Wildlife groups have expressed disappointment after a proposal to ban the fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna was rejected at a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Doha. Read More »
Dozens of sea lions could be killed off the United States’ north Pacific coastline to stop them feasting on endangered wild salmon, wildlife officials say. Read More »
Almost half of all primate species are at risk of extinction with several reduced to barely a few dozen surviving animals, according to a new conservation report. Read More »
Red squirrels are beginning to return to areas of Scotland where they have not been seen for several years. Read More »
Giraffes in Niger, West Africa, are being fitted with GPS collars in order to help conserve their numbers. Read More »
A pair of lesbian albatrosses have amazed birdwatchers in New Zealand by successfully incubating, hatching and raising a chick together. Read More »
Four northern white rhinos – believed to among just eight of the species left in the world – are to be dehorned in an effort to protect them from poachers. Read More »
Eels, once a slippery mainstay of Cockney cuisine, appear to be abandoning the River Thames. Scientists from the Zoological Society of London have recorded a 98 percent drop in the number of European eels in the river in the past five years and say that triggers alarm bells for the future health of other Thames-dwelling species too. Read More »
Web wildlife enthusiasts will be able to watch an American black bear give birth to cubs over the next few days after researchers rigged a webcam inside the bear’s den. Read More »
A treasure trove of previously undiscovered biodiversity including a slug-sucking snake and 30 species of rain frog has been found in an unusual region of Ecuadorian rainforest – but scientists fear the creatures may become extinct before they have even been properly studied and described. Read More »
