Endangered
Good news for Mexican grey wolves as numbers increase by 24 percent
"The count shows we have more wolves, more breeding pairs and more pups born in the wild than ever before."
15 days ago
Human Impact
Scientists are still searching for the source of COVID-19: why it matters
Several questions about the origin of the outbreak remain with no clear data on what this was or if it was an animal source.
17 days ago
Conservation
Standing Guard: Saviours of the hooded grebe
The population of this critically endangered bird has stabilised thanks to the conservationists who look after them, but what happens if the...
23 days ago
Oceans
To save these threatened seahorses, we built them 5-star underwater hotels
If you build it, they will come.
one month ago
Endangered
RIP Tim the tusker: Kenya says farewell to one of Africa's most iconic elephants
RIP Tim
one month ago
Conservation
How we recruited albatrosses to patrol the high seas for illegal fishers
Scientists were struggling to keep track of illegal fishing in international waters and the seabirds it threatened. Then they had an idea.
2 months ago
Natural World
Bushfires: can ecosystems recover from such dramatic losses of biodiversity?
The ecological costs of huge, repetitive, high-severity wildfires on ecosystems could be colossal.
2 months ago
Endangered
We don't know how many mountain gorillas live in the wild. Here's why ...
Surveys are likely to have missed multiple groups and individuals due to differences in research techniques.
2 months ago
Human Impact
In the Wake of a Disaster: New footage shows wildlife reclaiming the Fukushima evacuation zone
The wildlife of Fukushima is thriving.
2 months ago
Endangered
Faces of extinction: The species we lost in 2019
Three bird species, two frogs, a shark, a famous snail and one of the world’s largest freshwater fish were among those declared extinct this year.
2 months ago
Conservation
Researchers are fitting alligators with GPS trackers that look like hats and we’re totally here for it
Hats off to these researchers.
2 months ago
Success Stories
Good news: 5 positive conservation stories from 2019
It's been a turbulent year for wildlife conservation, but it wasn't all bad. End your year off on a good note with these five positive nature stories...
3 months ago
Endangered
Malaysia says goodbye to its last Sumatran rhino
Saturday was a sombre day for wildlife officials at the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary in Malaysia as they said farewell to Iman, the country’s only living...
4 months ago
Human Impact
What is a 'mass extinction' and are we in one now?
The Earth has experienced five periods of mass extinction. Scientists can't quite be certain yet, but they're fairly sure we're now well into the...
4 months ago
Conservation
Do David Attenborough documentaries help the natural world? New research gives cause for hope
Researchers have tracked how viewers respond to nature documentaries – and the lasting digital impression they leave.
5 months ago
