Written by: Rachel Fritts
New research suggests jellies play a more valuable role in food webs and carbon storage than scientists previously thought.
A new study in the AGU journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles estimates how much carbon gelatinous sea creatures store in their bodies and...
Written by: Natalie Marchant
More than 35,500 species are threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List. Now a new smartphone game enables players to support conservation efforts from the comfort of their sofa.
Wildchain...
Written by: Kimberly White
The days are getting longer and sweet scents fill the air; anticipation gets stronger with vacation plans to share. Thoughts begin to change from our daily work and school to relaxing with old friends or a...
Written by: Kimberly White
Governments from around the globe have come together to champion a global deal for nature protection.
More than 50 countries have joined a new global alliance to halt species loss and protect vital ecosystems. Launched during the...
Written by: Kimberly White
In the weeks leading up to World Pangolin Day, officials around the world have seized approximately 40 tonnes of pangolins.
Earlier this month, police working on a tip, raided a warehouse and factory in Sabah, Malaysia....
Written by: Stephen Hall
Predators such as wolves and brown bears were once a common sight in Europe and could be found roaming in every country on the continent.
Their numbers began dwindling as the human population grew exponentially, and they...
Written by: Kimberly White
The sport of fox hunting has been relegated to the past in Scotland. The Scottish Government has recently passed legislation limiting hunts to two dogs, effectively ending the use of fox hunting packs.
The Hunting with Dogs...
Written by: John E. Scanlon
There is no global agreement on wildlife crime, nor any universally agreed definition of wildlife crime.
In the absence of such an agreement, CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, a trade convention created to...
Written by: Kimberly White
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has announced a new strategy to aid koala recovery following the bushfires that have razed New South Wales and Queensland. Bushfires have destroyed more than two million hectares in the...
Written by: Abhaya Raj Joshi
Pakistan is aiming for the return of an apex predator not seen in the country in nearly four decades: the gharial crocodile (Gavialis gangeticus).
According to the WWF program in Pakistan, the government there has asked Nepal,...












