Poachers kill more rhinos in South Africa to meet Asian demand
South Africa has seen an increase in the number of rhinos illegally killed for their horns in the first half of 2022, as poachers shifted to hunting in private parks, the country’s environment ministry...
View ArticleBaby boom: the endangered wildlife revival at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat
SIEM REAP — The melodic songs from families of endangered monkeys ring out over the jungle near Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex — a sign of ecological rejuvenation decades after hunting decimated...
View ArticleBolivia’s ‘Death Road’ once haunted drivers. Now it’s a wildlife haven
LOS YUNGAS, Bolivia — Bolivia’s decision to open an alternate route to its historic ‘Death Road’ – a serpentine dirt path across the towering Andes hills known for its deadly cliffs – has led to a...
View ArticleOver 150 endangered vultures poisoned to death in southern Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — At least 150 critically-endangered vultures were poisoned to death in separate incidents in Botswana and South Africa, conservationists said Friday, warning the killings...
View ArticleDrought is killing Kenya’s endangered wildlife
NAIROBI — Kenya’s worst drought in four decades has killed almost 2% of the world’s rarest zebra in three months, and 25 times more elephants than normal over the same period. It is starving Kenya’s...
View ArticleGlobal wildlife populations have sunk 69% since 1970–WWF report
LONDON — The world’s wildlife populations have declined by more than two-thirds since 1970 as forests have been cleared and oceans polluted, according to an assessment released on Thursday. This...
View ArticleWildlife trafficker nabbed in Lucena City buy-bust
LUCENA CITY – A 47-year-old man selling an endangered bird species was arrested in a buy-bust operation here on Saturday. The Quezon police on Sunday reported that Marlou Tiña, a local resident, was...
View ArticleFamed California mountain lion celebrated at Los Angeles event
A famed California mountain lion was celebrated at a sold-out event at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, with thousands of fans honoring the big cat’s life and contribution to urban...
View ArticleSouth Cotabato villagers voluntarily turn over caged wildlife to DENR
KORONADAL CITY — After the recent operations that led to the rescue of birds from the hands of vloggers involved in wildlife hunting and trading, several residents of Barangay Pangyan in Glan,...
View ArticleUS withdraws Trump-era land deal in Alaska wildlife refuge
The Biden administration said on Tuesday it rescinded a land swap deal struck by former President Donald Trump’s interior secretary that would have allowed a new road to cut through an Alaska wildlife...
View ArticleUS says Mexico failed to stop illegal wildlife trade threatening vaquita
MEXICO CITY — The US interior secretary on Friday declared that Mexico has failed to halt the illegal wildlife trade threatening the world’s smallest porpoise, the critically endangered vaquita, a move...
View ArticleRescued walrus calf that was receiving cuddles as part of his care in Alaska...
JUNEAU, Alaska — A walrus calf found on its own miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope last week and who received cuddles as part of his care after being rescued died on Friday. “While often...
View Article5 persons nabbed for keeping undocumented snake in Quezon
LUCENA CITY — Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) operatives and police in Real town in Quezon province arrested on Tuesday five suspects for possession of a snake without government...
View ArticleNat’l Wildlife Rescue and Research Center upgrade coming — DENR
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday said that it will upgrade the facilities of the National Wildlife Rescue and Research Center (NWRRC) at the...
View ArticleIllegal wildlife trader nabbed in Quezon
LUCENA CITY — Police arrested an alleged wildlife trader and rescued a Philippine scops owl (Otus megalotis) in Candelaria, Quezon on Sunday, Dec. 10. In a report Monday, the Quezon police said the...
View ArticlePhilippine Scops owl released in Nueva Vizcaya
SANTIAGO CITY — Environment workers released a Philippine Scops owl (Otus megalotis) to the woods within the Dupax Watershed Forest Reserve in Nueva Vizcaya on January 4. Forester Jay Marshal Jasmin of...
View ArticleTanzania switches on first turbine of hydro plant in World Heritage Site
DAR ES SALAAM — Tanzania has switched on the first turbine of a new hydroelectric plant set to double power generation capacity but which has drawn stiff opposition from conservationists because of its...
View ArticleNearly 700 new wildlife species found in Southeast Asia – ACB
MANILA, Philippines — Almost 700 new wildlife species were discovered in Southeast Asia from 2020 to early 2024, according to the Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB). The ACB is an intergovernmental...
View ArticleStranded turtle released back to Tayabas Bay
LUCENA CITY — An olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) turtle that was stranded on the coastline of this city was released to the open sea on Thursday, March 7. Tanggol Kalikasan (TK) reported that the...
View ArticleQuezon farmer held for illegal possession of ‘threatened’ birds
LUCENA CITY — A farmer is facing charges for illegally possessing three threatened birds in Real town in Quezon province. Three threatened white-eared brown dove (Phapitreron leucotis), locally known...
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