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A comprehensive study of Bangladesh’s endangered fishing cats reveals a troubling paradox: while these elusive wetland predators occupy nearly one-third of the country’s territory, they face widespread persecution that threatens their survival. Researchers analyzing over 360 media reports from 2005…
A heartbreaking rescue scene unfolded in California’s Morro Bay this past October when a kayaker discovered a tiny sea otter pup, barely two weeks old, crying desperately for its missing mother. The orphaned pup was drifting dangerously toward the open…
Sir David Attenborough documents urban biodiversity in new London documentary as researchers use drone technology to analyze whale breath in Arctic waters. Meanwhile, UK farmers face confusion over inheritance tax changes affecting agricultural land transfers.
Twenty years after helping with rescue operations following the devastating 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, a specialized team of Sumatran elephants has been deployed to assist with disaster recovery in Indonesia’s Aceh province. The four-elephant squad is working to clear heavy…
In northwestern Zimbabwe, elephants hold a paradoxical place in local communities—revered as sacred totems yet feared as crop raiders who can destroy a family’s livelihood in a single night. This complex relationship highlights one of conservation’s most challenging dilemmas: how…
Seven critically endangered galaxy frogs have vanished from a research site in India’s Western Ghats after wildlife photographers seeking pictures of the rare amphibians destroyed their fragile habitat, according to a new study in Herpetology Notes. The tiny frogs, known…
A conservationist whose family was once displaced to create a national park is now leading an ambitious effort to build a 1-million-hectare wildlife corridor in the Democratic Republic of Congo—but this time, he’s ensuring local communities benefit alongside the wildlife.…
The fight against wildlife poaching has evolved into a sophisticated technological arms race, with conservationists developing innovative tools to counter increasingly tech-savvy criminal networks. As poachers adopt advanced methods to evade traditional patrols, researchers are responding with their own arsenal…
A small but destructive invader is wreaking havoc across one of Europe’s most pristine lakes. Quagga mussels have fundamentally altered Lake Geneva’s ecosystem while simultaneously causing major infrastructure problems for nearby institutions. At the Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne…
In the shadowy depths of a sea cave in Greece’s northern Sporades islands, one of nature’s most endangered success stories is quietly unfolding. Mediterranean monk seals—massive marine mammals weighing over 660 pounds and stretching nearly 9 feet long—are finding refuge…
