Leo DiCaprio Launches $200M Project to Bring 100 Most Threatened Species Back From the Brink
Photos (top left, clockwise): Golden-crowned sifaka (by Fanamby), fuzzy belly button in bloom (by Chris Rogerson), bowmouth guitarfish…
Ibiza’s invasive snakes are doing more than hunting lizards; researchers found their spread is accelerating, reducing the time to local lizard loss from more than 10 years to about 3 |
The horseshoe whip snake has spread across Ibiza since arriving in imported olive trees in the early 2000s.…
Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio accused of ‘greenwashing’ with launch of $200 million project to save endangered species
Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio are facing intense scrutiny for their newly launched wildlife conservation initiative. The Amazon…
Man Sings to Sea Lion, and His Tender Reaction Is Melting Hearts
A man gave a special performance for a sea lion at a conservation center, and the sea lion’s…
Threat to thousands of Australian birds and animals outlined as bird flu spreads
Several seabird species could be wiped out if bird flu continues to spread, according to a review of…
DiCaprio and Bezos launch $200M fund for endangered species
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative…
On Brink of Extinction, the Vaquita Porpoise is Being Preserved By Digital Image
Vaquita, Gulf of California in 2008 – NOAA Fisheries on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The elusive vaquita porpoise…
Seychelles Magpie-Robin: A Remarkable Comeback from Near Extinction | World News
A small island songbird, the Seychelles magpie-robin, has recovered significantly. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons An island songbird that…
Sea Lions: The islands where animals rule: Why humans give up beach chairs for sea lions
Can you imagine reaching a beach and finding all the beach chairs occupied not by visitors but by…
The United States in the late 1970s captured the last remaining wild red wolves after hybridisation and habitat loss pushed the species toward extinction; captive breeding later made it possible to return wolves to the wild in North Carolina | World News
Red wolves once roamed southeastern United States forests and wetlands as a top predator. Habitat loss and predator…
Why bird flu poses a high risk to many Australian native mammals
It was always a matter of when, not if, bird flu would arrive on mainland Australia. Australia was…
Crocodile discovered on balcony triggers arrest after 100 more reptiles found
Hong Kong police have arrested a woman after the discovery of a 1.5-metre-long (4.9 feet) crocodile on her…