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Conservation, Hunting, and Rewilding in Africa
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Conservation, Hunting, and Rewilding in Africa

Nov 26, 2015
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What can countries such as the UK learn from rewilding initiatives taking place in Namibia?
The endangered Carnaby's black cockatoo is one of three black cockatoo species seen at Karakamia Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife

Safe from harm

Nov 25, 2015
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In Australia, a private conservation organisation is taking the lead in attempts to halt one of the worst extinction crises of modern times
In Alladale, wild boar have been released into secure enclosures and used as conservation tools to break up thick vegetation in order to aid tree regeneration. The species was extinct in Britain by 1700, but has re-established itself in southern England after escaping from farms
Wildlife

Bringing the wilderness back

Nov 25, 2015
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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…
The parks’ grasslands support large herds of elephants
Wildlife

Life returns

Nov 24, 2015
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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…
The Eurasian Lynx, one of many species that could return to Britain
Wildlife

Rewilding Britain

Nov 24, 2015
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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
Wildlife

Bison – back in business

Nov 23, 2015
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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
Saiga antelopes used to roam much of the Eurasian steppe
Wildlife

Mysterious die-off of Saiga antelopes

Nov 10, 2015
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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
Nuthatches have been moving into Scotland, giving them a greater range over the UK
Wildlife

A bigger Britain for birds

Oct 27, 2015
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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
Wildlife

Beavers create nitrogen sinks

Oct 23, 2015
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Already known as a keystone species, research shows that beavers in North America can also sink excess nitrogen in the watershed
Hive minds
Wildlife

Hive minds

Oct 13, 2015
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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
Wildlife

Tips for photographing an African safari

Oct 09, 2015
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Wildlife photographer Kym Illman offers tips for budding safari photographers
Home to roost
Wildlife

Home to roost

Sep 19, 2015
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Peregrine falcons are finding a new lease of life amid Chicago’s urban high-rises
Walrus on an Arctic ice floe
Wildlife

They are the walrus(es)

Sep 17, 2015
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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
Wildlife

All-female park ranger team honoured

Sep 09, 2015
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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
Albatross carcass found on Midway Island in the central Pacific Ocean in the 1990s
Wildlife

Plastic birds

Sep 08, 2015
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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
Wildlife

Big game

Aug 14, 2015
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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
Wildlife

Lion's bane

Aug 03, 2015
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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
Winning the Rat Race
Wildlife

Winning the Rat Race

Aug 01, 2015
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Following a landmark eradication project, South Georgia is on the brink of a major conservation success story – being able to declare itself rat-free
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