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Wild Tigers Up 20 Percent in 6 Years; DiCaprio is One Reason Why
The Global Tiger Forum kicked off a major tiger conservation meeting in New Delhi this week with exciting new numbers to report.
New census data...
Orangutan Population Is Double the Previous Estimate in Sumatra
Sumatra has a lot more monkey business going on than we originally thought.
In a new survey taken in the northern parts of the Sumatran...
First Results of the Great Elephant Census Are In: ‘More Positive Than Expected’
The first results from aerial surveys in Africa as part of the Great Elephant Census were released last month by the Zambia Department of...
Polar Bear Victory: Court Upholds Federal Protection of Alaska Habitat (WATCH)
A federal government plan to protect a vast area of the US Arctic as habitat for polar bears has been upheld by an appeals court.
1.8 Mil Acres of Beautiful Desert Are Now Protected As Nat’l Monuments
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A giant swath of fragile, desert ecosystems half the size of Connecticut has just received permanent protection — creating a migratory superhighway for...
Nearly Extinct, Polecats Are Back in Britain After 100 Years
European polecats, once pushed to the brink of extinction in the UK, are making a surprising comeback across Great Britain.
The furry little carnivores, part...
Newly Found in Himalayas: Walking Fish and Sneezing Monkeys
A “walking” snakehead fish that can travel on land and breathe air for up to four days is one of the more unusual new...
Rare White Whale Spotted as Sightings Hit Record High in NZ (WATCH)
Thar she blows!
Whale watchers have spotted a rare, white humpback — one of only four in the world — swimming between New Zealand’s two...
New York State to Turn Lights Out for Migrating Birds
The bright lights of New York attract millions of people to the big city, but they’ll be attracting fewer birds–which is a good thing...
This is What a Tiger Growl Sounds Like From Tiny Newborn Triplets (WATCH)
Three male Amur tiger cubs were born at the Columbus Zoo on April 21, weighing just 2.5 lbs. each.
The cubs are being hand reared...
Monkey Presumed Extinct is Photographed in Congo Forest
A rare monkey not seen for nearly half a century and thought to be extinct has been spotted by two primatologists working in a...
Bird Thought to Be Extinct Re-emerges in Myanmar
A small bird thought to have been extinct and not seen in 73 years was overheard by scientists while surveying the grasslands of Myanmar.
After...
World’s Rarest Wild Cat Doubles in Number
At least 57 Amur leopards now exist in Russia’s Land of the Leopard National Park, up from just 30 cats counted in 2007, according...
Boeing Preserves Thousands of Acres of Wetlands
Boeing received federal approval on a comprehensive wetlands mitigation plan to preserve 4,000 acres of land in South Carolina, including more than 2,000 acres...
Bolivia Designates World’s Largest Protected Wetland
The Bolivian government recently created the largest protected wetland in the world – an area bigger than the Netherlands and Belgium combined, more than...
Russia Takes Big Step to Save Rarest Big Cats
The Amur leopard was thrown a lifeline yesterday with the establishment of a new national park in Russia, announced by the World Wildlife Fund,...
Conservationists Save Rare Blue Iguana From Extinction
Score another success for species conservation. The Grand Cayman blue iguana now has a chance for complete recovery, even though the wild population numbered...
Healthy Snow Leopard Population Found in Afghanistan by Hidden Cameras
Hidden cameras have revealed the existence of a surprisingly healthy population of rare snow leopards living in the mountainous reaches of northeastern Afghanistan, according...
The Puerto Rican Parrot Back from Near Extinction
The outlook is increasingly positive for the Puerto Rican parrot, which has hovered near extinction for decades, with slightly more than a dozen left...
Bumper Crop of Kemps Turtles is Encouraging, Relocation Efforts in Gulf a Success
Kemp's Ridley sea turtles are considered the most endangered sea turtle in the world, and are exceedingly rare visitors on North Carolina beaches. Yet...