30x30 goal ‘critical’ in preventing species loss and climate breakdown ‘spinning out of control’
Last month, political leaders from 64 countries around the world all pledged to “reverse biodiversity…
‘This is tragic, as it makes up a large portion of the new pup arrivals expected in late November,’ says conservationist organisation.
Thousands of dead seal pups have been washed up on land in …
Weather and climate have far-reaching effects on every part of life. The timing of seasons, range of daily and seasonal temperatures, the amount of rainfall – these all influence things as diverse as…
Restoring degraded natural lands highly effective for carbon storage and avoiding species extinctions.
Restoring natural landscapes damaged by human exploitation can be one of the most effective and…
Languishing in the soft, silty mud, the living fossil looked as if it didn't have a care in the world as it feasted on the fish left stranded in the tidal mangrove pools of the Sungei Buloh wetlands…
Namibia is dehorning most of its endangered black rhinos in an effort to curb poaching, official said Thursday.
According to Environment Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda, Namibia has dehorned…
Days after federal data revealed taxpayers funded the killing of 1.2 million native animal species in 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services program was sued Thursday over what…
The Makay Massif, a true Malagasy refuge in the heart of Africa.
Completely isolated until the early 2000s, these valleys are home to numerous extraordinary animals and plants which have in turn…
An unidentified pollution event may have spilled a slew of toxic chemicals into the water.
Thousands of dead octopuses, starfish and other sea creatures have recently washed up on the shores of the…
Rapid industrialisation in Gujarat threatens the mangroves that kharai camels and their nomadic herders depend on.
Ayub Amin Jat treats his camels like his children. But then his camels are no…
Populations of mountain ringlet in Lake District face being wiped out as cooler habitats disappear.
The diversity and resilience of cold-loving butterfly species is threatened by global heating…
France, Germany and UK among more than 60 countries promising to put wildlife and climate at heart of post-Covid recovery plans.
World leaders have pledged to clamp down on pollution, embrace…
The species is among 28 animals being assessed for potential upgrade of their threat status, federal government says.
The koala is being considered for official listing as endangered after the…
Hanako, a female Asian elephant, lived in a tiny concrete enclosure at Japan’s Inokashira Park Zoo for more than 60 years, often in chains, with no stimulation. In the wild, elephants live in herds,…
More long-finned pilot whales were found stranded today on beaches in Tasmania, Australia. About 500 whales have become stranded, including at least 380 that have died, the AP reported. It is the…
Humanity at a crossroads’ after a decade in which all of the 2010 Aichi goals to protect wildlife and ecosystems have been missed.
The world has failed to meet a single target to stem the…
The American Southwest is witnessing a horrific and inexplicable phenomenon, likely due to the climate crisis: hundreds of thousands of migratory birds are dying off. The birds seem to be just "…
UK government said it failed on two-thirds of targets, but RSPB analysis is bleaker – and suggests UK is moving backwards in some areas.
The UK has failed to reach 17 out of 20 UN biodiversity…
The evidence of wildlife decline can be seen on our own doorsteps, writes Pat Twidale, while Sarah Flavell wonders what it will take for us to wake up from our complacency.