Fennec foxes, an oarfish rescue & the human costs of rhino poaching

[View this email in your browser]( [Fennec fox on sand dune]( Photographer Bruno D’Amicis spent five months battling sandstorms, scorching temperatures, and vanishing spoor to capture images of wild fennec foxes. The nocturnal canines make their homes in areas of the Sahara too harsh for other desert carnivores to cope. As such, little is known about the massive-eared animals. Sadly, the same traits that help the tiny foxes survive the heat – huge ears, small bodies and furry paws – make them a target for the global exotic pet trade. Many are scooped out of their dens to be put on display for paying tourists. It’s just one of the threats facing these unique desert dwellers. [Read more]( HIGHLIGHTS [Rhino in thick bush]( New film explores human costs of rhino poaching war Rhinos aren't the only victims of the ongoing poaching crisis. Behind the grisly headlines are stories of men and women on both sides of a bloody war. [Watch now]( [Jaguar El Jefe ]( Can saving jaguars sustain local economies? Residents of southern Arizona are protecting jaguar habitat and creating jobs in the hopes that a restoration economy can beat an extraction economy. [Read more]( FEATURED VIDEO [Stranded sunfish rescued from dry dock]( Stranded sunfish rescued from dry dock A team from South Africa's Two Oceans Aquarium pulled off a successful rescue mission earlier this year when an ocean sunfish became marooned in a dry dock at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. [VOD]( WATCH THIS Capture Wild School Once a year in Malilangwe, Zimbabwe, students from a variety of different nations gather to learn the art of darting and tranquilising wild animals from legendary wildlife vets. [Watch now]( Boteti - The Returning River For the first time in 30 years, rain has fallen in sufficient quantities hundreds of miles to the north in the Angolan highlands, sending a stream of water through the river bed. [Watch now]( IMAGE OF THE WEEK [Juvenile baboon plays with adult]( New research suggests that even ecologically flexible baboons could be at significant risk of habitat loss and endangerment from anthropogenic climate change. [(Read more about it here.)]( AROUND THE GLOBE [Man with juvenile oarfish]( Baja California: Oarfish recue Two brothers on a fishing trip in Mexico last month stumbled across a rare find: an oarfish thrashing in the shallows. [Read more]( [Huntsman spider with possum]( Australia: Spider devouring possum In a rare sequence of images, a huntsman spider was photographed in Tasmania devouring a pygmy possum. [Read more]( [Leopards fighting while warthog escapes]( South Africa: Warthog makes lucky escape "Hakuna Matata" doesn't apply when you have a leopard on your back. Luckily for this warthog another cat showed up. [Watch now]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( 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](