecies was declared extinct in 2000 and became officially extinct in 2003 after cloning efforts failed. The Pyrenean ibex was a subspecies of the Iberian ibex, a wild goat native to the Pyrenees, a mountain range on the border of France and Spain. Photo by the National Wildlife Research Center ![]()
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