Natural World
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
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
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.
The Shocking Donkey Skin Trade Scandal: Why Millions Are Being Killed To Cure Insomnia
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Criminal gangs are slaughtering donkeys to make ejiao for Chinese medicine to ‘cure’ a dry cough and aid sleep
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
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.
The New Buzz About Honey Bees: Why They’re Good For People And The Planet
One third of the world’s food production depends on honey bees but they’re battling climate change, pesticides and our insatiable appetite for the liquid gold to survive. On National Honey Bee Day, we lift the sticky lid on the lives of these industrious insects
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
Africa Calls to Protect World’s Remaining Hippos
Guinea and Mali are among the African nations calling for greater protection for hippos
