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Virunga Volcanoes National Park at dawn. Rwanda, Africa

Saving Virunga's endangered gorillas with green power and chocolate

8 June 2022

Poaching, illegal farming and rebel groups make Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo one of the most dangerous places to practice conservation, but inventive schemes are helping rangers empower people and conserve wildlife


giant tortoise

Home of the gentle giants: How humans live with Galapagos tortoises

9 October 2018

The Galapagos archipelago is a growing tourist attraction, which is adding to the problems faced by the islands’ famous giant residents


Priya Singh

The rare-leopard spotter who accidentally caught gunmen in her traps

26 September 2018

Priya Singh spent months in the wilds of north-east India tracking elusive clouded leopards and marbled cats, but caught more than she bargained for in her camera traps


Sperm whales are tracking fishing boats and stealing their fish

Sperm whales are tracking fishing boats and stealing their fish

8 June 2018

Fishing boats in the Gulf of Alaska are being stalked by enormous sperm whales, which charge in and rip huge volumes of fish from the lines


Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

4 June 2018

Over the next five years 2000 hippos are to be culled in Zambia, supposedly to stop them giving people anthrax, but the cull may inadvertently fuel the trade in hippo ivory


A legal trade in rhino horn could be twice as big as illegal one

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


Snow leopard in mountainous landscape

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

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


LA’s endangered pumas to be saved by a $60m bridge over highway

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

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


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