Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution.
There are more tigers in captivity in the US than in the wild
The World Wildlife Fund estimates about 5,000 of the big cats live in captivity around the country, although animal welfare experts say precise numbers are hard to find. That’s compared to the roughly 3,900 wild tigers left in the world, experts estimate.
A Big Oil project in Africa threatens fragile Okavango region
A Canadian company is drilling exploratory wells in Namibia for what could be a major oil and gas find. Local residents and conservationists fear the project could use up scarce water supplies and cause widespread ecological disruption downstream in the world-renowned Okavango Delta.
We Need to Talk About Spider Conservation
Despite their enormous ecological values, new research reveals we don’t understand how most arachnid species are faring right now — or do much to protect them.
SCOTLAND COULD BECOME THE WORLD’S FIRST ‘REWILDING NATION’. HOW DID THEY GET HERE?
Over the last 50 years, two-thirds of the world’s wildlife has been lost. Around 40 per cent of plant species are threatened with extinction and scientists say we may be losing them faster than they can find, name and study them.
Hawaii Island Declares Itself Entirely Free of Rats—That Were Eating Its Birds
An island in Hawaii has declared itself free of invasive rats that were blamed for eating local seabirds and destroying native plants.
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Japan Goes Rogue and Resumes Commercial Whaling
On July 1, the day after Japan officially withdrew from the International Whaling Commission, its fishing fleet slaughtered two minke whales off the island nation’s northern coast. This is the first time Japan has hunted whales commercially since the IWC declared a moratorium on the practice 31 years ago.
Africa’s Elephants Are Two Different Species, and Both Are Endangered
Africa’s elephants are in trouble, and human activity is to blame.
How ‘tiger farms’ have turned a wild animal into a species worth more dead than alive
Tigers could once be found across much of Asia, from eastern Turkey to Siberia and Indonesia. Today, they are reduced to living in just 6% of their former range. In many of these areas tigers are no longer even valued as free-ranging…
400 Years After Being Wiped Out by Hunters Britain’s Wild Cranes Make a Comeback
Extinct for more than 400 years, common cranes are finding homes in the UK’s wetlands and waterways once again. Because of conservation efforts that began in 1979, the common crane (not seen since the 1600s) now numbers almost 200 individuals…
Playing a game on your phone could help save endangered species. Here’s how
Wildchain allows smartphone users to support real-life conservation projects across the world by digitally adopting rare animals. More than 35,500 species are threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List. Now a new smartphone…
The African painted dogs that vote by sneezing and run on ‘shadow puppet legs’
Wild dogs live in sub-Saharan Africa. In Southern Africa, the San tell a legend: moon declared that, just as he died and was reborn, people would be reborn. But hare would not believe this. Moon and hare fought – moon split…
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in ‘remarkable’ Scotland rewilding project
‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’
Barbados Completes World’s First ‘Debt-for-Climate’ Swap
Barbados has secured the world’s first “debt-for-climate” swap to finance crucial water and sewage projects that will help the island cope with the destructive impacts of climate change.
Killer whales have found new homes in the Arctic Ocean, potentially reshaping marine ecology
The vast ice sheets that historically kept killer whales out of the Arctic Ocean are melting as the region rapidly warms.
Pollution in Delhi hits record high, cloaking city in smog
India’s capital, Delhi, imposes emergency measures including closing schools and offices and barring heavy vehicles.
Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10 per cent of farmland into forest
Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed on a deal to plant one billion trees and convert 10 per cent of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage.