When we talk of conserving an animal species what do we actually mean? We are likely to have in mind a vision of a rhinoceros (or any other species, for that matter) being given the opportunity to pursue…
Sexual enhancement supplements often contain unlisted prescription drugs that pose serious health risks.
Military responses to combat poaching are a problem. They marginalise communities where poachers come from and can have longer term implications.
One of the common problems we have in wildlife biology is knowing how many of an endangered species there are in a particular area. For example, how many orangutans are there in a particular national park…
Few people could argue that hunting wildlife for trophies is moral, but conservationists have bigger fish to fry to reverse biodiversity loss
William, Duke of Cambridge, second in line to the British throne, likes to go deer stalking. It must be a class thing. Until the 19th century, deer stalking – what in the US is called “hunting” – was largely…
The hippopotamus is among the world’s largest creatures on land, only elephants and some species of rhino are larger. Hippos are very aggressive – legendarily bad tempered and entirely unafraid of humans…
Technology will help in fight to save celebrated creatures, as new law comes into force.
Reptiles are consistently overlooked by regulators of the trade in wildlife, but many face extinction in the wild.
Efforts to preserve biodiversity and slow climate change make natural bedfellows.
