WILDLIFE
Using clouds to locate threatened species
Apr 06, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
How can we conserve species and biodiversity hotspots that haven’t been located on the ground? The answer could be in the skies
Caribbean sperm whales speak with a distinctive accent
Apr 05, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
A decade-long survey has shown that sperm whales in the Caribbean region communicate with a particular accent that is exclusive to the area
The secret life of olms
Mar 01, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Deep in a subterranean, underwater cave system, questions are finally being answered about one of the world’s strangest amphibians
‘Extinct’ tree frog rediscovered
Feb 27, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
A tree frog thought to have been extinct for 140 years has been rediscovered in the jungles of northeast India
Fitbit for polar bears: monitoring the Arctic’s wildlife
Feb 23, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Fitbit-style monitoring devices are revealing the importance a good day’s rest plays in the lives of polar bears
Wild cities: Bringing animal conservation closer to home
Feb 08, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
New findings highlight the impact of cities when it comes to threatened species conservation
Recognising success
Jan 30, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
A Kenyan wildlife ranger receives the inaugural Tusk Ranger award for rhino conservation success
Stork of the dump
Jan 27, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Opportunistic white storks are shortening winter migrations in favour of human landfill sites and fish farm leftovers
Trophy shutdown
Jan 20, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
This week, strict new US wildlife regulations come into effect, aimed at stopping trophy hunting and protecting the world’s remaining wild lions
Conserving Liberia
Dec 04, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
‘If you want a country to be able to manage or conserve its forests and biodiversity, it must have the local capacity to do it,’ says Dr Mary Molokwu, who has been establishing academic forestry and conservation programs in Liberia.
The power of pilots
Nov 28, 2015
Written by
Frans Schepers
Frans Schepers, the managing director of Rewilding Europe, outlines the actions and ambitions of the organisations plans for building a network of rewilding areas across Europe
Bear necessities
Nov 27, 2015
Written by
Daniel Allen
Fewer than 50 Marsican brown bears roam the Apennine Mountains of central Italy. Daniel Allen and Cain Blythe investigate whether new protection measures can bring Italy’s largest carnivore back from the edge
George Monbiot on the future of rewilding
Nov 27, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Laura Cole speaks to George Monbiot, environmental journalist and author of Feral, on the rewilding debate, carnivores and being human
Rise of the shearwater
Nov 26, 2015
Written by
Hazel Southam
Once a common sea bird on the Isles of Scilly, by the start of 2014 Manx shearwaters were on the verge of extinction due to a rodent invasion. But dedicated conservationists and some rat poison can go a long way
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…
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