Human Impact
A pile-up of polar bears feasts on a whale carcass (Video)
Everyone gets along when there's enough food to go around...
2 days agoCollection of wildlife articles related to nature conservation such as poaching, human impact and the some conservation success stories from around the world.
Conservation
Remember that deadly snake fungus? Now it's in Europe, too
The genetic fingerprints of Snake Fungal Disease have been found on dead wild snakes in Europe for the first time.
2 days ago
Human Impact
Our voices put the fear in mountain lions – and that puts them off their food
The sound of human voices turns mountain lions into scaredy-cats. And that fear has ripple effects all the way down the ecosystem.
3 days ago
Bad Behaviour
This week in bad ideas: Dangling fish at a 700-pound sea lion
"Pancho" the sea lion made a name for himself when he snapped a dorado from the hands of fishermen in 2013 – but these days, the local celebrity...
3 days ago
Endangered
China's tiger farms are a threat to the species
Until China's devastating trade in tigers and their parts is phased out, Asia's iconic big cats are living on borrowed time.
5 days ago
Endangered
Europe's rare Balkan lynx are breeding – and here's the fluffy first proof
This is the first Balkan lynx cub photographed in over a decade!
10 days ago
Backyard wildlife
Watch: Coyote tests bear during clash over trash
A coyote got a bit too close to its bear neighbours during a recent scavenger fest in Los Angeles County.
11 days ago
Oceans
A tribute to the world's oceans: Why we couldn't survive without them
Let’s celebrate World Oceans Day and with it our future.
17 days ago
Human Impact
Meet the villagers who protect biodiversity on the top of the world
On the Tibetan plateau, the village of Yunta shows that animals and humans can coexist peacefully.
18 days ago
Conservation
Saving Javan rhinos from extinction starts with counting them – and it's not easy
New camera trap surveys have shed light on the mysterious lives of Javan rhinos in their last stronghold – including their precise numbers ... and the...
23 days ago
Conservation
The Bone Cave harvestman: Tiny orange icon for unexceptional animals
It lives in caves in only one small corner of Texas. It's tiny, orange and very unassuming. Yet the Bone Cave harvestman has turned into an improbable...
23 days ago
Conservation
Golden jackal continues European expansion, arrives in north Germany
Golden jackals have spent the past few decades establishing themselves across Europe. Now, it appears they've made it to northern Germany.
27 days ago
Conservation
Twelve new 'big tusker' elephants discovered in Kruger National Park
An exciting new survey has revealed 12 previously unknown tuskers may be walking tall in South Africa's Kruger National Park.
one month ago
Evolution
The spectacled bear and its spectacular forebears
This placid plant-eater is the only living link we have to a very grand pantheon: the mighty short-faced bears of yore.
one month ago
Whales and Dolphins
In British Columbia, a strange pattern in humpback whale behaviour raises the stakes for conservation
Dubbed the "whale wave", the curious behaviour suggests local displacement of the humpbacks caused by humans may have more consequences than...
one month ago
