A new study looking at poaching activities in Kenya could and should lead to some rather uncomfortable questions being asked about the way that the Kenya Wildlife Service operates and the way in which local communities are supported in wildlife … Continue reading
It must put any Planet Earth Live viewer into a state of frustration as the annual waterhole wildlife count in Maharashtra, India got under-way. While the BBC flagship wildlife programme has become legendary before even the series has finished for the opening … Continue reading
A new report by the Policy Exchange think tank has been published and the news headlines are saying that wildlife is under threat from the planning system. But is it? The first thing to remember when reading the actual report … Continue reading
The Indian courts have ruled that the proposed cheetah introduction programme in India can not go ahead. This will please many conservationists who don’t believe that the move is the correct one. The plan was put on hold because no consultation had taken place … Continue reading
It may sound like something out of a science fiction movie but it looks like the common leech could become a major new tool for wildlife researchers and conservationists. A new study by Copenhagen Zoo and the University of Copenhagen used blood that … Continue reading
Each year London Zoo pulls out all the stops to make a day to remember for children with disabilities. This year the Special Children’s Day is being held on Saturday 19th May and extra staff and facilities will be available … Continue reading
With an estimated 50 individuals left in the wild the Javan rhino is probably the most endangered large mammal on the planet. The Javan Rhino Conservation Working Group (CWG) who are responsible for a 5 year management plan of the rhino … Continue reading
The bats of Israel are benefiting from the ‘peace-dividend’ following the end of military conflict between Jordan and Israel in 1994. 12 species of bats, including 3 endangered species and 2 which are critically endangered within Israel, now make their home in … Continue reading
As elephants herds across Africa get decimated for the ivory trade and conservation groups call for tougher action the honorary president of World Wildlife Fund Spain – King Juan Carlos I – has gone on an elephant hunt in Botswana. His trip has caused fury … Continue reading
I’m of an age when one of the popular family days-out when growing up was pick-your-own. We’d all head off to the farm to pick fruit and vegetables on a day out. It now seems that chimpanzees in Africa have … Continue reading
On Wednesday, a Thai interagency task force impound two tigers and charged the owner of a private Chaiyaphum zoo with criminal possession of protected wildlife for the second time in less than a year. It’s the latest wildlife trading hub … Continue reading
London based oil exploration company SOCO International have released details for their exploration of Block V in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Block V takes in parts of the important Virunga National Park, home of the mountain gorillas and location … Continue reading
It’s taken over a decade of international bans but evidence has started to come in that PCB contamination found in polar bear tissue has finally started to drop. It probable the only good news that polar bears are going to get about … Continue reading
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has struck back hard this week with 2 unrelated incidents leaving 6 elephant poachers dead. It’s a sure signal that despite the internal issues in the senior management the service is committed to protect wildlife … Continue reading
After hosting a BBC Natural World documentary revealing the plight of the slow loris in Indonesia, a top primatologist has started a campaign to cease the trade in this particular threatened primate. Anna Nekaris, the host, is Professor in Primate … Continue reading
A question that often arises in captive breeding programmes is why is it so ineffective for the white rhino. But it’s not just low reproduction rates that affective zoo and breeding centre based white rhino, they often suffer from diseases … Continue reading
There are calls from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) for China to lose its status as an Approved Buyer of ivory stocks when they come to auction. The charity claims that China is unable to enforce its domestic legal ivory … Continue reading
Whether it is a curse or just a long run of bad luck it plain that Sariska is not a good place for tigers over the last few years. First the tiger reserve was poached out of tigers completely and … Continue reading
Eco-tours are a growth market and for many communities in developing nations it produces a major contribution to the local economy. The community of Sabah, Malaysia run wild orangutan tours but is it doing these ‘wise men of the jungle’ any good? A study by an … Continue reading
Thai police officers under training in Pattaya were sent on a practise mission to a local market late last night and were soon involved with making arrests of wildlife traders. The officers were only meant to be practising their undercover skills but … Continue reading
