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Prince William Calls for Better Support for Wildlife Conservationists on South Africa Visit

11 November 2024

Barbary macaques : threatened and unique.

05 December 2018

Forest lives are changing, with combined human/insect threats.

13 November 2017

The North Sea totally explored (twice) by OCEANA.

28 August 2017

Extinction or habitat management - the stark choice.

04 July 2017

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An otter's tale

An otter's tale

The huge Californian sea otter in a characteristic pose, a little more sociable than the Eurasian otter. Recovery from pollution and hunting in the past has been quite rapid and...

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Heat is on for salamanders

Heat is on for salamanders

Northern Dusky Salamander in North Carolina; Credit: © Kristen Cecala Salamanders that play a key part in stream ecosystems in Southeast America have been badly affected by drought, new research...

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Great Apes threatened again, this time by habitat loss

Great Apes threatened again, this time by habitat loss

Credit: © Diversity and Distributions Above: The present localities of the eight great ape species that were available at the time of the study, from the A.P.E.S. database and used...

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Shark finning in the EU

Shark finning in the EU

The angel shark of north-western Europe, Squatina squatina was rarely seen, and is now never seen in areas such as the North Sea.This specimen was photographed in the wild in...

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World Rhino Day ~ 22nd September 2012

World Rhino Day ~ 22nd September 2012

Rhino horn; Credit: © Act for Wildlife In many ways a rhinoceros is an odd-looking creature. Even its name, meaning a creature with a horn on its nose, betrays its...

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Most valuable or virtually extinct?

Most valuable or virtually extinct?

Once extinct in the wild, the still endangered Przewalski's horse; Credit: © Shutterstock The IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) are meeting in Seoul all this week and...

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Coral cover's deadly decline

Coral cover's deadly decline

Montastrea coral from the relatively unaffected Curacao area plays host to many organisms such as this tiny sharknose goby - Boulder star coral image; Credit: © Shutterstock From starfish to...

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