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
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
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
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
Beyond the blame game: Let's talk about fishing and hammerhead sharks
When a hammerhead shark was pulled ashore on Florida's Singer Island recently, the incident ignited familiarly bruising debate. But is there a more...
7 months ago
Human Impact
Lobos in limbo: The halting recovery of the Mexican wolf
It's evaded extinction once already. And now, a newly finalised recovery plan for the endangered Mexican wolf has reignited long-standing debate...
7 months ago
Human Impact
Sea turtle tangles with $53 million of drifting cocaine
It's a familiar-sounding rescue story ... except for one glaring difference: the tangled turtle wasn't snared in discarded fishing gear – it was...
9 months ago
Human Impact
Wildlife in the borderlands: Isolated ocelots face a new danger
Without serious help, ocelots will disappear from their historic range in the United States.
9 months ago
Human Impact
How African elephants' amazing sense of smell could save lives
Researchers have discovered that elephants are experts at sniffing out unexploded land mines - a skill that could save both their lives and that of...
11 months ago
Human Impact
The quest to revive extinct aurochs to restore ancient lands
Through a process known as back-breeding, scientists across Europe are working to bring back the extinct aurochs – a species of "super-cow" that...
11 months ago
Human Impact
In Israel’s Ein Gedi, tourists' trash lures wolves out of the shadows – and into trouble
The Arabian wolf is usually just a shadowy presence in Israel's Ein Gedi Nature Reserve. But lately, the lure of food scraps left by tourists has been...
11 months ago
Human Impact
As a warming climate changes Kodiak bear diets, impacts could ripple through ecosystems
What happens when climate change alters nature's schedule?
11 months ago
Human Impact
Dead gator demonstrates another hazard of scrapped tyres
Wildlife officials discovered the carcass of a large alligator in a Georgia lake that died after getting stuck in a junked tyre.
11 months ago
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.
one year ago
