Endangered Red and Yellow Mountain Frogs Are Bred for First Time–Years of Work to Save the Species
– credit Southern Cross University A unique and beautiful mountain-dwelling frog has been bred in captivity and released…
DOC takes down possum-control promo video after complaint
A Department of Conservation (DOC) promotional video showing a woman sitting on her front porch shooting a possum…
Scientists Identify Rare Blue Pigment in Iconic Jackson Pollock Painting—But It’s Now Off-Limits
Jackson Pollock was a famous American painter best known for his abstract expressionism, including the “drip and splash”…
Rare good news for critically endangered east coast grey nurse sharks
Grey nurse shark numbers along Australia’s east coast are on the rise, in “rare good conservation news” for…
Orangutan Released After 9 Years of Intensive Rehabilitation in Nonprofit’s ‘Jungle School’
– credit, the Borneo Orangutan Rescue Alliance, supplied A conservation project just announced the successful release of Popi,…
World’s Smallest Snake Rediscovered in Barbados After 20 Years
The Barbados threadsnake (Photo by Connor Blades) The world’s smallest snake was rediscovered under a rock in central…
Africa’s Deadliest Snake Could Be an Unexpected Agricultural Hero
Puff adders, one of Africa’s most widespread snakes, could be agricultural heroes in disguise. Credit: Graham Alexander/Wits University…
Draining the sea: fishing in crisis in south-east Asia – in pictures | Environment
Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia are beautiful tourist destinations, but off their coasts is a darker hidden reality,…
Nine decades on, a witness to the last Tasmanian thylacine recounts her experience
Even after nine decades, Peggie Bassett can still remember the guttural growl and striking scent of the last…
Nine decades on, a witness to the last Tasmanian thylacine recounts her experience
Even after nine decades, Peggie Bassett can still remember the guttural growl and striking scent of the last…
Fighting extinction: Three awe-inspiring species and why they’re worth saving
A dainty bird, a little-known skink and a tiny, ‘strange’ frog – meet three species worth fighting for.…