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India Man Plants Forest Bigger Than Central Park to Save His Island
At the age of 17, after witnessing hundreds of snakes dying from drought on his island in India, Jadav Payeng started to grow trees on...
World’s Five Biggest Palm Oil Growers Agree To Moratorium on Deforestation
The five biggest palm oil growers in the world have launched and signed the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto with a temporary moratorium against deforestation...
Not a Single Elephant Poached in 3 Years for Revamped Chad Park
Zakouma National Park in Chad is especially renowned for its free roaming herds of African elephants. The population was greatly reduced by a frenzy...
Win-Win! Reducing Human Poverty Eliminates Poaching in Zambian Valley
Far off in a remote area of Zambia, a new model for conservation is saving not only elephants and lions and the habitat, but...
Unchained After 50 Years, Raju Thrives on World Elephant Day
An orphaned elephant that spent half a century in chains is enjoying his freedom after being rescued in India.
Officials at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation...
Oil Exploration Halted in Gorilla Park Virunga
Conservationists have claimed one of their greatest successes in recent years following the unexpected decision by British oil company Soco to stop exploring in...
Leonardo DiCaprio Gives $3 Million to Help Double Nepal’s Tiger Population
On the third anniversary of the historic Global Tiger Summit, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to the World Wildlife...
Thai Prime Minister Announces End to Ivory Trade
With the threat of sanctions against her country looming, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today pledged to end ivory trade in Thailand, seizing a...
Zoo Sells Elephant’s “Trunk Art” on eBay
A large painting by a 14-year-old Asian elephant has sold on eBay for £360. A buyer from Northamptonshire purchased the "abstract style" picture, which...
Wild Animals Gather Inexplicably to Mourn the Death of The Elephant Whisperer
Author and legendary conservationist Lawrence Anthony died March 2. His family tells of a solemn procession that followed that defies human explanation.
For 12 hours,...
5 African Countries Form World’s Biggest Wildlife Conservation Area
Five nations have agreed to launch the world's largest international conservation area to protect nearly half of Africa's elephants and a vast range of...
Friendship Between Dog and Elephant Ends, But Compassion Remains
Steve Hartman has a sad update to one of our favorite stories from 2009 involving the elephant sanctuary in Tennessee. A story of compassion...
Uganda Animal Populations Soaring in Post-War Decade
The number of animals in Uganda's national parks and game reserves has surged over the past decade.
The latest figures show that the population of...
Turtle Thought to be Extinct Spotted in Myanmar
One of the world’s rarest turtle species – the Arakan forest turtle – has been observed for the first time in the...
Elephant Whisperer Saves the Baghdad Zoo in Wartime
In 2003 while the US armed forces were invading the Iraqi capital, a Zululand conservationist undertook a wartime rescue of the Baghdad Zoo and...
Elephant Car Wash Raises Zoo Cash (Video)
One of the highlights of the Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon is a pay-for-service elephant car wash.
Mom Magazine described it this way:
The boys roared...
Indonesia Reaches Historic Agreement To Protect World’s Most Endangered Tropical Forests
Indonesian authorities have pledged to stop the devastating loss of forests and species in Sumatra, one of the world's most ecologically important hotspots. To...
Elephant Paints Self-Portrait (Video)
Elephants are one of the smartest and most inteligent species, on par with apes and dolphins. This remarkable video shows elephants in Thailand creating...
Massive New Rainforest Reserve Opens to Protect Congo Apes
A new nature reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will become the world's largest continuous protected area for great apes, particularly the...
Wildlife Makes Dramatic Return to Sudan
7,000 elephants, 1,500 giraffes, and 500 oryx antelopes have returned to Sudan after a 22-year civil war had driven them out. One wildlife official...