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European bats already struggling with urbanization and habitat loss now face a shocking new threat: invasive brown rats that deliberately ambush them during flight at their winter hideouts. Researchers using infrared cameras documented this unprecedented predator behavior at two major…
A remarkable wildlife discovery in Nepal has scientists both celebrating and concerned about the elusive Asian golden cat. A single photograph captured by camera traps in Nepal’s Jajarkot district has extended the species’ known range westward by nearly 400 kilometers…
A groundbreaking study reveals that Vietnam’s current network of protected areas covers only 6% of the land where the country’s diverse bat populations live, leaving these crucial mammals vulnerable to mounting environmental threats. Vietnam hosts nearly one-third of all bat…
In northern Kenya’s Samburu region, a group of women known as Mama Simba (“Mothers of Lions” in Kiswahili) are revolutionizing wildlife conservation by taking leadership roles traditionally denied to them. Since partnering with conservation organization Ewaso Lions in 2013, these…
Scientists have discovered six new species of tube-nosed bats in the Philippines, adding to the remarkable biodiversity of the island nation’s endangered forests. Named for their distinctive protruding nostrils, these tiny insect-eating mammals weigh just 4-14 grams—roughly the weight of…
The long-tailed macaque faces a troubling paradox: while the species continues its slide toward extinction, it has scored a crucial victory for scientific integrity. In early October, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) upheld the macaque’s endangered status,…
The Afro-Asian wildcat, one of nature’s most adaptable and widespread feline species, is fighting for survival against an unlikely adversary—the humble house cat. This ancient wildcat, which roams across vast territories from Africa to Asia, now faces a modern conservation…
A Sri Lankan court has handed down the country’s harshest sentence ever for illegal elephant possession, signaling a major shift in wildlife protection enforcement. The Colombo High Court sentenced Samarappulige Niraj Roshan Fernando to 15 years in prison and fined…
Bangladesh is taking groundbreaking action to end centuries of elephant captivity by launching an ambitious rehabilitation program that could serve as a model for conservation efforts across Asia. The government has begun retrieving privately owned elephants with the goal of…
