Elephants Use Water Hoses with Impressive Skill —and Even Sabotage Each Other
Elephants seem to not only know how to use the hose, but also how to intentionally interfere with others using ...
Tag: conservation
The unlikely heroes trained to sniff out wildlife trafficking
Researchers train African giant pouched rats to sniff out smuggled species.
Two lion brothers make record-breaking swim across predator-infested waters
Jacob and Tibu bravely crossed waters filled with crocs and hippos in order to secure a mate.
How Prague Zoo saved Earth’s last wild horses from extinction
For the first time in 200 years, Kazakhstan witnesses the return of Przewalski's horse.
Very rare marsupial mole sighted in Australia. It’s so tiny it fits between your fingers
Tiny and living in the desert, this mole is one of the most elusive mammals of Australia.
Why can’t pandas get it on? The answer may lie in their intestines
New study links panda reproductive issues to specific gut microbes.
Scientists just cloned two endangered ferrets using frozen cells from 1988
North America's rarest mammal is facing the threat of extinction. Can these cloned animals save this species?
Dog sniffs out ‘extinct’ Golden Mole in South Africa, rediscovered after 86 years
The rediscovery of the De Winton's golden mole, long thought extinct, showcases nature's resilience and offers hope amidst rising species ...
How many birds are there in the world?
There are about six times more wild birds than humans on planet Earth.
Whale Sharks: The Gentle Giants of the Ocean
These magnificent creatures pose no threat to humans -- but humans pose big threats to them.
We don’t really know how many lions there are — but researchers have an idea to count them
Although lions attract conservation efforts, we're not very good at counting them.
Tasmanian devils return to mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years
It took a while, but the devils are now back home!
At least 26% of the ocean needs to be relegated to conservation to prevent marine collapse
Not all is well in the ocean.
New areas will need conservation due to climate change
Climate change will force species to migrate in search of ideal living conditions, and a new paper estimates where they'll ...
Drought and human expansion are driving the platypus extinct
One of the world's most unique mammals is heading for extinction.
‘Half-Earth’ conservation schemes would affect over a billion people
We should do more with less. Nature needs it.
The price of ivory is up 1,000% since global ban on ivory trade, but is slowly decreasing
The authors studied where ivory is sold and for how much -- in a bid to nip poaching at the ...
Working landscapes can be used for species conservation alongside economic activities
Forest patches are opportunities to conserve wildlife
Orangutan numbers continue to decline — despite optimistic government report
There is little reason for optimism here -- but conservation efforts can still make a difference.
UNESCO takes the Belize Barrier Reef off the endangered sites list thanks to conservation efforts
Good news regarding corals are very rare these days.
Efforts to pull the northern white rhino from the brink of extinction intensify as the last living male declines in health
Things are not looking good for the subspecies.
Scientists track and study sharks by analyzing environmental water DNA
The method could open a breakthrough for shark research.
Native red squirrels successfully reintroduced in Scottish Highlands
The project wouldn't have been possible without the support of local communities.
Death of a dynasty: west North America lost over 95% of its monarch butterflies in 35 years
One of the continent's most dazzling displays dies with them.
Though extinct for centuries, the Dodo’s secrets and lifestyle have now come to light
Extinct but not forgotten.
How mythical creatures can help conservation or, on the contrary, lead to species going extinct
There's a connection between the Loch Ness Monster and keeping wildlife safe.
Juice company dumped orange peels in Costa Rican national park in the 90s — it revived the forest
Orange is the new forest.
Science is core to wildlife conservation
Scientists make a stance by marching for science and wildlife.
Ecotourists are helping domesticate wildlife
Tourism is affecting wildlife in more than one way.
Turtle conservationist murdered in Costa Rica
Eggs, drugs and human lives Jairo Mora Sandoval. For the standards of the criminals who poach and smuggle animals in ...
Check out the world’s first man-made bat cave
While it may lack most of Bruce Wayne's gadgets, the very first artificial bat cave in the world is sure ...
Pushing Species To The Brink
We don't usually want to face it, but the fact is that mankind is pushing virtually ever other species to ...
