Some African countries and conservation groups had hoped to ban the trade in hippos. But it was opposed by the European Union, some African countries and several conservation groups, who argue many countries have healthy hippo populations and that trade isn’t a factor in their decline. File | Photo Credit: AP An international wildlife conference … Read more
Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode Crimes in the Wild. Check our Part 1, Part 2and Part 3. Pangolins are shy, nocturnal creatures covered in scales. They’re also the most trafficked animal in the world. Intelligence expert Sarah Stoner explains how her team disrupts wildlife trafficking. About Sarah Stoner Sarah Stoner is the … Read more
CNN — The world’s wildlife populations plummeted by an average of 69% between 1970 and 2018, a dangerous decline resulting from climate change and other human activity, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) warned in a report Thursday. WWF tracked global changes in the abundance of wildlife across land, air and water of nearly … Read more
GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (CBS) — The Morning Insiders tagged along with volunteers on their hunt for hurt birds a few weeks ago and watched as they placed injured animals into paper bags to keep them calm before transport. We wondered: what happens to the bagged birds? CBS 2’s Marie Saavedra shows us the rehab after … Read more
Sir David Attenborough’s latest BBC natural history landmark is Wild Isles (working title), aiming to “do for the wildlife of Britain what the Planet Earth series has done for the wildlife of the world.” The five-part landmark, which has been in the making for three years, will show a “wild side to the British Isles,” said … Read more