Conservation
Mammals Are Dying at an Alarming Rate Even in Unpolluted Forests
Scientists made maps to show how mammals in an intact habitat still face major pressures from human hunters.
This Woman Killed Hundreds Of Elephants For Their Ivory. Cops Finally Caught Her.
Chinese criminal Yang Fenlan faces 15 years in prison for managing an organized group that poached endangered elephants.
Famously Huge Great White Shark, ‘Deep Blue,’ Feasts on Dead Sperm Whale in Hawaii
Shark experts were thrilled to see the iconic shark in Hawaii this week.
The 'World's Loneliest Frog' Finally Has a Mate
A male Sehuencas water frog, thought to be the last of his kind, will be bred with a female recently caught in the wild.
The Government Shutdown Has Halted Wildlife Conservation and Research
Between the loss of revenue and the lack of staff, important wildlife conservation work done by the National Park Service has been put in jeopardy.
Japan is going to start hunting whales commercially for the first time in more than 30 years
The Japanese barely eat whale meat anymore.
It's Now Legal to Steal Croc Eggs 'for Fashion' in QLD
Crocodile hunters are allowed to raid wild nests and hatch the eggs for luxury goods.
Rotting Whale Carcasses Are Bringing Risk of Shark Swarms to Australian Coast
The government of Western Australia revealed that a historic number of dead whales littered its beaches this year.
Billions of Ocean Nanoplastics Can Get Lodged in Sea Creatures in Only a Few Hours
A new study looked at a more realistic concentration level of tiny plastics like the kind we see in the ocean, and found the pieces quickly get lodged in animals’ tissue.
The Amazon Is Worth $8.2 Billion if It’s Left Standing, Study Shows
Keeping the rainforest in tact would preserve $8.2 billion of annual revenue in the economy, but Brazil’s new president Jair Bolsonaro may be dazzled by short-term gains.
The 'Beast of Gévaudan' Killed Hundreds in 18th Century France. What Was It?
Records from the time attributed hundreds of deaths to a mysterious beast creature that may have been a wolf, a lion, or something else entirely.