Heart-rending images have laid bare the devastation wrought on Zimbabwe’s elephant population amid a brutal drought last year – with experts fearing more deaths could follow. Around 160 of the gentle giants perished in a matter of weeks in the country’s Hwange national park, which did not experience a single drop of rain between February […]
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Why Are Bees Making Less Honey?
Since the 1990s, honey yields in the United States have been decreasing, but scientists and honey producers have not known why, according to a press release from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). Now, a new study by researchers at Penn State has revealed hints as to the reasons behind dwindling honey supplies. “Pollinators are an […]
Do carbon credits really help communities that keep forests standing?
SEN MONOROM, Cambodia — Tucked away in a little-visited corner of eastern Cambodia is a tiny “sea of forest” that undulates near Roeung Haeng’s home. Here, the songs of yellow-cheeked crested gibbons (Nomascus gabriellae) pierce the quiet canopy in the early mornings. Later in the day, the rising hum of male cicadas contorting their ribs […]
Elephants killed by drought disaster: Dozens of the creatures die of thirst at Zimbabwe national park as watering holes dry up
Dozens of elephants have died of thirst in Zimbabwe’s popular Hwange National Park, and conservationists fear losing more as a drought caused by climate change and the El Niño global weather pattern dries up watering holes. Harrowing images showed the exhausted carcasses of elephants lying on the ground, dried out in the sun on hard […]
Sleep walking bears roaming Siberia due to ‘weather anomalies’
Bears in Siberia have been spotted wandering around “half-asleep” as they struggle to hibernate due to unusually high temperatures in Russia’s Far East. The Wildlife Conservation Authority of the Amur region has stated that while many bears have already accumulated the fat they need for the winter season, the current high temperatures are preventing them […]
8 Easy Things You Can Do To Save Endangered Species
The article discusses environmental pollution, endangered species, and 8 simple tips for concerned citizens to save our planet and endangered animals. Biodiversity and saving endangered species are among the world’s most pressing issues today, and climate change poses many threats. The loss of natural habitats, deforestation, and other anthropogenic factors are causing a significant decline […]
Should we give a Hoot about the mass killing of Barred Owls?
The Barred Owl’s hooting call, “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?” is a classic sound of old forests and treed swamps according to online source allaboutbirds.org. Read More: Barred Owl Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology All about birds is managed by Cornell lab of Ornithology, whose mission is to […]
Study shows dire outlook for amphibians: 40% threatened with extinction
The Tepequém frog (Anomaloglossus tepequem) used to be seen in abundance in streams in the Serra do Tepequém, in the state of Roraima. Endemic to Brazil and this specific locality, found only here and nowhere else on the planet, it is believed to have disappeared from the wild. This Amazonian species has never been seen […]