This May Be the Most Mysterious Animal in Africa
Image: Wikimedia CommonsThe Gemsbok is one of the most spectacular and revered animals on the continent of Africa.Oryx is a genus that encompasses four different...
Behind the Scenes of Poaching “Super Gangs”
The sentencing of large-scale ivory smuggler Feisal Mohamed Ali led a journalist to study the surprising relationship between poaching gangs, highlighted by drugs, corruption,...
Discovering New Species May Only Put Them at Risk
While scientists and animal advocates usually celebrate when a new species is discovered, there is a dark side that not many people consider.Publishing scientific...
This City is the Hub of the Illegal Ivory Trade
A shocking report released from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals a deep-rooted illegal ivory trafficking problem in a small town in China — bigger...
Giraffes Subject to Devastating Wildlife Killings
Pressure placed on protected areas and grazing grounds is attributing to a massive decline in the giraffe population.A new report published in Science explains...
There Are Only Three of These Turtles Left in the World
While most marine turtle species are endangered, the Yangtze giant softshell turtle is the most endangered of them all — with only three known individuals...
Another Captive Rhino was Killed by Poachers
The rhino poaching crisis has escalated to a new level — another captive rhino has been slaughtered for its horn. It hasn't been that long...
Rare Balkan Lynx Cub Caught on Camera After a Decade
The Balkan lynx is one of the most critically endangered species in the world — but a recent photograph of...
Elephants Are Being Killed for Their Skin and Teeth
Poachers are horrifically skinning elephants to sell their hides for medicinal purposes — primarily mothers and calves. The escalating situation in Myanmar has conservation groups scrambling...
Drones to Deliver Peanut Butter Pellets to Save Ferrets
Wildlife officials hatched a delicious plan to save the 300 endangered black-footed ferrets in Montana: peanut butter vaccine pellets to fight the sylvatic plague....
