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69% average decline in wildlife populations since 1970, says new WWF reportMonitored populations of vertebrates (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish) have seen a devastating 69% drop on average since 1970, according to WWF's Living Planet Report 2022.

Global Tiger Population is Stable and Potentially Increasing Despite Extreme Threats, According to New IUCN Assessment Led by Panthera | PantheraPanthera is the only organization in the world that is devoted exclusively to the conservation of the world’s 40 wild cat species and their landscapes.

Cameras along Atlanta BeltLine capture dozens of wildlife species - WABECameras along the Atlanta BeltLine reveal that wild animals enjoy the path almost as much as humans do. Over the course of a year, six cameras have produced 28,333 files […]

Georgia wildlife agency seeking reports of invasive lizards - WABEGeorgia’s wildlife agency is asking residents to report sightings of an invasive lizard that can pose a threat to native species. The state Department of Natural Resources is trying to […]

Microplastics Detected in Human Blood in New StudyResearchers found plastic in the blood of 17 of 22 of study participants, or about 77 percent

The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker And More Than 20 Other Species Have Gone ExtinctGovernment scientists warn climate change, on top of other pressures, could make such disappearances more common.

Walmart Launches ‘Built for Better’ To Help Customers Shop With PurposeSeptember 21, 2021 By Jane Ewing, Senior Vice President, Sustainability At Walmart, it has always been our purpose to help people live better lives. Saving money has been core to that purpose since the beginning. But today, ‘live better’ means more. Customers have always trusted us for our low…

Moment giant tortoise kills bird caught on cameraIt is believed to be the first time this behaviour of giant tortoises has been documented.

Madagascar on the brink of climate change-induced famineThe country is on the brink of experiencing the world's first "climate change famine", the UN says.

IUCN’s New “Green Status of Species” Measures Impact of Conservation ActionThe first 181 IUCN Green Status of Species preliminary assessments are outlined in a Conservation Biology paper published today. From California condors to East Asian mangroves, the Green Status shows specific conservation metrics for focal species.

Scientists moved Tasmanian devils to protect them. Now the predators are imperiling penguins.Researchers tried to save Tasmanian devils from a face cancer years ago. Nearly a decade later, an entire population of penguins has been wiped out from an Australian island.

Elephant Trunks: Is There Anything They Can’t Do?A new study highlights the impressive biomechanics and suction power of an elephant’s most defining appendage.

Facebook purges ads for illegal wildlife in SE Asia as online trade surgesAn ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on Southeast Asia's illegal wildlife trade during recent weeks.

African elephant species now Endangered and Critically Endangered - IUCN Red ListGland, Switzerland, 25 March 2021 (IUCN) - Following population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory and loss of habitat, the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Before today’s update, African elephants were treated as a single species, listed as Vulnerable; this is the first time the two species have been assessed separately for the IUCN Red List, following the emergence of new genetic evidence.

Deepest-ever sub dive finds plastic wasteAn American explorer finds plastic waste on the seafloor while breaking the record for the deepest ever dive.

Images from a dropped phone reveal the ugly truth behind bonobo traffickingIn the early morning hours of Feb. 23, a gunshot rang out from deep within a Congolese forest. And then another, followed by one last bang. The shots were fired about 10 kilometers (6 miles) outside the village of Mondombe in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an experienced anti-poaching team from local NGO Conserv […]

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