The last of the "Gorillas in the Mist, snake vs snake & a wolf cub rescue

[View this email in your browser]( [Poppy the gorilla with her infant]( On April Fools' Day in 1976, primatologist Dian Fossey and her research team – embedded in the dense jungles of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park – recorded the birth of a mountain gorilla. They named her Poppy and, according to Fossey’s journals, the newborn was “winsome and appealing”. At the time, Fossey could not have predicted that tiny Poppy would go on to live into her forties providing researchers with a wealth of vital knowledge about the species. Now, 43 years later, Poppy is presumed dead. [Read more]( HIGHLIGHTS [Elephant in sunset]( Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting The government of Botswana recently lifted a ban on the hunting of elephants, triggering anger from many conservationists who believe the move was politically and financially motivated. [Read more]( [Baboons drinking]( Climate change impacts even the most resilient of animals New research suggests that even ecologically flexible baboons could be at significant risk of habitat loss and endangerment from anthropogenic climate change. [Read more]( FEATURED VIDEO [Spearfisherman's close encounter with a great white shark]( Spearfisherman's close encounter with a great white shark When a great white shark bumped into spearfisherman Johan Potgieter off the Cape coast in South Africa, he reacted as almost anyone would have: he freaked out! [VOD]( WATCH THIS Wild North The landscapes of the 'Wild North' resonate deep within the Scandinavian soul: vast forests, rugged coastlines and highlands shaped by shifting ice ages. And so do the iconic animals that roam this cold corner of the planet. [Watch now]( Life in the Blue From the surface, the huge blue expanses of the open ocean appear devoid of all life. But that perception is far from the truth. 'Life in the Blue' reveals the extraordinary diversity of species that call the open ocean their home. [Watch now]( IMAGE OF THE WEEK [Snow monkey]( "I've got a space suit and a helmet and one day I'll fly to the moon! But only when it's banana shaped". This photo was snapped by Roie Galitz and entered into the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2019 [(See more entries here.)]( AROUND THE GLOBE [Olive python regurgitating]( Australia: Python vs python Resort managers in Australia got more than they bargained for recently when a python they were removing unexpectedly regurgitated another python. [Read more]( [Gray wolf]( USA: Wolf mom rescues pups from flooded den Carefully and methodically, this mother wolf retrieved each of her seven newborns and relocated them to a safer spot after their den suddenly become flooded. [Watch now]( [Chimpanzee eating tortoise]( Gabon: First record of chimps eating tortoises Researchers in Gabon filmed chimpanzees catching and killing tortoises. The discovery sheds light on how early humans evolved larger brains. [Read more]( Copyright © 2019 Earth Touch News Network, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](