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These Are the Most Endangered Species in the World
As 2018 ended, it brought to light the reality that some animals — after existing on Earth for millions of years — are gone for good. At the end of last year,...
Love Triangles Kill: Swift Parrot Polyamory a New Threat to Critically Endangered Species’ Survival
Tasmania’s critically endangered swift parrots are facing a new threat to survival – polyamory.A study by researchers at the Australian National University, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, has found that...
The Bornean Orangutan Population Has Fallen by Nearly 150,000 in Just 16 Years
At the end of September, four rescued orangutans returned to their home in the rainforest after undergoing lengthy rehabilitation at International Animal Rescue's (IAR) conservation center in West Borneo, where I work...
Tesco and WWF ‘to Halve Environmental Impact of Shopping’
Tesco and WWF have teamed up and committed to halve the environmental impact of shopper’s baskets within a year.
The four-year partnership between the nation’s largest retailer and the environmental organisation aims to...
Study: Orangutans Are Facing a Form of Eco-Genocide
If people had been doing this to other people, we’d call it genocide. Yet that’s what people have been doing to Borneo’s orangutans: perpetrating a form of eco-genocide against them. In this...
We Have 12 years to Limit Climate Change Catastrophe, Warns UN
The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly...
52 Percent of World’s Birds of Prey Populations in Decline
Grim news for the world's raptors—an iconic group of birds consisting of hawks, falcons, kites, eagles, vultures and owls.
After analyzing the status of all 557 raptor species, biologists discovered that 18 percent...
UP Project Leads to World’s First Lion Cubs Born Through Artificial Insemination
A lioness at the Ukutula Conservation Center (UCC) and Biobank, in South Africa North’s West province has given birth to two cubs conceived via non-surgical artificial insemination (AI), using fresh semen collected...
Without Bees, the Foods We Love Will Be Lost (VIDEO)
Right now, we're in a real crisis when it comes to bees.Every year, about a third of our honeybee colonies collapse. And the 4,000 native bee species in the United States suffer...
Meat and Fish Multinationals ‘Jeopardising Paris Climate Goals’
Meat and fish companies may be “putting the implementation of the Paris agreement in jeopardy” by failing to properly report their climate emissions, according to a groundbreaking index launched today.Three out of...
