Organizations Start Small and Local in Effort to Protect and Save the Silvery Gibbon on Java
With so many of the world’s charismatic tropical animals fighting for conservation dollars, it’s easy for a small primate…
Category: Conservation
Reforestation is Difficult: But Local Farmers of NGO Green Again Madagascar Are on Top of It
This is Part 2 of a two-part exclusive on World at Large. Some sections are taken from Part 1,…
Priced at a Song, IUCN Projects Make Big Gains in Conservation of Goitered Gazelles
In a recently-compiled report for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s largest conservation organization…
Critically-Endangered West African Lion Going from Strength to Strength in Niokolo Koba, Senegal
In a thrilling sign of recovery for the Critically-Endangered West African lion, camera trap footage and photos of a…
10,000 Sq. Kilometer Park to be Protected Forever After Largest Land Purchase In New South Wales History
A vast territory has been acquired by the New South Wales government in a bid to create a massive…
Rhino Poaching Surged 93% in Namibia Last Year—Study Shows Wealth May Be Key to Stopping It
In one of Namibia’s flagship attractions and largest wildlife sanctuaries, rhino poaching surged 93% in 2022, with 87 black…
First Ever Evidence of Male Jaguars Teaming Up—Sometimes For Years—Offers Key Indicator of Conservation
If asked which big cats lived in groups, most people would at least say lions, and at most perhaps…
Lions Begin Long Road to Recovery in Senegal’s Yellowstone — A Defiant Roar in a Troubled Region
Story at a glance… West African lions are slowly growing in number in the massive Niokolo Koba National Park,…
Greater One-Horned Rhino Population Tops 4,000 for the First Time Records Began
In their biannual population survey, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) has announced that the population of the greater one-horned…
Can Dungeons & Dragons Help Save Biodiversity Through Storytelling/Gaming?
Story at a glance… A new Dungeons and Dragons rulebook features monsters based on extinct species of animal like…
Utah Captures and Collars the First Wolverine in the State’s History
In a “once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Utah state wildlife authorities were able to capture a wolverine, sedate and examine it, and…
$8 Green LED Lights Offer Incredible Protection to Sharks and Rays from Fishing Nets
Story at a glance… Green lights attached to gill nets reduce bycatch, a harmful effect of fishing that can…
Critically Endangered Lemurs Experience Slight Recovery in 2021, But Forest Loss Continues
Conservation efforts in Madagascar’s forests have led to a small rise in the numbers of two Critically-Endangered lemurs. Hailed…
1,470 Jaguars Killed or Displaced by Fires and Deforestation Since 2016
Story at a glance… These 1,500 jaguars have been killed or displaced, amounts to 2% of the global population.…
When The Ivory Trade Was Banned, They Came for Giant Clam Shells
PICTURED: A huge seizure of giant clam shells worth $25 million is unearthed on a beach in the western…
Wild Tigers Continue to Recover in South Asia Through No Holds Barred Approach
PICTURED: A Bengal tiger in the wild. PC: Rohit Varma. CC 4.0. Story at a glance… The tiger home…
Svalbard Coal Mines Dismantled and the Area is Turned Back into Wilderness With an Enormous National Park
PICTURED: The mining town of Svea in Spitzbergen, Svalbard. PC Lars Gustavsen. CC 4.0. Norway, having ceased mining operations…
World Achieves 17% of Land Conserved but Must Improve Quality—IUCN
Story at a glance… 17% of land and fresh water has been protected in some way by the world…
Bee-lieve it or Not, Beekeepers Are the Last Defense Between Illegal Deforestation and Amur Tigers
PICTURED: Beekeepers and hunters of Primorye have united to preserve the honey-bearing forests. Photo credit: Evgeny Lepeshkin WWF Russia.…
Santa Fe and Santiago in The Galapagos Get Their Reptiles Back in Big Conservation Wins
PICTURED: Juvenile tortoises released on Santa Fe Island. Photo credit: GTRI. SANTA Fe, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. February 26th, 2021.…
