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Hunted, Skinned, and Sold: The Tragic Leopard Trade
Despite global protection, leopards are being killed, carved up, and sold as medicine, trophies, and luxury goods
Gorillas In The Wild: How We Can Save The Great Apes
Our closest living relatives are under threat from mining, poaching, and climate change but innovative programmes are helping to save endangered gorillas
The City Nature Challenge: Dubai’s Going Wild and You’re Invited
Spot sunbirds, snap sand geckos, and help save biodiversity with the City Nature Challenge
Over 1,000 Fungi Join IUCN Red List as Extinction Risk Grows
They clean our soil, feed our forests, and may even hold cures for disease, yet fungi are vanishing before we’ve even named them
Two World Heritage-Listed Reefs Bleach in Unison for First Time Ever
Australia’s two world heritage-listed coral reefs, Ningaloo and the Great Barrier Reef, have been hit simultaneously by climate crisis-induced bleaching
FOUR PAWS Successfully Rescues Two Abused Bears in Pakistan
The rescue by FOUR PAWS, in collaboration with Pakistani authorities, is another step in the fight to end bear exploitation in the country
On Thin Ice: Can Polar Bears Survive the Climate Crisis?
With their hunting grounds shrinking and human-wildlife conflict on the rise, researchers are turning to a combination of cutting-edge tracking technology and centuries-old Indigenous knowledge to safeguard polar bears.
Move Over Mammoths—Meet the World’s First Woolly Mice!
Scientists have successfully engineered woolly mice with thick coats, bringing the dream of resurrecting the woolly mammoth one step closer to reality.
How Wildlife Corridors Are Saving Species Across the Globe
Fragmented habitats threaten the survival of wild animals in every corner of the planet but people and projects are reconnecting the natural world’s broken highways thanks to innovative wildlife corridors
Plans to Hunt 87 Lynx in Sweden Draws Criticism
87 lynx are set to be shot in the annual cull of this protected species
