CONSERVATION

red crabs

A tiny wasp is going to kill all the yellow crazy ants to save Christmas Island's red crabs

Biological control has failed in the past, but conservationists believe the 2mm wasp will work.

Africa's tallest tree discovered in remote valley of Kilimanjaro

africa tallest tree

Scientists say urgent action is needed to protect region in which the natural wonder is located.

Those who believe invasive species aren't a problem are jumping on the post-truth bandwagon

Cane Toad

The science of invasive alien species is increasingly being denied, conservationists say.

Beavers could be captured and put in a zoo by the government over disease fears

Eager beavers: Beaver reintroduction hailed a success in Scotland as species get native status

Eurasian beavers were hunted to extinction in the UK 400 years ago.

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Rhino horns

Illegal wildlife trafficking in Vietnam almost unchecked despite grand gestures, claims Hague

An undercover investigation has revealed the scale of the trade and an ivory bonfire isn't enough to stop it.

Pokemon Go

By playing Pokémon Go, you could help protect the planet

Playing the famous augmented-reality game may make people more aware of their natural environment.

Bearded seal pup

Everything in nature is changing – from genes to ecosystems – due to a warming climate

A catalogue of ways climate change has already affected nature will directly hit society.

Fishing chimpanzee

Gone fishing: Chimps use rods to hook tasty morsels out of ponds and rivers

The use of the sticks as tools was caught on hidden cameras by ponds and riverbanks.

A camouflaged camera trap

Camera traps meant for animals capture naked humans instead

Virigina Tech professor joked about "primate photos" while posting the unusual snaps.

Jaguar

New study finds American jaguars threatened by increasing isolation

Where once the big cat covered Mesoamerica, their populations have becoming further cut off from each other.

Albatross and chick

Albatrosses' mysterious early years have been caught on camera

Understanding the habits of young albatrosses will help conservation efforts.

Rescued pangolin in Malaysia

Endangered pangolin wins protection from worldwide commercial trade

Pangolins are often referred to as the most trafficked animal in the world.

Wilderness areas

A tenth of world's wilderness has been lost since 1990s

The area lost amounts are equivalent to half the size of the Amazon rainforest.

panda and gorilla

China wins battle to save giant pandas from extinction

Conservationists say that the bear is still at risk even as it is reclassified as 'vulnerable'.

panda and gorilla

World's largest gorilla now classified as critically endangered due to illegal hunting

One subspecies of the Eastern Gorilla saw a 77% decline in population in just 20 years.

Forest elephants

After years of poaching, Africa's forest elephant population will take nearly a century to recover

Numbers of the animal have declined 65% between 2002 and 2013.

White lion cub born at Hungarian zoo

Rare white lion cub born in Hungary Zoo

The adorable cub will open its eyes for the first time in around two weeks.

Barack Obama is to expand Hawaiian marine reserve four-fold

Obama to make Hawaii marine reserve largest protected area in the world

The area will now cover 582,500 sq miles containing over 7,000 species.

red kites

Red Kites saved from brink of extinction in UK thanks to conservation programme

The raptors were nearly killed off as people blamed them for killing livestock.

Scientists put elephants 'on the pill' to control populations

To manage growing elephant populations in reserves, conservationists turn to contraception

Dart technique for females means that crueller methods like culling and relocation can start to end.

Elephant calves play at Amboseli

How much do you really know about elephants?

Have you got an elephantine memory or the recall of a terrifying mouse?

Wolves in Alaska's Denali National Park

Historic wolf pack said to be wiped out by Alaskan hunters

East Fork pack, followed since 1930s, had gone down to four and den no longer in use.

rhinos kruger national park

Pictures emerge of child inside Dublin Zoo rhino enclosure

The zoo have said that the incident is being reviewed internally.

large heath butterfly

Endangered bog butterfly successfully reintroduced after 100 years

The large heath butterfly returns to Heysham Moss in Lancashire after 100 years.

Puffin eating fish

St Kilda: Scottish National Trust fund to preserve Europe's largest colony of nesting seabirds

It's been 86 years since anyone lived on St Kilda, after the tough way of life had become unsustainable.

Shark off the coast of Hawaii

Global warming could lead to record numbers of shark attacks in the US

Conservationists tell the public not to worry: sharks will not go on the rampage

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