Surgeons Perform First-Ever Surgery for Critically-Endangered Monkey Weeks Before She Gave Birth
Chester Zoo via SWNS GNN often stays abreast of births among the Chester Zoo’s incredibly diverse residents of…
They Set Up Cameras In A Remote Mountain Range And Found The World’s Rarest Rabbit
Last year, several environmental groups took on an enormous conservation project in the Annamite Mountains, a dense range…
European hedgehogs are often hit by cars. Researchers say ultrasound could save them from extinction
Published on 11/03/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Despite their prickly exterior, European hedgehogs are extremely vulnerable. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Populations…
New Baby Boom for Cheetahs in India After First-in-the-World Reintroduction
Jwala the cheetah and her 5 cubs – credit, @byadavbjp A female cheetah named Jwala in India’s Madhya…
Weird-Looking Marsupial Found Alive After 6,000 Years of Alleged ‘Extinction’
Field researchers call them “Lazarus taxa,” species once presumed extinct that suddenly appear to have risen from the…
Endangered Persian Leopards Mount Comeback in Central Asia’s Most Reclusive Nation
Persian leopard (aka the Anatolian or Caucasian leopard) – Panthera pardus tulliana – by Tamar Assaf / Wikimedia…
Spiders are ‘fundamental’ for planetary health – so why are they forgotten in conservation efforts?
Creepy crawlies are vital to the health of our planet – but gaining support for them isn’t always…
Older Male Whales More Successful at Mating Because They’re Better Singers, Shows Study
Humpack whale breaching Credit: Opération Cétacés / Claire Bonneville (via SWNS) Older male whales are more successful at…
Radioactive Isotopes Being Embedded in Rhino Horns Seen as ‘Magical’ Anti-Poaching Solution
Professor James Larkin embedding radioisotopes into a rhino’s horn – credit, Witwatersrand University / Rhisotope Project Reprinted with…
158 Giant Endangered Tortoises Released on Galápagos Island Where They’d Been Extinct for 180 Years
Floreana giant tortoises released – © Galápagos Conservancy For the first time in over 180 years, a giant…
The scaly anteaters called pangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — They are hunted for their unique scales, and the demand makes them…
‘Ridiculous’ plan developed at Florida zoo saves wild rhino’s eyesight in Africa
By Cody Jackson and David Fischer with AP Published on 19/02/2026 – 10:24 GMT+1 Corralling a wild rhinoceros into a small…