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• Endangered 14-year-old girl found safe after reported missing out of Holden, police say

  February 10, 2022 7:23 PM

  HOLDEN - A missing 14-year-old girl from Holden was found safe and returned home, police reported Saturday. In a Saturday morning release, police stated, " Louisiana State Police have cancelled the Level II Endangered Missing Child Alert that was issued on behalf of the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office. Destiny... more »

• Pandas no longer on endangered species list, but still vulnerable

  September 5, 2016 2:20 PM

  The International Union for Conservation of Nature said in a report released Sunday that the panda has been taken off the "endangered" species list and is now classified as "vulnerable." The change reflects its growing numbers in the wild of southern China. According to the report, the wild panda... more »

• UPDATE: Endangered baby monkey born at zoo dies

  March 15, 2016 2:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo announced the death of its newborn golden lion tamarin that was born at the zoo last Wednesday. Zoo keepers found the baby in extremely weak condition on Monday and then placed it into veterinary care at the zoo’s George Felton, Jr. Veterinary Hospital.... more »

• Rehabilitated, critically-endangered sea turtle released into Gulf of Mexico Play Video

  October 5, 2015 11:21 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Audubon Nature Institute, in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, rescued, rehabilitated and released a critically-endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle into the Gulf of Mexico last Wednesday. On July 15, LDWF was contacted by a concerned family fishing in the Gulf of... more »