The koala was officially declared endangered in the Australian state of New South Wales in February 2022. A year later, the Labor Party promised to create a 315,000-hectare (778,000-acre) Great Koala National Park to protect the iconic species in the state from extinction. Labor went on to win the state election that year over the […]
Mass Whale Stranding Sparks Urgent Action
A remote beach in Tasmania, Australia has become the site of a heartbreaking wildlife crisis. Over the past two days, 157 false killer whales – large dolphins known for their orca-like build and high intelligence – were discovered beached near Arthur River. Sadly, only 90 remained alive when rescue teams arrived. The inaccessible location and […]
Texas Wardens Uncover Black-Market Whitetail Breeding Ring that Smuggled ‘Ghost Deer’
During a traffic stop outside Houston earlier this month, Texas game wardens caught two deer breeders trying to move captive whitetails illegally across the state. The men pleaded guilty, and they were convicted of more than 50 deer breeder violations for disobeying the state’s CWD rules and transporting unidentifiable “ghost deer,” which they planned to […]
‘Some people will die’: Conversations with Nigeria’s gorilla hunters
On a night in 1997, Benjamin Dauda killed a gorilla for the first time. Shrouding his lanky frame in dark fog, he stalked a foraging troop, finally dispatching his bullet on his mark. It was a giant male, he says, struck in the chest. “When I came close to the dead body, it was exactly […]
Feral pigs captured and killed after a second suspected illegal rewilding attempt in the Scottish Highlands
Eight feral pigs have been captured and killed in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, following a suspected second illegal rewilding attempt in just under a month. The pigs were spotted in the dense Uath Lochans area on Monday, and located by authorities the next day. After consulting with veterinarians and the police, Forestry and Land […]
Study links African lion survival to prey availability
BLANTYRE, Malawi ― African lions are declining due to the decrease in their herbivore prey, necessitating the need for increased prey protection measures to reverse this trend, a study says. According to the study published in the Conservation Science and Practice journal, preventing prey depletion can improve the lion’s reproduction and population growth in ecosystems […]
Humans main factor in Spanish Bonelli’s eagle decline
Electrocution, poisoning, shooting and even drowning have led to an alarming death rate of Bonelli’s eagles in eastern Spain. Recent findings on the state of these raptors have led researchers to call for further conservation action to protect the birds and their ecosystems. “The whole population has been declining for several years,” said Andrés López-Peinado, […]
Reintroducing Wolves to Scottish Highlands Could Boost Woodlands, Study Finds
The reintroduction of wolves to the Scottish Highlands could help expand native woodlands, which could in turn absorb and sequester one million additional tons of carbon dioxide annually, according to a new study. The research, led by scientists at the University of Leeds, modeled wolves’ potential impact in four areas of Scottish Wild Land, where […]