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The Missing Lynx: Big Cats Could Be Released In Britain

They’ve been successfully rewilded in France, Switzerland and Germany so could the once extinct lynx make a return to England to create an eco-tourist big cat territory?

by Sarah Freeman

The Rat Pack: Turning Rodents into First Responders

Rescue rats strapped with microphones in mini backpacks, are being trained to locate earthquake victims stuck under the rubble

by Nick Ames

Don’t Name New Species after Celebrities In Case They Become Victim to Cancel Culture, Expert Warns

Being named after an A-lister might seem fitting for a newly discovered insect, plant or animal but what happens when the celebrity becomes unpopular?

by Nick Ames

Climate Change Killer: A Devastating 91 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef Suffers Coral Bleaching

Rising ocean temperatures in the popular tourist areas along Australia’s north eastern coast – including the Whitsundays – has caused coral bleaching on an unprecedented scale so what can be done to save the reef?

by Karen Pasquali Jones

Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhino Gives Birth to Baby Girl

Rosa, a critically endangered sumatran rhino, has given birth to a healthy baby calf after suffering eight miscarriages since 2015

by Nick Ames

India – The True Tiger Kings

In India, home to almost 70 per cent of the world’s tigers, huge conservation advances are being made but with more tigers, come new dilemmas

by Anthea Ayache

The Wildlife Conservation Bridge saving the Mountain Lions in California 

Donors including Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio have donated millions to build a bridge to free big cats and other species cut off from the wild by ten-lane high-speed freeways

by Karen Pasquali Jones and Nick Ames

Sniffer Dogs Leading the War Against Poaching And Illegal Trade by A Nose

Once used to find bombs, detection dogs are now unearthing narcotics, tiger body parts, water leaks and even illnesses such as cancer and malaria

by Josh Sims

Nearly 50 per cent of UAE mammals Under Threat

From graceful gazelles to elusive sand cats, the UAE’s mammals are under threat according to a new report

by Nick Ames