‘Extinct’ parrots make a flying comeback in Brazil
The Spix macaw, a bird that had once vanished in the wild, is now thriving in its South American homeland after a successful breeding programme...
Category : Wildlife
Wild species support half of world’s population, report finds
Sustainability is key to survival of billions of people, says UN study, which notes income from wild species incentivises conservation • Patrick Vallance: ‘We need...
Two women killed in shark attacks in Egypt’s Red Sea
A Romanian and an Austrian die within 600 metres of each other south of city of Hurghada Two women have been killed in shark attacks...
‘Talk with us, not for us’: fishing communities accuse UN of ignoring their voices
Developing countries’ delegates at UN conference seek recognition of small fisheries’ role in protecting oceans and fighting hunger Small-scale fishermen and women from coastal nations...
Cop15: lack of political leadership leaves crucial nature summit ‘in peril’, warn NGOs
Nairobi biodiversity talks end in stalemate, prompting open letter to world leaders calling for action before Montreal conference UN biodiversity negotiations have reached crisis point...
Rejection of Arctic mine expansion bid offers hope for narwhal population
Conservationists and Inuit community relieved at decision on Canadian iron mine that threatened ‘extirpation’ of cetacean The expansion of an iron ore mine in the...
Canadian police fatally shoot polar bear that wandered into Quebec community
Bear had wandered hundreds of kilometres south of species’ territory in incident experts say could become more common Canadian police have shot and killed a...
‘Relentless’ destruction of rainforest continuing despite Cop26 pledge
Tropics lost 11.1m hectares of tree cover in 2021, including forest critical to limiting global heating and biodiversity loss, finds World Resources Institute Pristine rainforests...
Killers confronted: humpback whale turns on orca pod in rare encounter
Footage shows five-year-old humpback in Canadian waters stalking and ambushing group more used to role of attackers An aggressive humpback whale appeared to turn the...
Six new wētā species found in New Zealand, as their habitat slowly disappears
Global heating speeding up their decline as terrain of newly discovered alpine species disappears Six new alpine species of New Zealand’s most unusual and beloved...
