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2 Cute Rare Red Panda Cubs Born at Wildlife Park

The twin female red panda cubs are part of a successful breeding programme for the endangered species

by Nick Ames

World First as Cheetahs Return to India After 70 Year Absence

Namibia donates eight cheetahs to India, a first for the intercontinental relocation of the world’s fastest moving land mammals

by Nick Ames

Project Zambezi – 2,500 Animals Relocated from Parched Zimbabwe Reserve to Cool River Region

Iconic species including elephants, lions, buffalo, impala, and zebras are being relocated from Zimbabwe to a 1.6 million acre UNESCO site on the Zambezi river.

by Nick Ames

Taiji’s Brutal Dolphin Hunt Season Starts with Slaughter

A pod of nine dolphins has already been slaughtered in the barbaric Japanese dolphin hunting season that captures the mammals for meat or to become performers in parks and aquariums

by Nick Ames

Cedar Forest Fires Sparked by Lebanon’s Economic Crisis

The emblem of Lebanon, the vulnerable cedar tree is at risk from various factors including climate change and increasingly, man made fires.

by Hannah Jo Uy

The Killing Forests: How Palm Oil Is Threatening To Make Orangutans Extinct

Used for lipsticks, toothpaste and even biodiesel, palm oil is destroying swathes of primary forest, leaving the orangutans who live there starving, homeless and ‘critically endangered’ – the final tier before extinction

by Anthea Ayache

Africa Calls to Protect World’s Remaining Hippos

Guinea and Mali are among the African nations calling for greater protection for hippos

by Nick Ames

Arctic Heating up Almost Four Times Faster than Rest of Planet

A new study reveals that the Arctic is warming up two times faster than researchers had originally anticipated.

by Nick Ames

Climate Becomes Bigger Threat than Poaching to the Survival of Elephants

With four consecutive failed rainy seasons across the Horn of Africa, elephants are now at a greater risk from drought than illegal poaching.

by Anthea Ayache