Conservationist group African Parks to free 2,000 rhinos from South Africa farm
African Parks has purchased the world’s largest captive rhino breeding operation in a bid to rescue and rewild the rhino to safe and well-managed protected areas across Africa. Johannesburg, South…
Harrison Ford has a new Peruvian snake species named after him
EDGAR LEHR, COURTESY OF CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL A new found species of snake in Peru has been named Tachymenoides harrisonfordi to honour the actor’s environmental advocacy. Ford, who is the vice…
Asian Giant Tortoises Rewilded to a Protected Forest in Nagaland, India
Photo: TSA/NFD/WCSI Asian Giant Tortoises Rewilded to a Protected Forest in Nagaland, India CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — Turtle Survival Alliance, Nagaland Forest Department, and Wildlife Conservation Society India today announced…
Government of Canada invests $3.8 million to support barren-ground caribou conservation in the Northwest Territories
Caribou is an iconic species for Canadians and plays an important role in the culture and history of Indigenous peoples. The Government of Canada is determined to halt and reverse…
Kenya’s famous matriarch elephant dies
The KWS said Dida had shepherded her herd through many seasons and challenging time A Kenyan elephant, thought to have been Africa’s largest female tusker, has died of old age,…
Polar Bear Week Inspires Climate Action During Annual Polar Bear Gathering
CHURCHILL, CANADA – October 28, 2022 – Polar Bear Week is almost here, taking place October 30 – November 5, 2022. Polar Bears International (PBI), the only nonprofit organization dedicated solely to wild polar…
Baby Hippo Joins Bibi, Tucker, and Fiona’s Bloat at the Cincinnati Zoo
CINCINNATI, OH (August 4, 2022) — Right around April Fool’s Day earlier this year, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden staff members were informed that 23-year-old hippo Bibi was pregnant. Since she was on…
Tanzania bans donkey slaughter to stop risk of extinction
The Tanzanian Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Hon. Mashimba Mashauri Ndaki, has declared a ban on donkey slaughter for the skin trade. In a budget speech to Parliament, the Hon.…
Canada improves regulations that protect migratory birds in Canada
Canada hosts almost 400 species of migratory birds, and they are an important component of Canadian biodiversity. Their health reflects the health of the natural ecosystems that support us all.…
Snow leopard at the Great Plains Zoo in South Dakota has died after displaying coronavirus symptoms
Photo credits: Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History SIOUX FALLS: The Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History (GPZ) is deeply saddened to announce the…