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25 04 2020 | 12:40

Environmental charities fear huge nature and climate cost from coronavirus crisis.

Green groups come together to warn that welcome financial support from government is failing to go far enough A group of leading UK nature, science and conservation organisations have today warned…

19 04 2020 | 07:31

Coronavirus: Lions nap on road during South African lockdown.

Sooner or later animals were going to notice that the humans had disappeared and in South Africa's Kruger National Park lions have been taking advantage. Park ranger Richard Sowry was out on patrol…

13 04 2020 | 07:08

Wildlife destruction 'not a slippery slope but a series of cliff edges'.

New study finds ocean ecosystems likely to collapse in 2020s and land species in 2040s unless global warming stemmed. Wildlife species will die out and natural ecosystems collapse in the near future…

08 04 2020 | 11:48

Oceans can be restored to former glory within 30 years, say scientists.

The glory of the world’s oceans could be restored within a generation, according to a major new scientific review. It reports rebounding sea life, from humpback whales off Australia to elephant seals…

08 04 2020 | 11:23

Ban wildlife markets to avert pandemics, says UN biodiversity chief.

Warning comes as destruction of nature increasingly seen as key driver of zoonotic diseases. The United Nations’ biodiversity chief has called for a global ban on wildlife markets – such as the one…

26 03 2020 | 09:34

Coronavirus poses lethal threat to great apes, experts warn.

Many of our closest living relatives are already at risk of extinction and susceptible to human disease, warn scientists The coronavirus pandemic could wipe out populations of chimpanzees, gorillas…

26 03 2020 | 09:16

Africa's Mountain Gorillas Also at Risk From Coronavirus.

KAMPALA, UGANDA - As the coronavirus infects more people around the world, conservationists are warning of the risk to another vulnerable species: Africa's endangered mountain gorilla.   Congo's…

23 03 2020 | 07:01

Win for conservation as African black rhino numbers rise

Slow recovery due to relocating groups and stronger protection through law enforcement. Numbers of African black rhinos in the wild have risen by several hundred, a rare boost in the conservation of…

20 03 2020 | 08:00

Save Marine Life From Single-Use Plastics.

Our oceans face a massive plastic crisis.

16 03 2020 | 20:33

The world's largest ecosystems could collapse in decades - much faster than previously thought.

Scientists are concerned about the irreversible damage done to global ecosystems. The Amazon rainforest ecosystem could collapse in as little as 49 years and the Caribbean coral reefs in only 15…

12 03 2020 | 07:30

Eighty-six dolphins found dead on remote Namibian beach, probe launched.

WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia said on Monday that 86 dusky dolphins, including two calves just days old, had been found dead on a remote beach and it had launched an investigation into what happened…

12 03 2020 | 07:22

Environmental degradation driving gender-based violence – IUCN study.

Gland, Switzerland, 29 January 2020 (IUCN) – The degradation of nature can lead to gender-based violence including sexual assault, domestic violence and forced prostitution, according to a new…

12 03 2020 | 07:13

Poachers kill rare white giraffe.

In Summary The giraffe, described as one of a kind and believed to be the only one in the world, dazzled the local community, scientists and wildlife enthusiasts globally. Scientists…

08 03 2020 | 10:28

Illicit wildlife products 'slipping through the net' .

A study has called into question the effectiveness of measures to clamp down on the illegal wildlife trade. Critically endangered eels have been sold recently in Hong Kong stores, despite bans on…

05 03 2020 | 06:48

Tears at bedtime: are children's books on environment causing climate anxiety?

Greta Thunberg-effect behind sales boom in books on everything from plastic waste to endangered wildlife

04 03 2020 | 17:27

'Like sending bees to war': the deadly truth behind your almond milk obsession.

Bees are essential to the functioning of America’s titanic almond industry – and billions are dying in the process Dennis Arp was feeling optimistic last summer, which is unusual for a beekeeper…

01 03 2020 | 08:38

Uganda's 'locust commander' leads the battle against a new enemy.

The army has been called in to eliminate the insects swarming across Africa, but their mission is dangerous and unending Sitting at a plastic table in the garden of Timisha hotel in Soroti, eastern…

01 03 2020 | 08:23

Kenya bans commercial slaughter of donkeys following a rise in animal theft.

(CNN)Donkey slaughter will be halted in Kenya following concerns over the rise in theft of the animals for export production and the impact on families that rely on them, according the country's…

23 02 2020 | 16:10

Fates of humans and insects intertwined, warn scientists.

Experts call for solutions to be enforced immediately to halt global population collapses The “fates of humans and insects are intertwined”, scientists have said, with the huge declines reported in…

07 02 2020 | 09:51

Big Tim, one of Kenya's last giant 'tusker' elephants, dies at 50.

Dubbed a 'national treasure' in Kenya, Big Tim died in a national park from natural causes, wildlife officials say. One of Africa's last remaining giant "tusker" elephants has died in Kenya aged 50…