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A pipeline failure released 168 gallons of crude oil across Monterey County farmland as volunteers race to save hundreds of sea turtles trapped in Cape Cod's frigid waters. Plus: Paris Climate Agreement gains legal enforcement power after decade-long wait.
In what represents the largest seizure of live animals in its nine-year history, Operation Thunder—a coordinated international effort led by Interpol and the World Customs Organization—confiscated nearly 30,000 living creatures during a month-long crackdown on illegal wildlife trade this fall.…
The discovery of a dead Tapanuli orangutan buried in mud and debris in northern Sumatra has raised alarming concerns that recent catastrophic flooding may have devastated a key population of the world’s rarest great ape. Scientists are calling the disaster…
Timor-Leste has become a hotspot for whale tourism, with operators reporting full bookings through 2027 as hundreds of pygmy blue whales migrate through the Ombai-Wetar Strait between September and December. Tourists are paying up to $5,000 per week for the…
California’s ancient sturgeon populations are under siege from poachers seeking the valuable eggs that become luxury caviar, prompting dramatic rescue efforts by state wildlife officials. In a remarkable 2022 incident at Clifton Court Forebay in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta,…
Typhoon survivors file groundbreaking climate lawsuit against oil giant Shell in United Kingdom. Meanwhile, devastating marine pandemic decimates Atlantic sea urchin populations, threatening complete extinction. Plus: Montana youth activists petition state supreme court to enforce constitutional climate victory.
A historic moment unfolded in 2011 when a lone gray wolf named OR-7 crossed from Oregon into California, becoming the first wolf to enter the state in nearly a century. The 2½-year-old male’s arrival marked a remarkable conservation milestone, as…
In the misty hills surrounding Bombia, Guinea, the ancient morning calls of chimpanzees now compete with the roar of bulldozers as one of Africa’s largest mining projects carves through critical wildlife habitat. The Simandou railway corridor—a 650-kilometer (400-mile) transportation lifeline…
British authorities intercepted more than 250 endangered species and illegal wildlife products at UK borders during a month-long international operation targeting the lucrative wildlife smuggling trade. The seized animals included exotic spiders, venomous snakes, and rare birds—all victims of a…
The vaquita porpoise, found only in Mexico’s Gulf of California, has become the world’s most critically endangered marine mammal with fewer than 10 individuals estimated to remain in the wild. This small cetacean, which grows to just five feet in…
