CAN ELEPHANT TROPHY HUNTING REALLY HELP SPECIES SURVIVAL?

Elephant trophies Can trophy hunting really help species survival?... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP PUTS PLAN TO ALLOW IMPORTATION OF ELEPHANT BODY PARTS 'ON HOLD' AFTER BACKLASH

Donald Trump says he is putting plans to reverse a ban on the importation of body parts from African elephants shot for sport on hold... READ MORE›

TRUMP DELAYS NEW POLICY ON IMPORTING ELEPHANT PARTS

As a result, the number of African elephants has shrunk from about 5 million a century ago to about 400,000... READ MORE›

TRUMP PUTS ELEPHANT TROPHY IMPORTS ON HOLD

President Donald Trump has suspended the import of elephant hunting trophies, only a day after a ban was relaxed by his administration... READ MORE›

TRUMP DELAYS NEW POLICY ON IMPORTING ELEPHANT PARTS

As a result, the number of African elephants has shrunk from about 5 million a century ago to about 400,000 remaining... READ MORE›

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL ALLOW ELEPHANT TROPHIES TO BE IMPORTED FROM ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE

The Trump administration is all set to reverse the Obama-era ban on importing elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia to the United States... READ MORE›

BRITISH RESEARCHERS TRACE MYSTERY DEER SKIN BACK TO CHINA'S HAINAN

Pere David's deer is currently the only mammal species that is extinct in the wild but surviving in captivity... READ MORE›

ONTARIO TRYING TO TRACK INFECTION DEADLY TO DEER

These are the first confirmed cases in Ontario of EHD, an infection often fatal in white-tailed deer, according to ministry spokesperson Jolanta Kowalski... READ MORE›

RED LIST: ASH TREES AND ANTELOPES ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION

While more than 150 new endangered species have been added to the new Red List, the prospects of some have improved... READ MORE›

FORGET WOLF CULLS: RESEARCHER SAYS MORE MOOSE AND DEER HUNTING WOULD HELP B.C. CARIBOU

His research compared caribou herds in areas where moose hunting was increased with areas where hunting remained the same... READ MORE›

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WHAT IF ALL BUMBLEBEES WENT EXTINCT? WE'D BE IN 'A WORLD OF TROUBLE'

The rusty patched bumblebee isA now the first bee of any type in the continental U.S. to receive the endangered species designation... READ MORE›

HUMANS HAVE DESTROYED A TENTH OF EARTH'S WILDERNESS IN 25 YEARS - STUDY

The study said that wilderness was being loss faster than pristine places were being designated as protected areas, at 3.3m sq km versus 2.5m sq km... READ MORE›

GIRAFFES FACE 'SILENT EXTINCTION' AS POPULATION SHRINKS NEARLY 40 PERCENT

In 1985, there were between 151,000 and 163,000 giraffes but in 2015 the number was down to 97,562, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN ... READ MORE›

GIANT PANDAS REBOUND OFF ENDANGERED LIST

The giant panda is no longer an endangered species, following decades of work by conservationists to save it... READ MORE›

REVEALED: THE CRIMINALS MAKING MILLIONS FROM ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING

Many iconic animals are heading toward extinction only 30,000 rhinos are alive today, 5 percent of the number four decades ago... READ MORE›

60 PERCENT OF GLOBAL WILDLIFE SPECIES WIPED OUT

The Living Planet Report 2016, released on Thursday, blamed deforestation, pollution, overfishing, and the illegal wildlife trade for pushing species populations to the edge ... READ MORE›

CECIL THE LION HUNTER WALTER PALMER FACES CALLS FOR PROSECUTION

US uproar over death of protected animal forces Walter Palmers practice to close, as two others attend Zimbabwean court to face poaching charges... READ MORE›

'LET THE DOLPHIN GAMES BEGIN': GRUESOME JAPANESE COVE HUNT SPILLS FIRST BLOOD

'Let the dolphin games begin' Gruesome Japanese cove hunt spills first blood -- RT News... READ MORE›

ENVIRONMENTALISTS WARN OF BUMBLEBEE'S EXTINCTION AFTER TRUMP HALTS REGULATIONS

Order for 60-day pause on regulations not yet implemented includes protection for endangered rusty patched bumblebee, which experts say is near extinction... READ MORE›

DEATH OF ENDANGERED NORTHERN WHITE RHINO LEAVES JUST SIX OF THE ANIMALS LEFT IN THE WORLD

While there are thousands of southern white rhinos still roaming the plains of sub-Saharan Africa, decades of rampant poaching have drastically cut northern white rhino numbers... READ MORE›

KILLING OF CECIL THE LION PROMPTS CALLS FOR EU BAN ON IMPORTING LION TROPHIES

Zimbabwe - along with Namibia, Tanzania and South Africa - is listed as 'positive', ie with a sustainable enough population of lions to accommodate hunting... READ MORE›

POACHERS USING SCIENCE PAPERS TO TARGET NEWLY DISCOVERED SPECIES

Journals begin withholding geographical locations after warnings the data is helping smugglers drive lizards, snakes and frogs to 'near-extinction'... READ MORE›

SCIENTISTS HOPE TO BREED ASIAN 'UNICORNS' - IF THEY CAN FIND THEM

Since losing Martha, Robichaud has become the coordinator of the Saola Working Group SWG at the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN ... READ MORE›

RHINOS HORNS TO BE FITTED WITH SPY CAMERAS AND ALARMS

There are up to 600,000 African elephants but about 35,000 a year are killed by poachers... READ MORE›

LIZARD TRAFFICKERS EXPLOIT LEGAL LOOPHOLES TO TRADE AT WORLD'S BIGGEST FAIR

International experts believe that rare species such as earless monitor lizards could not be captive-bred for sale in trade fairs... READ MORE›

CECIL THE LION SPURS US LAWMAKERS TO DRAFT BILLS TO DISCOURAGE TROPHY HUNTING

Animals listed as threatened or endangered under the act are protected from being imported into the US as sport hunting trophies... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE: VIETNAM'S 'DOUBLE STANDARDS' IN IVORY TRADE

In one year, body parts from about 900 elephants, 600 rhino, more than 200 tigers, and other endangered species all ended up in Nhi Khe... READ MORE›

IS THE WORLD RUNNING OUT OF WILDERNESS?

Essentially, they considered the entire Earth wilderness asked the question how much human encroachment is there?... READ MORE›

RAMPAGING DEER CAUGHT BY SHOPPER IN US

When I seen it, it was game-on, said Mr Beck, who raises deer for meat... READ MORE›

WORLD'S SMALLEST DEER MAKES DEBUT AT SAITAMA ZOO

SAITAMA - Four pudus, the world's smallest species of deer, made their debut Sunday at Saitama's Children Zoo in a first for Japan... READ MORE›

JANE GOODALL'S BID TO SAVE GRIZZLY BEARS THREATENED BY $50 HUNTING LICENSES

Goodall leads coalition calling for Yellowstone's grizzlies to stay on endangered species list, as Montana hunters set to be offered 50 licenses to shoot them... READ MORE›

MILLIONS OF ANIMAL 'TROPHIES' EXPORTED ACROSS BORDERS, FIGURES SHOW

The trophy-hunting industry is driven by demand and, sadly, demand for animal trophies is prevalent worldwide, said Philip Mansbridge, director of Ifaw UK... READ MORE›

THERE WILL BE NO 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IF WE LOSE THE TURTLE DOVE

Malta is now the only country in the EU that allows spring hunting of turtle doves... READ MORE›

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DELAYS LISTING BUMBLEBEE AS ENDANGERED

The addition of the bumblebee to the endangered species list was scheduled for Friday... READ MORE›

WHITE-TAILED DEER LOCKED IN MORTAL BATTLE RESCUED BY WILDLIFE OFFICER

Jalbert said two deer locking antlers is not uncommon and some of his colleagues have made similar rescues... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC CLERICS DECLARE FATWA ON POACHERS

Clerics in Malaysia's northeastern state of Terengganu recently joined Indonesia in issuing a fatwa -- a religious edict -- against illegal hunting... READ MORE›

IS IT TIME TO BRING BACK BUSHMEAT?

"The fact is that people have used the Ebola crisis to suggest that people should stop hunting bushmeat, and I think that's not the issue," Nasi says... READ MORE›

With poaching at such high levels, the conference will be a critical game-changer in rescuing what is left of the savannah elephants... READ MORE›

FACTS, PICTURES ABOUT PLANT AND ANIMAL EXTINCTION, ENDANGERED SPECIES

World Wildlife Day Quotes 2017 Facts, Pictures About Plant And Animal Extinction, Endangered Species... READ MORE›

HUNDREDS OF RARE TARANTULAS HATCH IN 'WORLD FIRST' AT CHESTER ZOO

The invertebrate keepers at the zoo are the first in the world to successfully breed the Montserrat tarantulas,... READ MORE›