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US Zoos Report Eight Orangutan Births in 2025 Under Coordinated Breeding Plan

Since early 2025, eight orangutan infants have been born across accredited US zoos, including one delivered by C-section and named Ruhana. Zoo officials say the surge stems from a carefully coordinated Species Survival Plan managed since 1985, which pairs animals based on genetic pedigree data rather than chance.

Australia records first confirmed H5N1 bird flu death in a dolphin

Australian authorities have confirmed that a dolphin died after being infected with the H5N1 avian influenza strain, marking the first known case of the virus killing a dolphin in the country. A veteran marine conservation scientist called the finding shocking and deeply concerning.

AI models trained on gorilla, livestock data aim to flag disease spillover in Uganda

Conservation Through Public Health, working with the EU-Africa NESTLER project, gathered disease samples from cattle and poultry near Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and combined them with gorilla health monitoring records. The pooled data is being fed into AI models designed to predict zoonotic disease outbreaks before they spread among wildlife, livestock and people, shifting the group's approach from reactive response to proactive prevention.

Endangered Wildlife Trust relocates three wild dog sisters to South Africa's Waterberg

Three sister African wild dogs were flown from Mozambique's Karingani Game Reserve to South Africa's Waterberg region as part of the Endangered Wildlife Trust's decades-long range expansion program. They'll spend weeks in a newly designed boma built specifically for the species before being fitted with tracking collars and released into the wild to help form a genetically diverse new pack.