WILDLIFE
The crackdown on rhino poaching is starting to pay off, but conservation is more crucial than ever
Mar 04, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Although the fight is far from over, rhino poaching is in decline. Tough enforcement is part of the solution, but the power of grassroots conservation mustn’t be overlooked
Reintroducing the grey wolf to Colorado
Feb 02, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Coloradans have voted to reintroduce grey wolves to the state
With zoos shut due to Covid-19, conservation suffers
Dec 15, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Zoos do a lot more than welcome excited visitors; closures due to the pandemic are affecting conservation work worldwide
WildEast encourages people to commit 20 per cent of any land they own to nature recovery
Dec 08, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
WildEast, a grassroots community initiative, is encouraging volunteers to commit 20 per cent of any land they own to nature recovery
The dangers of bushmeat: Interviewing hunters and consumers
Dec 02, 2020
Written by
Katie Burton
With growing global awareness of the risks of hunting and consuming bushmeat, a group of researchers decided to speak to those who do it
Restoration projects invite wildlife back to the Thames Estuary
Nov 24, 2020
Written by
Ann Morris
The Thames Estuary has long been home to heavy industry, rubbish dumps and drained marshes, but restoration projects are inviting wildlife back in
Imposter syndrome – parasitic finch chicks display startling powers of mimicry
Nov 18, 2020
Written by
Katie Burton
Whydahs and indigobirds, collectively known as the vidua finches, show an amazing ability to mimic the chicks of other birds in a parasitic display of Darwinian evolution
Bringing back the beast: rewilding projects are expanding European carnivore ranges
Oct 23, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Rewilding projects across Europe are working to expand populations of carnivores and restore ‘self-regulating’ nature on the continent. In the face of the double-trouble of limited space and a lot of people, proponents are coming up with new ways to…
Wild salamanders under threat from Bsal, a fungal infection
Oct 20, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Scientists are racing to prevent a deadly disease that kills salamanders from reaching the crucial populations of the USA
Dossier: the silent chorus – declines in the bird world
Oct 14, 2020
Written by
Mark Rowe
Birds are a much-loved component of the natural world, serenading us each morning and filling the skies with life. Yet, like many animals, birds are in decline and it isn’t just the rare, flagship species that are in trouble
China's Belt and Road Initiative threatens already fragmented tiger habitats
Sep 21, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Since 2006, tiger habitats have shrunk by more than 40 per cent due to forest encroachment. Now, China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is set to become the largest human development project in industry. But what impact will the new…
Back from the brink: rewilding restores wildlife of Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
Aug 19, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Left denuded and depleted of wildlife following a decades-long civil war, the Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has reinvigorated its biodiversity through a trophic rewilding programme
Hen harriers are dying on the UK’s grouse moors, conservationists argue it’s time for change
Aug 17, 2020
Written by
Mark Rowe
Can the UK find a way to protect vulnerable birds of prey on its grouse moors?
DNA sequencing device could rapidly detect illegal wildlife products
Jul 17, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
A portable DNA assay could revolutionise the way border officials examine suspected wildlife products, and the methods conservationists use to identify wildlife samples in the field
Fangs and skin: Illegal wildlife trade endangers Latin America’s jaguars
Jul 02, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Increasing reports of seized jaguar fangs and skin suggest that demand for jaguar parts has grown in the past decade, particularly in China. As relations between Latin America and Asia strengthen, criminologists and conservationists are concerned that a formal market…
The show can’t go on: the fight for an EU-wide ban on wild animals in circuses
Jun 22, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Four ex-circus lions discovered in France are due to be re-housed at Born Free, invigorating the call for EU-wide ban on wild animals in circuses
How a blind black rhino became an ambassador for his species
Jun 02, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
In the Eastern Cape of South Africa, Munu – a blind black rhino – has become an ambassador for his species, opening the world’s eyes to the critical conservation philosophy that ‘every rhino matters’
Dossier: hunting and human-wildlife conflict
May 22, 2020
Written by
Mark Rowe
Hunting is a topic that attracts polarised viewpoints. But as Mark Rowe demonstrates, when it comes to limiting human-wildlife conflict and to wider conservation measures, it’s not always so simple
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