Iguanas reintroduced to island after 200 years
In 1835, Charles Darwin was the last person to officially see a land iguana on Santiago Island in the Galapagos....
These AI-powered cameras can sense poachers and save wildlife
Animal poaching is on the rise as people find interest in ivory, fur, skins and more for their financial value....
California’s Monarch butterfly population hits ‘potentially catastrophic’ low in 2018
California’s Monarch butterfly population hit a record low in 2018 after dropping a whopping 86 percent from...
How to provide a backyard habitat to protect animals in the winter
We live in an ecosystem where plants and animals depend upon one another for survival. During the cold winter months,...
Federal judge blocks the Keystone XL Pipeline
In a major setback for President Trump and his administration, a U.S. district judge has issued an order to block...
An ancient Jaipur palace property is transformed into a modern restaurant
New Delhi-based, multidisciplinary design practice Studio Lotus has transformed a portion of Jaipur’s lavish...
The National Butterfly Center is threatened by Trump’s border wall
The National Butterfly Center is a 100-acre wildlife preserve and botanical garden in South Texas. Not only is...
Human activity has decimated 60% of animal populations since 1970
A new study from WWF International has reported that humans have wiped out 60 percent of the world’s mammals,...
Sasaki designs Chengdu Panda Reserve to protect the giant panda
Thoughtful urban development and wildlife conservation go hand-in-hand in Sasaki’s winning proposal for the Chengdu...
Endangered Malayan tigers are threatened by the demand for durian
The habitat of the Malayan tiger — one of the world’s most endangered tigers — is being threatened by a strange...
Lecomte reaches mile 1,000 in his swim across the Pacific Ocean
Ben Lecomte, the first person to swim across the Atlantic Ocean back in 1998, is now attempting to be the first...
Valuable wetlands are disappearing 3 times faster than forests, new study warns
Wetlands around the world are disappearing at an alarming rate. New research shows that these valuable ecosystems...
Judge stops bear hunt and returns Yellowstone grizzlies to the endangered list
The hunt for grizzlies in Yellowstone National Park is officially over. This week, a judge ordered that all grizzly...
Burberry vows to stop burning unsold clothes and using real fur
Burberry has confirmed it will no longer destroy fashion items it cannot sell. The British company has officially...
Drone operators disturbing wildlife incur fines and jail time in Scotland
The number of cases in Scotland involving drone interference with animals on nature reserves has increased, causing...
Freedom for 5 moon bears held captive for 21 years on a bile farm
This Monday, non-profit group Animals Asia saved five moon bears that had been captive for more than two decades...
Montana judge to rule on first grizzly bear hunt in 40 years
This week, a U.S. judge will hear the arguments presented by Native American tribes and animal activists for the...
Locals protest tourism development in Komodo dragon sanctuary
Recently announced tourism infrastructure plans for Indonesia's Komodo National Park has ignited a string of protests...
Endangered green and loggerhead turtles make Mediterranean comeback
For 10,000 years, green and loggerhead turtles have been nesting on the Mediterranean coast of Cyprus. In the last...
Jane Goodall and conservationists move to obtain bear hunting licences in Wyoming
Grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park are in danger as Wyoming opens up its first bear hunt since the Endangered...
Illegal ivory trade continues to thrive in Europe
International rights group Avaaz says the illegal ivory trade is still alive and well in Europe after the group...
Krill fishers partner with Greenpeace to protect Antarctic wildlife
An unlikely alliance has formed between krill fishing companies and environmental protection groups over a common...
Coral forests thrive near Sicily’s underwater volcanoes
Nearly one kilometer below the water surface near Sicily, a rare ecosystem of corals, sponges and wildlife is thriving....
Arctic shipping routes could threaten “unicorns of the sea”
Narwhals, or the "unicorns of the sea," could be at risk from additional Arctic shipping routes as polar ice continues...
Trading specimens for science? There’s a website for that…
Good news for science and for the Earth: scientists looking for rare research specimens, such as the smoothtooth...
Belize Barrier Reef recovers and is removed from UNESCO ‘In Danger’ list
Thanks to a comprehensive conservation effort, the exceptionally diverse Belize Barrier Reef has recovered so much...
World’s first beluga whale sanctuary will welcome new arrivals
In 2019, two beluga whales, named Little Grey and Little White, will be transported from the Changfeng Ocean World...
The ‘Billion Tree Tsunami’ is transforming northwestern Pakistan
Once arid hillsides have now become wide swaths of lush green woodland in northwestern Pakistan, where hundreds...
Wild dogs return to Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park
A small group of African wild dogs have returned to Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, heralding a potential...
Reforestation in China heralds the return of rare animals
If you plant it, they will come. China is pursuing an ambitious project, underway for decades, to increase the...