Fifteen Asian elephants are in the middle of an epic journey across a Chinese province, and no one knows why. The herd of elephants first left their home in the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in the spring of last year. Since then, they have covered a distance of more than 300 miles in what experts […]
Mountain gorillas are still listed as an endangered species, but conservation efforts in Central Africa have been hugely successful in helping dwindling populations bounce back. But with conservation success comes new challenges. All mountain gorilla troops live in protected national parks in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But these protected areas […]
Plastic pollution threatens marine life in many ways, from entangling fish and seabirds to wreaking havoc on their digestive tracts when they mistake it for food. Now, a new study has revealed another danger plastics pose to coastal animals: It can actually heat the beaches they call home. “When you have plastic piling up and […]
What Is Biodiversity? Polar bears, honeybees, mango trees and coral reefs are all examples of the countless animal and insect species, plant life and ecosystems that comprise the planet’s vast biodiversity. Every living organism has a role to play in an intricate web of connectedness, no matter the size, and without them, there would be […]
By Charles Emogor The white-bellied pangolin is one of eight evolutionary distinct pangolin species split equally between Africa and Asia. They’re among the very few mammals with scales and have a tongue that, when pulled out of its cavity, is longer than their entire body, which measures about 30 inches. These gentle and somewhat quirky […]
Denmark has begun to dig up millions of mink that were culled and buried to stop the spread of a coronavirus mutation. The country culled its entire population of around 17 million mink in November of 2020 after COVID-19 outbreaks erupted on several mink farms and mutations were found in people living nearby, as Reuters […]
Trophy hunters in Africa used to refer to a “Big 5” of wild animals that were particularly dangerous to kill: elephant, rhino, leopard, Cape buffalo and lion. Now, a new initiative seeks to transform the Big 5 concept into a celebration of life, not death. In a bid to raise awareness of the importance of […]
By Nika Paposhvili The wide-ranging sea duck known as the velvet scoter can be found in the skies and waters of nearly a dozen European and Asian countries, but it has almost disappeared from some of them. Just a few years ago, it was thought that the geographically isolated breeding population of these birds in […]
Global inequality isn’t just a problem for human populations. A new study has found that it is also a major factor in the wildlife trade. The research, published in Science Advances Wednesday, found that wild animals were more likely to be traded from poorer nations to wealthier ones, and this could be the key to […]
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