Ambitious draft goals to halt biodiversity loss revealed, with proposed changes to food production expected to ‘raise eyebrows’.
Eliminating plastic pollution, reducing pesticide use by two-thirds,…
Some birds have mastered living in the scorching, dry environment of a desert. But even desert-adapted birds can't handle extreme temperatures like those seen during heat waves.
A heat wave is said…
The problem of biodiversity loss is not simply a matter of funding, a new report examining the failures of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has warned.
Instead, policy makers need to…
The legendary primatologist urged people to develop a new, more sustainable relationship with the natural world.
Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the…
Caption: The African elephant, the planet’s largest terrestrial mammal was recently listed as endangered and critically endangered on IUCN’s Red List; oil and gas extraction projects throughout the…
Court ruling gives go-ahead for sugar plantation in Bugoma forest, home to endangered chimpanzees.
Conservationists in Uganda have condemned as “shallow and absurd” a court ruling that authorised…
Kenya began its first national wildlife census on Friday, aiming to aid conservation and identify threats to its vast but threatened wildlife populations.
The census will run until July, with…
The red list of species at risk is well-known, but the list for protected sites is quietly helping to ‘paint the planet green’
The age of extinction is supported by
The Grevy's zebra, covered in white and black stripes, may not look dissimilar to the common zebra. But there are clear differences -- especially to someone like Sheila Funnell, who has dedicated her…
One of the most distinguishable features of the COVID-19 era is the public, everyday use of personal protective equipment (PPE), mainly in the form of disposable face masks and latex gloves. And…
ucked away by the Ethiopian border, Sudan's Dinder National Park boasts the country's most diverse wildlife, but rangers face a daily battle to protect it as human encroachment mounts.
Spread over…
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has closed the country’s only wild rhino sanctuary to the public amid an ongoing dispute between the owners of the land and Rhino Fund Uganda - the organisation…
Conservationists fear for endangered Nubian ibex in Sudan as westerners sold permits to hunt.
Sudanese conservationists have accused trophy hunters of exploiting the country’s political transition…
Swinging above the African savannah, an upside-down rhino suspended from a helicopter looks comically surreal. But for the black rhino, flying to new territory is no laughing matter -- it's about…
The activity of common pipistrelle bats was found to be around a third higher at the turbines than control locations.
One of the most abundant bats in Europe may be attracted to wind turbines and…
Out of 11 vulture species found in Africa, 7 are on the verge of extinction. In Kenya, one species - bearded vulture - has less than five individuals remaining according to conservationists.…
KIMANA, Kenya, March 3 (Reuters) - The majestic sight of elephants roaming beneath Mount Kilimanjaro has long lured throngs of wildlife-lovers to Amboseli National Park on Kenya’s border with…
People urged to be on the lookout for subadult crocs 'about 5km upstream towards Robertson and 5km downstream towards Swellendam'
Traps have been set in the Breede River after an unknown number of…
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