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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.
Big Cats Under the Hammer: Pakistan Zoo Puts Lions Up for Auction
Pakistani Zoo is selling 12 lions off to the highest bidder while campaigners including WWF call for them to be moved to another zoo
Kenya’s Black Rhinos Are On the Rise
Kenya has 85 more critically endangered eastern black rhinos than last year thanks to effective conservation efforts.
‘It’s Octopus Prison.’ Why Activists are Fighting to Stop World’s First Commercial Octopus Farm
They’re the Einstein of the sea, can feel pain and make deep friendships with humans and shouldn’t be kept in captivity for food, scientists and campaigners argue
Fishless Oceans: Will We Pay the Ultimate Price in the Future for Overfishing?
Thirty per cent of our oceans have already been pushed beyond their biological limits so will overfishing drive fish past the point of no return by 2048?
Appetite for Extinction. Frogs Under Threat from EU Demand for Legs
Why the insatiable EU appetite for frogs legs could see some amphibians disappear for good.
The Unhappy Tale of the Fight to Free Happy the Melancholy Elephant
In an historic ruling, the New York Court of Appeals rules Asian elephant must stay in zoo but two of the judges claim captivity is cruel
Scotland’s Forests Almost Back to Where They Were One Thousand Years Ago
Scotland’s forested land has tripled in the last century creating wildlife habits, better air quality and battling climate change
Plastic Pollution isn’t a Death Sentence for Marine Mammals Only: It’s Killing Camels Too
A number of camels are starving to death, being poisoned by toxins, or having their internal organs ripped apart after eating plastic
