Written by: Charlie Gardner, Jake Bicknell, Matthew Struebig, and Zoe Davies
It’s tempting to think that our forests would be fine if we could simply stop trees being felled or...
Written by: Kimberly White
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List has reclassified the Mountain Gorilla from “critically endangered” to “endangered.”
The status change comes after a survey released...
Written by: Kimberly White
Elephants in Nigeria are getting a technological boost in protection. The Wildlife Conservation Society Nigeria has fitted six elephants with GPS/satellite collars in Nigeria’s Yankari Game Reserve. The collars provide...
Courtesy of Yale Climate Connections
Written by: Daniel Grossman
Barry Sinervo and two dozen coauthors in 2010 published a scientific paper that dismayed wildlife experts. A biologist at the University of...
Written by: Kimberly White
The EU has launched a new initiative to protect the world’s rarest gorilla. The EU announced a four-year, two million euro project to aid in the conservation of the Cross...
Written by: John E. Scanlon
There is no global agreement on wildlife crime, nor any universally agreed definition of wildlife crime.
In the absence of such an agreement, CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species...
Written by: Mayank Aggarwal/Mongabay
India and Nepal, which share a border running more than 1,850 kilometers (1,150 miles), are set to sign an agreement strengthening transboundary conservation of species like the Indian rhino,...
Written by: Kimberly White
The Government of Nepal announced that the country’s wild tiger population has nearly doubled since 2009.
Nepal estimates 235 wild tigers are roaming the country today compared to 198...
Written by: Greg McDermid, David Laskin, and Scott Nielsen
Toward the end of each summer, grizzly bears in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains gorge on the tart red berries of a...
Written by: Sophia Daoudi and Jan Hoole
A house proud mouse, considerately tidying up the workbench of the shed in which it lives, has been captured on video and shared online....
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New AI Technology for Chimps Could Help Bust Wildlife Traffickers
Written by: Colin Sytsma
The global spread of social media has created unparalleled opportunities for wildlife traffickers to advertise...
BP Pledges to Cut Oil and Gas Production 40% by 2030, Invest Billions in...
Written by: Kimberly White
BP has announced it will cut oil and gas production 40 percent over the next...
GM to Unveil Electric Hummer Later This Year
Written by: Kimberly White
General Motors is reviving the Hummer- only this time, it’s electric.
The...