wildlife conservation

Green News

Planned Portugal solar park ignites fierce debate on its impact

The company behind the project has promised to reconcile the production of renewable energy with the environmental protection of the territory.

02/12/2025

Green News

Race begins to save ‘hairy’ snail that’s the size of a fingernail

The German hairy snail has become one of the most endangered molluscs in the UK, but new efforts could soon turn that around.

27/11/2025

Europe News

EU lawmakers plead UN body to go hard on wildlife trafficking by 2030

More data, better traceability schemes and stepping up enforcement are some of the measures backed by lawmakers to tackle wildlife trafficking ahead of the UN convention in Uzbekistan.

24/10/2025

Green News

Listening to orcas: How internet cables could save endangered whales

The Salish Sea experiment turns undersea cables into giant whale microphones for research.

19/10/2025

Art

Check out 2025’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning shots

The winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year for 2025 has been announced. Here are some of our favourites from this year’s winning shots.

15/10/2025

Green News

Famed conservationist and primatologist Jane Goodall dies at 91

While living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other activities previously believed to be exclusive to people and also noted their distinct personalities.

01/10/2025

Uruguay

Nine Magellanic penguins released into the sea after rehabilitation in

Nine Magellanic penguins were released back into the sea at Punta del Este on Wednesday after months of rehabilitation by Uruguayan conservationists.

25/09/2025

Green News

Red squirrels resilient to climate change, study finds

Habitat loss, food, disease and competing species appear to have a greater impact on the species.

03/09/2025

Green News

Ten cheetah cubs rescued from illegal exotic wildlife trade

One eight-month-old cub was unable to walk after being tied up for six months, while a five-month-old was “very malnourished".

21/08/2025

Scenes

Watch: The wildlife sanctuary rescuing animals in Costa Rica

In partnership with Media City

Rescate Wildlife Rescue Centre is a non-profit foundation dedicated to rescuing and conserving biodiversity in La Garita, Costa Rica.

10/08/2025

Green News

Scientists debunk myths about ‘charismatic’ raccoons in Germany

Raccoons join hornets, ibis and some kinds of algae as invasive species putting Europe’s biodiversity at risk.

12/07/2025

Nature

Dehorning rhinos is a ‘necessary evil’, 7-year study confirms

“The benefits of dehorning by far outweigh any ecological cost that we’re aware of today,” according to one rhino researcher.

06/06/2025

Art

Check out the funniest photos in the 2025 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

A waving water dragon, some lion shenanigans and one hell of a majestic deer... Here are our favourites (so far) of this year’s Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards.

03/06/2025

Green News

Millions of seahorses vanish into the illegal wildlife trade each year

Seahorses are being trafficked on a massive scale as part of the €20 billion illegal wildlife trade.

02/06/2025

Nature

How urban rewilding could be an ‘antidote’ to declining biodiversity

Native animals like beavers, hornbills, and even platypuses are being reintroduced into city parks, wetlands and reserves around the world.

27/05/2025

Nature

Can artificial insemination help save New Zealand’s flightless parrot?

The kākāpō was the first wild bird to be successfully artificially inseminated in 2009, but it’s taken years to repeat the feat.

19/05/2025

Nature

New tech could ease growing human-elephant conflict in Zimbabwe

Droughts and shrinking resources push animals to raid villages, destroying crops and infrastructure and sometimes injuring or killing people.

16/05/2025

Nature

Can this endurance swimmer reverse 50 years of shark fear since Jaws?

Jaws instilled fear in the public - which director Steven Spielberg regrets - but also inspired people to take a greater interest in the predator.

15/05/2025

Nature

Rare snail filmed for first time laying an egg from its neck

Rangers who have been caring for the species for nearly 20 years say they have never seen this behaviour before.

07/05/2025

Nature

What a lynx release taught me about the species’ future in Spain

The Iberian lynx was saved by a breeding programme and a ‘hearts and minds’ campaign in rural Spain. But the feline again faces rising opposition.

04/05/2025