Oct 21 minDenmark will cull up to one million mink due to risk of coronavirus contagionDenmark will cull around 1 million mink after finding further coronavirus infections among the animals at farms that breed them for their...
Sep 302 minFrance to ban use of wild animals in circusesFrance will gradually ban the use of wild animals in circuses, phase out orca and dolphin shows and will ban mink farming for fur, the en...
Aug 212 minElephant population in Kenya has doubled since 1989According to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the population of elephants in the country has more than doubled from 1989 to 2019. KWS ma...
Aug 182 minScientists harvest 10 more eggs from near-extinct northern white rhino in surrogate incubation bidScientists racing to save the northern white rhino from extinction have harvested 10 more eggs from the last two females alive which they...
Aug 154 minGlobally endangered large blue butterfly has been successfully reintroduced to UK after 150 yearsThe globally endangered large blue butterfly has been successfully reintroduced at Rodborough Common in Gloucestershire in efforts to hal...
Aug 122 minU.S. court blocks Trump administration's relaxation of migratory bird safeguardsA federal judge in New York on Tuesday sided with environmental groups in striking down a Trump administration decision to roll back U.S....
Aug 63 minSatellite images reveal nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously seenSatellite images have revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. Scientists,...
Jul 293 minLoss of bees leads to shortage of key food crops, new study findsA lack of bees in agricultural areas limits the supply of some food crops, a new US-based study has found, suggesting that the decline in...
Jul 133 minBison to roam free again in UK after 6,000 yearsKent Wildlife Trust and Wildwood Trust receive more than £1 million to fund groundbreaking wilding project Bison are set to be introduced...
Jun 232 min29 global investment firms demand to meet Brazil diplomats over Amazon deforestationBRASILIA (Reuters) - A group of 29 global investment firms that manage $3.7 trillion (£2.9 trillion) are demanding meetings with Brazilia...
Jun 191 minKenya’s single use plastic ban takes effect in protected areasFollowing a presidential directive on last year’s World Environment Day, the ban came into effect on 5 June 2020 in National Parks, beach...
Jun 163 minAn armada of turtles, caught on drone cam, flocks to the Great Barrier ReefNew drone video shows thousands of endangered green turtles swimming ashore to Raine Island on the outer edges of the Great Barrier Reef....
Jun 81 minEthiopia announces plans to plant 5 billion seedlings this year, as part of four year 20bn targetEthiopia is to plant 5 billion tree seedlings this year to help fight climate change and deforestation. The announcement was made followi...
Jun 17 minIndonesia receives $56m from Norway after reducing deforestation + CO2 emissions by 11 million tonsIndonesia is set to receive $56 million from Norway as the result of the Southeast Asian country’s efforts to preserve its vast tropical ...
May 265 minEvidence that fish flourish in a community-managed marine area offers hopeby Malavika Vyawahare on 21 May 2020 New research from Madagascar offers a glimmer of hope that locally managed marine areas (LMMAs), an ...
May 241 minHistoric US agreement gives monarch butterflies the ‘right-of-way’ in protection dealPhoto by Kyle Glennon Unsplash More than 45 transportation and energy companies, as well as dozens of private landowners, have agreed to ...
May 221 minOceanSaver launches Ecodrops, developed to fight the use of single-use plastic + preserve ocean lifeRecently awarded the Good Housekeeping award for Eco Innovation 2020, GHI expert said of the Ocean Mist Anti Bac Drops ‘A brilliant surfa...
May 221 minThe "ultra-rare" Blue Calamintha bee feared extinct is spotted by scientists in FloridaUntil this spring, the "ultra-rare" blue calamintha bee (Osmia calaminthae) had only been observed in four locations in central Florida, ...
May 192 minWild white storks hatch in UK for first time in 600 hundred yearsThe first wild storks to hatch in the UK since the Middle Ages have emerged. Rangers at Knepp Estate near Horsham waited with baited brea...
