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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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Satao, the elephant king, is killed

featured Satao, the elephant king, is killed

These great bull elephants in Kenya are now almost all dead. There will be no more "tuskers" of that size with their giant ground-dragging tusks; Bull elephant image; Credit: ©...

On by JW Dowey 0 Comments

Virunga National Park safe - for now

Virunga National Park safe - for now

Amazing that in such a rare species, there are 2 of these-twins. Dian Fossey studied their Susa group many years ago in the Virunga; Gorilla image; Credit: © Shutterstock NB....

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Quoll story will unveil all marsupial ills?

Quoll story will unveil all marsupial ills?

The northern quoll is endangered and little known outside the island continent. Conservation of marsupials has been needed since colonists introduced placentals as diverse as foxes and sheep to the...

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Whitley Wonders in Haiti and Ecuador (Awards)

Whitley Wonders in Haiti and Ecuador (Awards)

This wonderful bird and its unique habitat within the rain forest is threatened by roads and overwhelming development over its whole living space. The only light at the end of...

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Orcas' Hebridean overture

Orcas' Hebridean overture

The 'West Coast Community' of killer whales is at risk of extinction; West Coast orca pod image; Photo by N. Van Geel/HWDT An endangered group of marine mammals will be...

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Pacific conservation resurgence

Pacific conservation resurgence

The giant lagoons (here, the Isle de Mare) of New Caledonia support an immense diversity of invertebrates and naturally the fish, reptiles and mammals that can benefit from the reefs...

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Rainforest conservation success, so far

Rainforest conservation success, so far

This young tiger has somewhere to play safely, but very few of the critically-endangered Sumatran tigers have any habitat left as they are squeezed out by vast logging operations. Elephant,...

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Poaching in Kenya to end?

Poaching in Kenya to end?

Is this the end of the elephant? There are thousands left in many Kenyan Parks, but this big move on the poachers should ensure the numbers stay that way. This...

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Sustainability of land use, or lack of it

Sustainability of land use, or lack of it

The rock art of Niger illustrates ladies who do livestock, unless my imagination is running away with me (love the handbag!). The landlocked desert landscape is now, in the south,...

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