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Poaching
The fight against poaching must shift to empowering communities [Opinion]
It’s time to change tack and see conservation issues like rhino poaching for the damage they do – especially to poor people.
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.
Human Impact
A US ban on shark fins is a bad idea, say researchers
Shark researchers are concerned that a proposed total ban on the fin trade in the US could do more harm than good.
4 days ago
Endangered
Scientists tried to breed endangered handfish in captivity – and it went better than expected
A new captive-breeding program for the rare spotted handfish, found only in an estuary system in southeastern Tasmania, is seeing some early success.
5 days ago
Human Impact
Pikas in peril: Climate change puts the heat on North America's 'rock rabbits'
New research from the northern Sierra Nevada of California raises fresh concerns for the future of the pika on a warming planet.
6 days ago
Conservation
New video shows Arizona's wild jaguar 'Sombra' has settled in
Video footage from the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona has revealed a familiar set of spots: a jaguar first recorded in the state late last year.
10 days ago
Human Impact
First glimpse: Wildlife Photographer of the Year finalists
From elusive Iberian lynx to egg-stealing Arctic foxes, the finalists of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition certainly deliver in the...
13 days ago
Invasive Species
Guam's forests are being slowly killed off – by a snake
Perhaps no other place in the world has experienced such dramatic forest loss as a result of an invasive species.
16 days ago
Endangered
Trouble in Lemur Land: An update on Madagascar's silky sifakas
With our documentary 'Trouble in Lemur Land' now available to stream online, we thought we'd check in with the primatologist it profiles, Erik Patel,...
19 days ago
Human Impact
Squirrel stockpiles may expose grizzlies to train danger
Could red squirrels be putting grizzly bears in the crosshairs of locomotives?
20 days ago
Human Impact
A toxic threat to the jaguars of the Pantanal
New research highlights a toxic threat faced by the Pantanal's apex predator: extremely high levels of mercury have been found in the fur of...
25 days ago
Film and Photo
Camera trap records Japan's first river otter since 1979
Footage from earlier this year reveals a river otter on Tsushima Island, the first confirmed in Japan for decades.
one month ago
Endangered
Smaug in trouble: The threatened 'dragon lizards' of South Africa
Named after Tolkien's fire-breathing Smaug, the sungazer is a fittingly draconic-looking lizard. But its future survival is at risk.
one month ago
Human Impact
Meet the giant oceanic mucous-creature that eats plastic
We don't know a lot about how microplastics make their way around the oceans, but a new study suggests snotty-looking creatures known as giant...
one month ago
Conservation
After last year's mini baby boom, an update on ocelot kittens in South Texas
The new arrivals are looking healthy and strong.
one month ago
Conservation
Remote cameras catch puma kittens at their deer dinner in California
This dinnertime sighting of two mountain lion kittens brings welcome news about a local puma family.
one month ago
