Elizabeth's Endangered Earth Blog

Follow along on a journey to the bush where we meet the Parma Wallaby. This cryptic creature was thought to be extinct before the 19th century, but with recent sightings they are alive but they are threatened. The population of these mammals are unknown, but they reside on the eastern part of Australia along the Great Dividing Range. Not much is known about these cryptic creatures. This is where geospatial tools can come in. We do not even know the population of these animals, once we have an accurate population number on these species using geographic tools and intensive research we will better be able to tailor our conservation efforts.  These wallabies are the smallest members of the Macropus genus and are a tenth of the size as their cousin the red kangaroo. It is mostly nocturnal and emerges right before dusk to feed on grass and shrubs. Their niche serves as a predator of small vegetation and helps to replenish and care for their forest habitats with their diet. ...

Welcome to the forests south of the Congo River! While many species live in these lush forests, a close relative to humans, the Bonobo has been a long-term resident. When you see a bonobo you may think you have just seen a chimpanzee, but while they look quite similar a bonobo is darker, smaller and leaner. However, both the bonobo and the chimpanzee share 98.7% of their DNA with humans making them our closest relatives.  With approximately only 10,000 to 50,000 bonobos left in the world, you may wonder why our closest relative is disappearing so fast and is endangered. The main reason is due to the poaching of these precious mammals and deforestation. The civil unrest and mass poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has hindered these animals survival even more. The true population of these creatures are unknown, but scientists believe that they have been in decline for the past 30 years and will continue to decline for the next half of the century. Due to the ever pre...

Welcome to my endangered species blog! My name is Elizabeth Piper. I am a current first-year studying marketing and information systems in the Lindner College of Business. I am also minoring in psychology. I decided to take this class because I thought it would be a great opportunity to go outside of my comfort zone and learn something completely different than my normal business and psychology classes. I have always loved animals, but my knowledge about them especially wildlife is lacking. I hope to learn more about these different animals and their environments as well as the conservation efforts that are occurring or need to occur. My favorite animal is definitely the giraffe. I have always had a fondness for them since I was a little kid.