WILDLIFE
Running wild
Nov 26, 2015
Written by
Daniel Allen
More Europeans than ever before are migrating from countryside to city and rewilding initiatives – such as the re-introduction of European bison into Romania’s Tarcu Mountains – may offer a better mix of ecology and economy for the land left…
Conservation, Hunting, and Rewilding in Africa
Nov 26, 2015
Written by
Lee Hewitson
What can countries such as the UK learn from rewilding initiatives taking place in Namibia?
Safe from harm
Nov 25, 2015
Written by
Geordie Torr
In Australia, a private conservation organisation is taking the lead in attempts to halt one of the worst extinction crises of modern times
Bringing the wilderness back
Nov 25, 2015
Written by
Olivia Edward
Centuries ago, the forests and glens of the Scottish Highlands were home to wolves, bears and wild boar, before deforestation and hunting drove them to extinction. Olivia Edward meets the owner of the 9,300-hectare reserve at Alladale, who plans to…
Life returns
Nov 24, 2015
Written by
Stephen Cunliffe
Located in the heart of the Congo, World Heritage-listed Garamba National Park is one of the oldest national parks in Africa. However, decades of abuse at the hands of rebel armies and commercial poaching gangs have decimated its once prolific…
Rewilding Britain
Nov 24, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Rewilding Britain, a new environmental charity, was launched out of the recent surge in interest in rewilding ecosystems. Geographical talks to Helen Meech, its first director, about the role the organisation will take
Bison – back in business
Nov 23, 2015
Written by
Yvonne Kemp
In the dunes near the urban centre of Randstad in the Netherlands roams a group of European bison, part of a unique project aimed at returning this emblematic beast to Dutch land
Mysterious die-off of Saiga antelopes
Nov 10, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
In one of the worst mammal die-offs in recent history, more than half the world’s population of saiga antelopes were found dead in Kazakhstan over the course of two weeks
A bigger Britain for birds
Oct 27, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
The outer margins of British bird ranges have been moving further north at an average rate of 3.3km a year, research says. As climate change is predicted to shrink bird ranges in the long-term, Geographical investigates why this anomaly is…
Beavers create nitrogen sinks
Oct 23, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Already known as a keystone species, research shows that beavers in North America can also sink excess nitrogen in the watershed
Hive minds
Oct 13, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
As part of a worldwide effort to reverse declining bee populations, tiny micro-sensors are providing vital insights into the lives of thousands of honey bees in Australia
Tips for photographing an African safari
Oct 09, 2015
Written by
Kym Illman
Wildlife photographer Kym Illman offers tips for budding safari photographers
Home to roost
Sep 19, 2015
Written by
Katie Stacey
Peregrine falcons are finding a new lease of life amid Chicago’s urban high-rises
They are the walrus(es)
Sep 17, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
An estimated 35,000 walruses have ‘hauled-out’ of the sea to Point Lay, Alaska coinciding with the decline in summer sea ice. Geographical takes a look at what this relatively new behaviour means for walrus populations in Alaska
All-female park ranger team honoured
Sep 09, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
An all-female ranger group, the Black Mambas, are determined to eliminate the threat of poaching from the Balule Private Game Reserve in South Africa
Plastic birds
Sep 08, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Plastic waste in the oceans has become such a problem, it’s now being predicted that within fifty years every seabird will have ingested the material
Big game
Aug 14, 2015
Written by
Geographical
Illegal hunting may have gotten headlines recently with the death of Cecil the lion, but as Geographical’s exclusive investigation shows, the real problem with wildlife poaching is taking place at an institutional level
Lion's bane
Aug 03, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Despite protection from hunting, the annual survival rate for mountain lions in South California is dangerously low. A 13-year study details how they are mainly killed by their greatest threat, human activity
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