Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Wildlife
The undertaker of the savannah is in trouble
A new study has revealed that 88 per cent of African raptor populations living in savannah grasslands have declined over the last fifty years.
It’s a long way home for the Balearic shearwater
A warming planet is forcing some birds to fly ever further north and this is bad news for the critically endangered Balearic shearwater.
The rainforest coming to Devon
The National Trust is to plant 100,000 trees to create a unique, and environmentally important, temperate rainforest in north Devon.
Migrating birds fall foul of New York’s bright lights
New York sits on one of the USA’s main bird migration routes. Each year, hundreds of thousands die after flying into brightly lit skyscrapers
Global effort to save endangered river dolphins
A new global declaration aims to pull endangered river dolphins and porpoises back from the brink of extinction.
Last hope for the northern white rhino
Could a highly experimental IVF technique bring the northern white rhino back from the very brink of extinction?
A mammoth called Élmayuujey’eh
Scientists have traced the life, travels and death of a female woolly mammoth who died at the hands of early humans 14,000 years ago.
Deforestation declines in Brazilian Amazon
In a rare bit of good environmental news, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon drops by 50 per cent in 2023 to a five year low.
Bird extinctions much higher than previously thought
A new study shows that almost 12 per cent of bird species have become extinct and humans are often to blame.
Anti-finning laws have failed, demand for shark meat is on the rise
A new study suggests protective policies and finning bans may have backfired by increasing the demand for shark meat
10 endangered species to watch in 2024
Flora and Fauna International reveals 10 endangered species in critical need of protection in 2024, and the work being done to save them
Elephant populations stabilise in parts of Africa
Two new reports highlight that after years of decline in some parts of Africa elephant populations have stabilised.
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Published in the UK since 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
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