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The extinction rate of species around the world is now 1,000 times higher than it was before humans arrived on the scene, a new study has...
A Pulitzer Prize winner and Harvard scientist has said that half of the Earth should be human-free and dedicated solely to the world’s wildlife in order...
New analysis by wildlife charity TRAFFIC has revealed at least 2,801 bears have been traded dead or alive for their parts and derivatives between 2000 and...
India’s less iconic species, such as pangolins and tortoises, are being hunted or illegally traded, according to campaigners who say that more conservation efforts are needed...
Much has been made of the plight of iconic species such as elephants and rhinos, but the pangolin – nicknamed the scaly anteater – is now...
Today’s International Tiger Day marks its fourth year and highlights the drastic action needed to protect tigers in the wild that are increasingly at risk of...
Populations of invertebrates such as insects, spiders and worms – many of which are essential to the health of ecosystems – have fallen by 45% on...
People have been invited to count butterflies they see in gardens, parks and countryside over the next three weeks and submit their findings, in order to...
Up to two thirds of cheetah cubs are being smuggled through Africa to be sold as luxury pets in the Middle East, putting the species at...
Some threatened species could be better protected from the impacts of climate change if more is done to prevent competition with rival species in the same...
Over 20,000 elephants were illegally killed in Africa last year, according to a new report that warns the very survival of the species is at risk....
The acidification of the world’s oceans, occurring today because of manmade carbon emissions, is happening 10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago, when...
A new review on extinction has suggested that mankind is causing species to disappear at 1,000 times the natural rate. However, new technology such as smartphones...
Seventeen bison, Europe’s largest wild mammals, have been released into the wild in Romania, more than 200 years after being driven out the region by poachers....