Lost to Science For 30 Years, Team Captures 200 Images of This Tiny Vietnamese Deer
In the digital age of globalization, Google, and infinite access to information, it might pass someone by that there’s…
Tag: Wildlife
Interior Department Directs $100 Million For Public-Private Wetlands/Waterfowl Conservation
PICTURED: The Snake Wild and Scenic River, Idaho. The Upper Snake is one of the largest beneficiaries of this…
English Channel Dolphins Suffer From Toxic Amounts of Organic Pollutants
Toxic amounts of contaminants such as industrial chlorinated chemicals and mercury have been found in the blubber of European…
Madagascar’s Indigenous Communities Are Taking Initiative To Save Endangered Lemurs And Prevent Deforestation
PICTURED: The silky sifaka in Marojejy National Park, Madagascar. Photo credit, Jeff Gibbs, taken from Wikimedia. The South-west of…
Partnering With Indigenous Communities, Conservationists Can Protect Wildlife While Preserving Tribal Tradition
PICTURED: The Lion Guardians of Ruaha from left to right, Gwagi, Darem, Stephano (coordinator), Ema, Mandela, and Daudi. Photo…
UPDATE: Imprisoned Iranian Scientists Trying To Save Their 50 Remaining Cheetahs Go On Hunger Strike
PICTURED: Top row from left to right, Sam Rajabi, Houman Jowkar, Niloufar Bayani, Morad Tahbaz, and bottom row, from…
Imprisoned Iranian Scientists Trying To Save Their 50 Remaining Cheetahs Go On Hunger Strike – Hashtag To Join Them For 24 Hours
PICTURED: Top row from left to right, Sam Rajabi, Houman Jowkar, Niloufar Bayani, Morad Tahbaz, and bottom row, from…
Singapore Seizes $48 Million In Elephant Ivory And Pangolin Scales
PICTURED: A giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) in the Maasai Mara. The pangolin is the most-trafficked animal on the planet.…
IUCN Red List Passes 100,000 Species Assessed
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List has broken through the 100,000 species barrier; it…
Cooperation Or Conflict: How To Save Biodiversity In The Tropics
Tremendous sacrifices have been made in the quest to feed the people of the world, much of it fronted…
Operation Thunderball Saves More Trafficked Wildlife Than Any To Come Before
Operation Thunderball – no it isn’t a convoluted scheme by a villain in a James Bond film, but rather…
American Prairie Reserve: Stitching The Great Plains Back Together Again
Two Crow Ranch, located 30 miles north of Winnett, Montana, and comprised of 5,002 acres of private land and…
‘Extinct’ Clouded Leopard Sighted In Southeast Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan. February 23rd, 2019. In 2013 a research team consisting of experts from the U.S. and Taiwan concluded…
Since 2011, Elephant Poaching Has Fallen Dramatically
According to a new paper published in Science, the numbers of elephants killed illegally in Africa dropped from 10%…
How Conservationists Take Advantage Of Public Perception To Save More Than Just Tigers And Pandas
We live in the Anthropocene, the era of humans. Unsurprisingly, most public dollars go towards the benefit and advancement…
Glut Of International Agreements Look To Improve Wildlife Rights
WASHINGTON D.C. April 23rd, 2019. U.S. Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with…
California Condors May Find New Home For Release In Pacific Northwest
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is planning to introduce a small group of California condors into the…
In Response To Increased Dragon Smuggling, Komodo Island Will Be Closed To Tourists
EAST JAVA, INDONESIA – March 28th 2019. Police in East Java recently seized 41 Komodo dragons destined for illegal…