THREAD π’πΊπ¦π¦π¦ Today is #EndangeredSpeciesDay π¦π¦π¦πΊπ’ Here are some of favorite recent Inside Edition stories about the work conservationists are doing to save endangered animals around the world πππ
The Fernandina tortoise, a species that was thought to be extinct for 113 years, was rediscovered on a Galapagos island in 2019. π’
.@nywolforg in upstate New York, a team of veterinarians and volunteers "hunt" wolf pups in an effort to save the critically endangered Mexican gray wolf β according to the center, there are only 140 of these wolves in the wild. πΊ ietv.co/2JNOKEI
The @UN is working with organizations like @Save_Giraffe and @AWF_Official to protect endangered giraffes, whose population has dwindled across the African continent from over a million a century ago to about 110,000 today. π¦ ietv.co/3cAfoxl
According to @WWF, the endangered African mountain gorilla is feared to be vulnerable to COVID-19, as they are able to contract similar respiratory illnesses as humans. π¦ ietv.co/2Jet97G
.@LynneMankwe is a doctor in South Africa whose mission is to stop rhino poaching. She and her team @RhinoEndangered worry the endangered species is under even more threat amid the pandemic, thanks in part to reduced staff due to park closures. π¦ ietv.co/2VMzXiR
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An increase in death threats against the FBI and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland since the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago is reportedly leading to discussions about increasing their security. @LESTRENTtv has the very latest π§΅:
1/ After the FBI raided Donald Trumpβs Mar-a-Lago for potentially classified documents, the former president refused to answer questions under oath about his familyβs business practices from the NY attorney general during a deposition in connection with a civil investigation.
2/ βI declined to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded every citizen under the constitution,β Trump wrote on social media. βI once asked, βIf youβre innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?β Now I know the answer.β
U.S Department of Justice Announces Sentencing of Man Who Enticed Young Girl to Produce Child Pornography π§΅:
1/ The U.S Department of Justice released a statement on Aug. 9 announcing a federal charge against a California man who was found guilty of luring young girls, some as young as 9 years old, to film themselves in βsexually explicit ways.β
2/ Twenty-eight-year-old Jonathan Garcia was sentenced to 25 years in prison along with 20 years of supervised release once out of custody. On May 2, he pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography.
The latest pursuit of justice comes after an unserved warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham's arrest for the abduction of 14-year-old Emmett Till was discovered in the Leflore County Courthouse basementπ§΅:
1/ A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict Emmett TIllβs accuser, according to the Associated Press. Carolyn Bryant Donham, who is white, had been facing possible charges of kidnapping and manslaughter after her accusation led to Till's lynching almost 70 years ago.
2/ The Leflore County grand jury determined there was insufficient evidence to indict Donham, now in her 80s, the AP reported. This comes following a renewed investigation by the Department of Justice closed last December.
Gabby Petito's parents have alleged that Moab officers Eric Pratt and Daniel Robbins failed to properly handle a 911 call made on Aug. 12, 2021, in which a witness said they saw Brian Laundrie hitting Petito. Laundrie killed Petito later that month.
1/ Their attorneys announced Monday they would be filing a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Moab City police department, the officers who interacted with her days before her death, and two former leaders in the department.
2/ The family alleges that Moab officers Eric Pratt & Daniel Robbins failed to properly respond to a 911 call made on Aug. 12, 2021, in which a witness said he saw Brian Laundrie hitting Petito and trying to take her phone and drive off without her in the middle of downtown Moab.
It was a crime of passion that had every New Yorker rapt with attention in the summer of 1972. 3 armed men entered a Brooklyn bank, thinking it would be a straightforward heist, but fate had other plans. The event would go on to inspire a classic film. #NewYorkGritty ποΈπ§΅:
1/ On Aug. 22, 1972, John Wojtowicz, Salvatore Naturile & Robert Westenberg attempted to rob a bank in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Gravesend. Unbeknownst to them, the money in the vault had already been collected earlier that day, leaving the branch with half the funds expected.
2/ Within minutes of the robbers entering the bank, a teller triggered an alarm that alerted police to the crime unfolding. Cops dashed to the scene on Avenue P in and formed a perimeter around the bank. 1 of the 3 would-be robbers fled once police showed up.
A new study shows that cats may be just as affectionate as dogs. The study, which was published in Current Biology, found that pet cats also have distinct attachment styles toward their owners in the same way dogs and babies do. 𧡠ietv.co/3iWev78
1/5 The research, which was done by a team at Oregon State University, also found that 64 percent of cats showed what is known as a "secure" attachment style.
2/5 What does that mean? These cats showed no signs of distress when their caregivers left the room and a healthy mix of attachment and exploration when they returned.