Orangutans have been adapting to humans for 70,000 years
Time to rethink orangutan conservation, now we know that our red relatives are actually very adaptable.
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World’s protected natural areas too small and isolated to benefit wildlife – new study
Hundreds of threatened mammal species don’t have a single protected area large enough to sustain a viable population.
Animals on ice: how conservationists use freezers to ‘biobank’ wildlife
The consequences of not freezing the cells of key species could be their extinction.
It’s reassuring to think humans are evolution’s ultimate destination – but research shows we may be an accident
We may have become the most complex living creature in part by accident and replication of error.
Our role in extinctions cannot be denied
The State of Nature report published this month showed that of more than 3,100 British species surveyed, 60% are in decline, and one in 10 of those species on the Red List are under threat of extinction…
Red Lady of Paviland: the story of a 33,000 year‑old‑skeleton – and the calls for it to return to Wales
It’s been 200 years since the discovery of one of the oldest human burial sites in western Europe on the Gower peninsula in south Wales.
Elephant ivory: DNA analysis offers clearest insight yet into illegal trafficking networks
A new study reveals the major players and routes involved.
Psychology of trophy hunting: why some people kill animals for sport
To many of us trophy hunting is repellent. But here’s a look at why killing wild animals might be pleasurable to some.
Why climate change is forcing conservationists to be more ambitious: by moving threatened species to pastures new
Climate change is even worse than we expected - so is now the time for conservationists to take extreme measures to stem the extinction crisis?
Botswana’s Okavango Delta: a unique desert that’s wet, and a worthy UNESCO addition
The list of the natural world’s most extraordinary places, UNESCO’s World Heritage List, gained its 1,000th entry this week with the addition of the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana. To be chosen for…
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