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Critically Endangered Wildcat Kittens Born at Edinburgh Zoo
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is celebrating the birth of two critically endangered wildcats at Edinburgh Zoo. — What...
Constant Tedder
Dec 2, 20202 min read
An Archipelago in Chile Rivaling the Galápagos Fends Off Invasive Species
Rich in both marine and terrestrial biodiversity, Juan Fernández Archipelago National Park (PNAJF) in Chile boasts species that live...
Constant Tedder
Nov 27, 20208 min read
Platypus Habitats Have Shrunk By Almost a Quarter Since 1990
The platypus- the egg-laying mammal found in rivers in eastern Australia- has seen its habitats shrink by about 200 000 sq km, or 22%,...
Constant Tedder
Nov 25, 20202 min read
Scientists Have Created the First Map of Global Bee Distribution
Scientists have found that bee diversity is higher in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern, and that bees prefer temperate...
Constant Tedder
Nov 23, 20202 min read
Aquafarming Could Solve The Planet’s Food Insecurity Woes
November 21 is World Fisheries Day! According to a United Nations report, the world’s population is estimated to grow to 8.5 billion...
Constant Tedder
Nov 21, 20208 min read
South Africa is Seeing a Brucellosis Outbreak in Cows, With Over 400 Infected
Authorities in the coastal province of KwaZulu Natal (KZN) in South Africa have confirmed that there is an outbreak of Brucellosis, a...
Constant Tedder
Nov 19, 20202 min read
Tristan da Cunha Island Creates Marine Protected Area Three Times the Size of the UK
Tristan da Cunha, a four-island archipelago in the south Atlantic Ocean with 245 permanent residents, is creating a massive marine...
Constant Tedder
Nov 16, 20203 min read
A Warming Arctic is Changing Animal Migrations, Decades of Tracking Shows
Catching a caribou isn’t easy. In some locations, it involves flying around in helicopters, shooting the animal with a tranquilliser...
Constant Tedder
Nov 12, 20205 min read
300kg Haul of Manta Ray Gill Plates Seized in Hong Kong Highlights Sri Lanka’s Unsustainable Fisheri
On October 23, around 330kgs of manta ray gill plates were seized at Hong Kong International Airport in one of the largest ever...
Constant Tedder
Nov 9, 20203 min read
Bushmeat Hunting: The Greatest Threat to Africa’s Wildlife?
Poaching for tusks, horns or other body parts is a well-recognised threat to wildlife in Africa, but the impact of hunting for bushmeat...
Constant Tedder
Nov 5, 20209 min read
WWF Releases ‘Emergency Action Plan’ To Save Chinese White Dolphins
WWF-Hong Kong and its partners have released an ‘emergency action plan’ to save Chinese white dolphins in the Pearl River Delta, in what...
Constant Tedder
Oct 24, 20202 min read
Majority of Europe Wildlife, Ecosystems Declining- Report
According to a new report from the European Environment Agency, ecosystems and wildlife in Europe are in “serious, continuing decline”...
Constant Tedder
Oct 22, 20202 min read
Larger Part of Amazon at Risk of Crossing Tipping Point Than Previously Thought- Study
New research has found that a larger part of the Amazon rainforest is at risk of crossing a tipping point where it could become a...
Constant Tedder
Oct 21, 20203 min read
Orphaned By a Poacher in Zimbabwe, a Black Rhino Calf Returns to the Wild
On a routine patrol in July, monitors from the International Rhino Foundation’s (IRF) partner, the Lowveld Rhino Trust (LRT), spotted a...
Constant Tedder
Oct 20, 20202 min read
How These 7 Countries Are Kickstarting Their Post-COVID-19 Economies by Repairing Nature
The world has a history of using nature to help repair crises; in 1993, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt allocated USD$10 million for...
Constant Tedder
Oct 16, 20202 min read
Borana Conservancy: Balancing Wildlife Conservation With Community Partnerships in Kenya
Borana Conservancy is a wildlife sanctuary situated at the foothills of Mount Kenya. Spreading over 13 000 hectares, it aims to provide a...
Constant Tedder
Oct 15, 20202 min read
Research Links Industrial Pig Farming and Virus Outbreaks
In recent months, meatpacking companies in different parts of the world have been associated with large clusters of COVID-19 infections....
Constant Tedder
Oct 15, 20206 min read
The Benefits of Wildlife Refuges
October 11- 17 is National Wildlife Refuge Week in the US, which celebrates the network of lands and waters that conserve and protect the...
Constant Tedder
Oct 12, 20203 min read
Europe’s Largest Marine Protected Area in Scotland Comes Into Force
The largest marine protected area (MPA) in Europe has come into force for an area of the deep sea off the Western Isles in Scotland. The...
Constant Tedder
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Scientists Propose a Universal Species List: What Does This Mean?
Scientists have put forward a proposal to develop a universal list of species on Earth. The 10-principle framework aims to better manage...
Constant Tedder
Oct 7, 20203 min read
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