A legal trade in rhino horn could be twice as big as illegal one
30 October 2017
Legalising the trade in rhino horn from South Africa could match black market supply and maybe even double it, with the aim of driving poachers out of business
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Snow leopards aren't as rare as we thought – but aren’t safe yet
30 August 2017
Snow leopards could soon come off the "endangered" list, but while that looks like a win the move could make it harder to drum up support for protective measures
On the trail of dragons with blood that can save people’s lives
2 August 2017
The gigantic Komodo dragons of Indonesia have been known to kill people – but their blood is rich with peptides that may destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Never-before-seen photos of leopard cub being raised by a lion
14 July 2017
Should the leopard cub survive its unusual upbringing, would it behave more like a lion or a leopard?
Melting ice may be making mountains collapse in Greenland
11 July 2017
The collapse of the mountain which triggered a tsunami that destroyed an Arctic village last month may have been caused by climate change – and more may follow
LA’s endangered pumas to be saved by a $60m bridge over highway
21 June 2017
Pumas in Santa Monica are trapped in small areas bisected by big roads, on which many die – but an ambitious wildlife crossing promises to change that
East Africa's drought threatens iconic wildebeest migration
24 May 2017
Fewer rains and dried-out riverbeds could mean more conflict with humans and livestock, and have a devastating impact on Africa's wildlife, reports Adam Popescu
East Africa’s drought threatens iconic wildebeest migration
24 May 2017
Fewer rains and dried-out riverbeds could mean more conflict with humans and livestock, and have a devastating impact on Africa’s wildlife, reports Adam Popescu
Narwhals could help us measure melting glaciers underwater
18 May 2017
A project off Greenland will tag whales with sensors to measure sea temperatures and ice melt in hard-to-reach places, improving predictions of sea-level rise
