Today I had to look harder for an encouraging article than the last two days, when the articles seemed to just drop in my lap. Today I am happy to say that some scientists have found a rare monkey that some thought was extinct. These monkeys were spotted and photographed!
YAY!
I remember in middle school doing a report on the Whooping Crane which was on the verge of extinction. It is still on the endangered species list, but their numbers are larger now than they were in the 70s when I did my report, I believe there were about 60 birds at that time. It was reported in 2011 that there are an estimated 437 birds in the wild and more than 165 in captivity.
In any case here is the article which says we have another species which is on the verge of extinction, but happily they are still with us, so there is still hope. The monkey's which were photographed are living in a newly protected area, so perhaps they too will increase in population in the coming years!
http://www.businessinsider.com/rare-monkey-rediscovered-in-congo-2015-4
And here is to discovering more wonderful happenings in our world!
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