Conservation
Dead Lion Walking: What Tourists Should Know About Canned Lion Hunts
Despite public outcry, canned lion hunts are still big in South Africa and the perpetrators often hide under the conservationist umbrella.
Indigenous Lands Have Highest Biodiversity: Study
The Earth is in the grips of what scientists have dubbed the "Sixth Mass Extinction" with the global rate of species extinction at least "tens to hundreds of times higher" than the average over the past 10 million years.
Someone Killed a Pregnant Seal by Shooting It Through the Heart
A post-mortem examination conducted by the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme suggests the animal was killed deliberately.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Follow Greta Thunberg on Instagram
The duke dismissed the idea that environmental damage is a necessary by-product of economic growth.
Nearly 400 Elephants Were Poached in Just Two Years in This African Nation
Botswana has the largest elephant population on the continent and has traditionally been seen as a safe haven for the animals. However, poaching appears to be rapidly increasing.
Nearly 600 Plant Species Have Gone Extinct in the Last 250 Years
Plant extinctions endanger other organisms, ecosystems and the ability of humans to survive on our planet.
#WorldElephantDay: Ethical Elephant Sanctuaries to Add to your Bucket List
Get up close and personal with endangered pachyderms at these ethical elephant sanctuaries.
World's Largest Animals Are Dying Out, Leading to 'Downsizing' of Nature
Researchers predict that the average total body mass of mammals will drop by 25 percent over the next century.
Sea Otters Leave Traces For Archaeologists
Scientists think they have found a way to trace the threatened creature's former habitats.
Devin Nunes Compares California Straw Law to Socialism
"At restaurant tonight waitress asks if we want straws. Says she has to ask now in fear of THE STRAW POLICE," Nunes tweeted to his 380,000 followers.
Important Land Conservation Bill Passes Senate
The Senate passed the Natural Resources Management Act, which conserves and protects more than a million acres of federal land. The bill now goes to the House.
How Great Plains Bison Were Bought Back From the Brink
Today some 500,000 bison have been restored in over 6,000 locations.
Prince Charles Is 'Completely Infatuated' by Squirrels
Sometimes his royal highness even leaves nuts for squirrels in his jacket pockets.
China Reverses Change to Tiger and Rhino Body Part Ban
Last month China announced it would allow the use of rhino and tiger products under certain circumstances.
Villagers Crush Tiger to Death With Tractor
The tiger was believed to have killed at least one person.
Scientists Track Whales From Space
"Boats and planes can't go everywhere," one scientist said. Satellites on the other hand...
Entirely New Species of Crocodile Discovered
Years of intensive fieldwork and meticulous museum study have revealed the new species in a case of mistaken identity.
World's Largest Single Organism Is Dying on Our Watch
Pando is a unique "forest of one tree" covering some 106 acres of the Fishlake National Forest in Utah.
Most of World's Killer Whales Threatened by Pollution
"Killer whale populations found in the most polluted seas around Japan, Brazil, the U.K. or in the northeast Pacific, the authors report, are tending toward complete collapse."
One Million Penguins Under Threat Because of Brexit
Falkland Islands trade minister Teslyn Barkman said the British government must implement a "no penguins left behind" strategy.
Scientists Track Basking Sharks With New Technology
Little is known about the world's second largest shark.
Watch: Two Dozen Lions Released in Mozambique
They hope the population will grow to 500 in the next 15 years.
Nearly All of Madagascar's Lemurs Critically Endangered
Nearly every species of lemur is increasingly threatened by illegal hunting and climate change in Madagascar, the only country where lemurs are naturally found.
Trump's Scottish Golf Course Has Damaged Environment
Newly released documents show Donald Trump's golf course that opened in Scotland in 2012 "partially destroyed" a nature conservation considered essential to the entire area's ecosystem.
Could Northern White Rhino Be Saved From Extinction?
The last surviving male died in March this year.
Can Legendary Wolf OR-7 Save His Endangered Species?
OR-7 has inspired activists worldwide. His 17 pups have moved across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Unwittingly, he has done more for his species than any other wolf.
Dolphins Purposely Killed for Use as Seafood Bait
In many cultures, eating dolphin is taboo—so fishermen cut up the animals' bodies and use the meat to catch other animals instead.
World's Largest Amphibian Is Heading for Extinction
The Chinese giant salamander is capable of growing up to 5.9 feet in length.
Farm Bill Could Threaten 58.5M Acres of Forest Land
A new Republican piece of legislation will threaten about 58.5 million acres, or 91,000 square miles, of protected forest land according to environmental rights activists.