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Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemurs
World
April 22, 2019
Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemurs
Under a leaden sky, six rangers walk silently in single file through Vohibola, one of the last primary forests in…
Death in China zoo puts rarest turtle on cusp of oblivion
Environment
April 15, 2019
Death in China zoo puts rarest turtle on cusp of oblivion
The world’s rarest turtle has moved a step closer to extinction after a female specimen died in a Chinese zoo,…
Aussie rodent becomes first ‘climate change extinction’
Environment
February 19, 2019
Aussie rodent becomes first ‘climate change extinction’
Australia officially declared a Great Barrier Reef rodent extinct on Tuesday, making it the first mammal believed to have been…
World seeing ‘catastrophic collapse’ of insects: study
Environment
February 12, 2019
World seeing ‘catastrophic collapse’ of insects: study
Nearly half of all insect species worldwide are in rapid decline and a third could disappear altogether, according to a…
Nature pushed to the brink by ‘runaway consumption’
Environment
October 30, 2018
Nature pushed to the brink by ‘runaway consumption’
Unbridled consumption has decimated global wildlife, triggered a mass extinction and exhausted Earth’s capacity to accommodate humanity’s expanding appetites,…
Sudan, world’s last male northern white rhino, dies
World
March 20, 2018
Sudan, world’s last male northern white rhino, dies
The condition of 45-year-old Sudan was said to have worsened rapidly in the last 24 hours, according to a statement…
Iran moves to save last ‘mascot’ Asiatic cheetahs
Environment
October 30, 2017
Iran moves to save last ‘mascot’ Asiatic cheetahs
Iranian environmentalists have mobilised to protect the world’s last Asiatic cheetahs, estimated to number just 50 and faced with the…
Australia pushes to boost crocodile exports
Environment
January 4, 2016
Australia pushes to boost crocodile exports
Australian officials are looking to increase the export of crocodile products in 2016, after decades of official protection to stop…
Endangered Philippine eagle shot dead three years after rescue
Environment
August 19, 2015
Endangered Philippine eagle shot dead three years after rescue
A rare giant Philippine eagle has been shot dead two months after being released back into the wild following treatment…
Endangered species: Gebel Elba’s dragon tree
Environment
April 7, 2012
Endangered species: Gebel Elba’s dragon tree
For years, anecdotal reports had been filtering out of the Gebel Elba Protectorate that its ancient population of dragon trees…