Conservation

Botum Sakor National Park: A threatened haven of biodiversity

Image Credit: Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) © dndavis Situated near the south-western border of Cambodia, at the foot of the Cardamom Mountain range, Botum Sakor National Park provides an astonishing...

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Otters are the comeback kings

Thirty years ago their numbers had declined by a staggering 95%. Now, thanks to a generation of conservation work tending to rivers and waterways, the otter population has seen a...

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'Happy Feet' goes online for Antarctic return

etadshow468 --> A penguin who caught the world's imagination when he turned up on a New Zealand beach thousands of miles from home can be tracked online by his millions...

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WWF hits out at CITES closed door ivory talks

Conservation charity WWF has criticised the decision by CITES, which monitors trade in endangered animals, to close its discussions on the ivory trade to the public and non-governmental organisations. It...

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Mekong river Irrawaddy dolphins face extinction

Image Credit: Irrawaddy dolphins © WWF-Cambodia / Gerard Ryan Irrawaddy dolphins could disappear from the Mekong river if action is not taken soon. That's the message from the World Wildlife...

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Camera traps puts animal conservation in the picture

A global camera trap study has revealed images of 105 different species using 420 cameras in seven countries. In the largest study of its kind, the resulting 52,000 photographs have...

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China accused over 'legal' tiger and leopard trade

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) says that China is undermining its strong stance on tiger poaching by allowing the trade in skins from big cats from 'legal' sources. Next week,...

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Holidaymakers can help conserve leatherback turtles

Lumbering giants in-a-hard-shell they may be, but that doesn't stop leatherback turtles from being a breathtaking sight whenever they wallow close enough to the shore to be spotted. And at...

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