Success Stories
Exciting sightings: Endangered rattlesnakes spotted in Iowa
Good news from the state of Iowa: there are rattlesnakes around!
yesterday
Human Impact
Logging, lichen and the musk of the tusked musk deer
New research has shed light on the complex links between logging, lichen and the lichen-loving Siberian musk deer in the Russian Far East.
14 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.
one month 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!
one month 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...
one month 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...
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...
2 months ago
Human Impact
Famous grizzly bear matriarch reappears – with twins! (VIDEO)
Famous grizzly bear 399 makes a triumphant reappearance – with two brand new cubs in tow.
2 months ago
Conservation
New wild home for Vladik, the Siberian tiger who got lost in Vladivostok
After an uncomfortable brush with urbanisation in Vladivostok, this Siberian tiger has embarked on a new life in the wilderness, far away from...
2 months ago
Endangered
Denver Zoo makes history with first batch of 'scrotum frog' tadpoles
Until now, no institution in the entire northern half of the world has ever bred these amphibians in captivity.
2 months ago
Endangered
Pupdate: First Mexican wolf born using artificial insemination is doing great
Scientists hope the procedure will help save this endangered carnivore.
2 months ago
Endangered
Battling to save the Ethiopian wolf, Africa's rarest carnivore
The world's most threatened canid faces some serious threats – but there is hope.
2 months ago
Predator vs Prey
Young freshwater sawfish navigate a gauntlet of sharks and crocodiles
Scars on young freshwater sawfish tell a story of the dangers of upriver migrations.
3 months ago
Discoveries
New population of rare tigers and cubs caught on camera in Thailand
This is only the second known breeding population of Indochinese tigers.
3 months ago
Endangered
Last year, a Florida panther crossed into new territory – and now we have kittens!
Photos of two cute, spotted kittens are proof that Florida panthers are breeding in new territory.
3 months ago
