Conservation
Beehive fences and elephants: Tanzanian case study offers fresh insights
There is indeed merit to using beehives to keep elephants from eating and destroying crops.
27 days ago
Conservation
A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1500 kilometres
How do you translocate a herd of elephants? You’ll need a crane, a truck and a whole lot of elbow grease.
one month ago
Conservation
Can a scientific name save one of Earth’s most iconic freshwater fish from extinction?
India's hump-backed mahseer is one of the world's most prized game fish, yet it was a scientific enigma.
one month ago
Conservation
Scientist at work: Identifying individual gray wolves by their howls
Wolf howls are unique to each individual animal and researchers are using that to their advantage.
2 months ago
Endangered
Hybrid embryos raise hope of resurrecting northern white rhino – but what's the point?
Scientists have created embryos from the eggs of southern white rhino and sperm from their northern counterparts.
2 months ago
Human Impact
A hidden toll: Australia's cats kill almost 650 million reptiles a year
Australia's feral cats kill as many as 596 million reptiles a year, according to a new estimate.
2 months ago
Conservation
Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa
Despite them living for up to 2,500 years, researchers have discovered several baobab trees in Africa have died. Aida Cuni Sanchez on why these trees...
3 months ago
Endangered
Basking on the Brink
An "unholy" river in India may be the last, best hope for one of the world's largest and most imperiled crocodilians.
3 months ago
Conservation
Quiz: Which famous conservationist are you?
Take our quiz to find out which environmental trailblazer inspires your planet-saving style.
3 months ago
Human Impact
One-third of the world's nature reserves are under threat from humans
The world's national parks cover an area bigger than South America. But a new survey finds that one-third of this area is subject to pressure from...
3 months ago
Endangered
Endangered Species Day Quiz: How much do you know about the world's threatened wildlife?
This Endangered Species Day, we're putting you to the test!
4 months ago
Endangered
China-backed Sumatran dam threatens the rarest ape in the world
Plans to build a massive hydropower dam in Sumatra threaten the recently discovered and desperately imperilled Tapanuli orangutan.
4 months ago
Human Impact
Australia's reptiles may be spreading rat poison through the food chain
Australia's reptiles are very effective at spreading poisons, like rodenticide, up the food chain – a process that may even have consequences for...
4 months ago
Conservation
The Trump administration's new migratory bird policy undermines a century of conservation
The Trump administration has announced a position on protecting migratory birds that is a drastic pullback from policies in force for the past 100...
5 months ago
Conservation
A ban on captive animals could speed up extinction
We can't save all endangered species, but we could save some. Zoo populations will be the last hope for many threatened species.
5 months ago
