How a change in climate wiped out the ‘Siberian unicorn’
The loss of the Siberian unicorn shows just how vulnerable some animals can be to environmental change that can impact on their food supply.
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Community participation is needed for more effective anti‑poaching
Military style anti-poaching is often criticised because it alienates communities living around protected areas. But these initiatives give them an incentive to protect the species.
Sawfish, guitarfish and more: Meet the rhino rays, some of the world’s most oddly shaped and highly endangered fishes
Rhino rays, which are close relative of sharks, are some of the most fascinating – and most threatened – fishes that you’ve never heard of.
Oscar contender The Last Ranger shows that the world still wants to see South African stories
South African film is still popular for stories about animals and conflict. The Last Ranger combines both in a slick, well acted short film.
Poaching prompts a review of Africa’s transfrontier parks
Dropping fences can help the fight against poaching by inviting the people living in surrounding areas to take care of the animals.
Good news for the only place on Earth where tigers, rhinos, orangutans and elephants live together
The Leuser ecosystem in northern Sumatra is home to some of the world’s rarest and best-loved animals. Thanks to a new government moratorium on land clearing, conservationists have enjoyed a big win.
Epiaceratherium itjilik: The rhino that lived in the Arctic
Remains of an ancient Arctic rhino indicate that land mammals traversed the North Atlantic via land bridges, and did so much more recently than previously thought.
New woolly rhino in Tibet causes itch for Ice Age theorists
Fossils from a new species of woolly rhinoceros found in Tibet have the potential to rock several cherished theories. According to the authors of a new paper published today in Science, the rhino showed…
Elephants and rhinos integral to rainforest diversity
The disappearance of animals such as the rhinoceros and the elephant is reducing the biodiversity of rainforests. These large…
More than 28,000 species are officially threatened, with more likely to come
An update of the IUCN Red List attempts to map the real extent of global biodiversity loss.
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