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Polar Bears on the Edge: Climate Crisis Linked to Fatal Attack

Melting Arctic sea ice and depleting natural food sources, is driving polar bears closer to human populations

by Nick Ames

Wildlife Campaigners Condemn Sweden’s Bear Hunt as ‘Pure Slaughter’

The condemnation comes as 152 bears are killed in just two days

by Nick Ames

Gorillas In The Wild: How We Can Save The Great Apes

Our closest living relatives are under threat from mining, poaching, climate change and even Covid but innovative programmes are helping to save endangered gorillas

by Sarah Freeman

And the Winner of The Ethicalist’s 2024 Photography Competition is…

We were overwhelmed by the stunning standard of over 400 entries that we received for the UAE nature photography competition… but there could only be one winner

by Anthea Ayache

Edible Extinction: The Foods Most At Risk From Climate Change

As our world continues to warm, the foods we rely on will become more scarce and those with the least, will be hit the hardest.

by Charlotte Ward

Saving Elephants, One Bee Hive and Milk Bottle at a Time

The world’s largest land mammal is still struggling to be herd. On World Elephant Day we blow the trumpet for these magnificent megafauna…

by Sarah Freeman

Roaring Back: How Lions Are Overcoming New Mane Threats To Stay King Of The Jungle

Speared, poisoned and poached for their body parts, lions are becoming increasingly vulnerable and could be extinct by 2050 if we don’t help save them

by Sarah Freeman

Choking on Convenience: The Devastating Toll of Our Plastic Waste Culture

From the shocking discovery that we consume around a credit card’s worth of microplastics every week, to the fact plastics are in the air that we breathe, there are many reasons why we need to turn the tap off on plastic waste

by Anthea Ayache

The Future of Fish: Can Seafood and Sustainability Coexist?

Is there a solution to the complex relationship between our dinner plates and the health of our marine ecosystems, and can our growing demand for seafood really ever be sustainable?

by Ellen Manning and Anthea Ayache

The Mammoth Task of Bringing Back an Ice Age Giant

Ben Lamm is a man on a Jurassic Park-style mission to bring the woolly mammoth – and the dodo – back from the dead.

by Nick Harding