WILDLIFE
On track: keeping an eye on Kenya’s rhinos
Dec 24, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
As black rhinos return to an area they were once wiped out, conservationist Ian Craig is optimistic about the future for Africa’s wildlife
Super stowaway: brown rats on the move
Dec 17, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
How a horde from Mongolia finally conquered the world
Planet Earth II: Do documentaries say enough about extinction rates?
Dec 14, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Almost half of the species featured in BBC’s Planet Earth II are listed by the IUCN as being ‘near threatened’, ‘vulnerable’, ‘threatened’ or ‘critically endangered’ thanks to human activity. Laura Cole sits down with three members from the BBC’s Natural…
Time and tide: the disappearing wildlife of the Inner Hebrides
Dec 13, 2016
Written by
Hazel Southam
Fingal’s Cave in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides is so famous it’s almost mythical. We know it in our music and in our literature, but as Hazel Southam discovers, it’s quite a task to get out and see both it and all…
Q&A: Jonathan and Angela Scott
Nov 25, 2016
Written by
Keith Wilson
Jonathan and Angela Scott are synonymous with Africa’s big cats. Geographical’s photography expert, Keith Wilson, caught up with the couple…
Stunning images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards
Oct 20, 2016
Written by
Geographical
Tim Laman’s stunning treetop orang-utan capture takes top prize as winners and finalists go on display at the Natural History Museum in London
Bad to the bone: controversial new CITES regulations
Oct 07, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Measures proposed at CITES to save African lions stop short of providing full protection
CITES: Divisions leave elephants vulnerable to extinction
Oct 05, 2016
Written by
Harriet Constable
A proposal calling for the highest level of protection for African elephants has failed to pass
CITES: Sharks and rays win further protection
Oct 04, 2016
Written by
Harriet Constable
Parties at the CITES conference in Johannesburg voted for proposals to list devil rays, thresher sharks and silky sharks under Appendix II, offering them better protection from international trade following unsustainable fishing for their fins in recent years
British Wildlife Photography Awards – The Winners
Sep 29, 2016
Written by
Geographical
Stunning images of our nation’s wildlife make up this year’s British Wildlife Photography Awards winners
CITES: A good day to be a pangolin
Sep 29, 2016
Written by
Harriet Constable
Delegates at CITES yesterday voted to ban international commercial trade in all eight species of pangolin
Remeasuring rewilding: why accurate reporting is vital
Sep 27, 2016
Written by
Daniel Allen
The proposed reintroduction of species such as the wolf and lynx to the British countryside is a highly contentious issue. Accurately measuring the impact of rewilding on biodiversity may help to win over the sceptics
CITES: Everything you need to know about CoP17
Sep 21, 2016
Written by
Harriet Constable
From the hotly debated topic of elephants and ivory to deciding the fate of lesser-known creatures struggling for survival, this year’s CITES conference is sure to be one of the most important and potentially game-changing meetings yet
The growing silence: searching for the world’s rarest mammal
Sep 16, 2016
Written by
Melody Kemp
The Annamite Mountains stretch through Laos, Vietnam and northeast Cambodia and are home to a host of unusual creatures, including the little-seen saola, one of the world’s rarest large mammals. But as Melody Kemp reports, a lack of protection from…
Extinction Watch: Javan Hawk-Eagles
Sep 12, 2016
Written by
Estelle Hakner
Indonesia’s trade in wild birds for domestic use is putting several species, including its own national bird, in grave danger
Extinction Watch: Grauer’s Gorillas
Sep 05, 2016
Written by
Estelle Hakner
Civil war and associated illegal mining in the DRC region could see one of our ‘closest living relatives’ completely wiped out within the next few decades
Extinction Watch: Bramble Cay Melomys
Sep 01, 2016
Written by
Estelle Hakner
The Great Barrier Reef’s only endemic mammal is now extinct
Swan vistas: Taking to the air to solve an Arctic mystery
Aug 31, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Bewick’s swan numbers are dropping – and no one knows why. An epic aerial adventure into the Russian Arctic tundra aims to find out the answer
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