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Three infant gibbons—two siamangs and one Javan gibbon—now huddle together in a rescue center after Indonesian naval forces intercepted their traffickers in the Strait of Malacca in March 2025. The babies, barely six months old, represent the devastating human cost…
In an innovative approach to wildlife conservation, South African researchers are giving rhinos an unusual defense mechanism against poachers: radioactive horns. The Rhisotope Project involves carefully injecting small amounts of radioactive isotopes directly into the horns of living rhinoceros, creating…
High above Uganda’s Luku Central Forest Reserve, 29 critically endangered Rüppell’s vultures soar on massive wings, carrying twigs and branches to their clifftop nests. This remarkable sight represents something precious and precarious: the only known breeding colony of these magnificent…
