Dehorning rhinos reduces poaching by 80%, study finds
Cutting off the animals’ horns more effective than traditional protection methods such as rangers and costs less, say experts Cutting the horns off rhinos causes...
Category : Endangered species
Chester zoo unveils £28m ‘Africa’ facility – complete with chilly giraffes
Nine-hectare site home to 57 species including rhino, zebras and ostriches in UK’s biggest such development “Although we are trying to replicate Uganda and Kenya...
Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa
Deal will restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island for 10 years, after long debate between industry and conservationists Efforts to stop...
Love rats: Canadians get chance to feed rodents named after old flames to owls
Program is meant to help the endangered northern spotted owl – and it’s only C$5! – but rat lovers are not amused Revenge, they say,...
‘We have to change our attitude’: wildlife expert says rhino horn trade must be legalised
Call for illicit market to be taken out of hands of criminals as numbers continue to fall drastically due to poaching International trade in rhino...
US moves to list giraffes under Endangered Species Act for first time
Climate crisis, habitat loss and poaching have reduced its numbers – but will Trump put the kibosh on protections? They are the tallest animal to...
Giant tortoises in Seychelles face threat from luxury hotel development
Conservationists and botanists express concern over plans for Qatari-funded upscale resort on Assomption Island The habitat of the largest giant tortoise population in the world...
Protecting just 1.2% of Earth’s land could save most-threatened species, says study
Study identifies 16,825 sites around the world where prioritising conservation would prevent extinction of thousands of unique species Protecting just 1.2% of the Earth’s surface...
Just two northern white rhinos remain. The species’ first IVF pregnancy could save them from extinction
The first successful embryo transfer in a southern white rhino paves the way for the technique to save their rarer northern cousins The critically endangered...
More than 160 elephants die in Zimbabwe, with many more at risk
Drought in Hwange national park was the cause of most of the deaths, and wildlife experts fear the climate crisis could make such events look...
