Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Wildlife
Large mammals thrive in forests with FSC-certification
Study reveals notably higher populations of large mammals in tropical African forests with FSC certification.
Study reveals extent of human led destruction to estuaries
Development has led to the destruction of a quarter of a million acres of estuarine habitat around the world over the past 35 years.
Giraffes are facing extinction – but one species is bucking the trend
Across Africa, giraffe populations are declining at an alarming rate. However, in Chad’s Zakouma National Park, which is now a sanctuary for wildlife, one giraffe subspecies is bucking the trend
Survey reveals changing fortunes of British butterflies
The results of the 2023 UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme reveal the changing fortunes of some British butterflies.
Booming brilliant year for the bittern – Britain’s loudest bird
A new RSPB survey reveals that the bittern, Britain’s loudest bird, is making a remarkable recovery in England and Wales.
Artificial intelligence to assess Britain’s hedgehog population
In a world first artifical intelligence will be used to assess Britain's hedgehog population. And voluntters are needed!
Saving raffelsia – the world’s largest flower
It smells of rotting flesh, spends most of its life as a parasite inside another plant and, when it blooms, it’s the world’s largest flower.
Saving Ecuador’s threatened condors
Mark Stratton visits a long-term project to safeguard the world’s largest bird of prey, the Andean condor
British government proposes new badger cull to combat bovine TB
In a move that’s likely to stir strong emotions the British government has proposed a cull of badgers in order to combat bovine TB.
Winners of the Better World Video Awards
The stories told by the two winning films show how a few individuals can help to make the world a better place
Winter dzud kills two million animals in Mongolia
An extreme winter weather event known as a dzong has killed at least 2 million head of livestock in Mongolia.
Longer summers spell bad news for polar bears
A new study reveals that if Arctic summers continue to get longer then most polar bears will probably starve.
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Published in the UK since 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
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