Conservation Efforts

Animals Africa

12. February 2024

Saving Endangered White Rhinos… Through Surrogacy?

A team of researchers is looking to perform the world’s first rhino pregnancy by way of in vitro fertilization as the lab-assisted procedure is an essential “proof of concept” that could save Africa’s critically endangered white rhino from extinction.

Animals

Animals USA

31. January 2024

Wolf Restoration Success: 10 Wolves Relocated, 5 More to Come

This year, ten gray wolves have been captured in Oregon, the United States, and released as part of a plan to restore a permanent population in Colorado, thus bringing back order in the state’s ecosystem.

Animals

An elephant bull kicking up sand as a warning after a mock charge

Animals Southern Africa

30. January 2024

Conservation Milestone: African Elephant Populations Stabilize

The latest data shows that a quarter of a century of conservation efforts have contributed to the stabilization of African elephant populations in connected protected areas from Tanzania southwards.

Animals

Animals Bangladesh

28. January 2024

“Extinct” Mugger Crocodile, Recovered

Believed to have gone extinct, three mugger crocodiles have been recovered in Bangladesh’s waters, and efforts are being deployed to breed them in captivity and then release them into nature, preferably in a safe zone.

Animals

Elephant seal bull in Southern California

Animals USA

24. January 2024

Elephant Seals Saved from Extinction, with the Help of These Human “Friends”

In Central California, the United States, a nonprofit contributed to saving elephant seals from near extinction, partly with the help of volunteers who are adamant about putting wild animals first.

Animals

Animals Kazakhstan

22. January 2024

This Antelope’s Population Is (Very Much) Recovering

Over the course of two decades, the saiga antelope’s population rebounded dramatically across Eurasia’s wild steppe, with countries such as Kazakhstan taking drastic measures to ensure the survival of this floppy-nosed ungulate.

Animals

Bison herd in Theodore Roosevel National Park

Animals United States

19. January 2024

Native American Tribes Welcome Bison Back Home

In an effort to keep local ecosystems balanced, 300 bison will be rehomed to Native American tribes.

Animals

Animals South Africa

9. January 2024

“Extinct” Golden Mole, Spotted!

The De Winton’s golden mole, one that was thought to be extinct, has been identified along the coast of South Africa, and conservation efforts are underway to protect the elusive blind mammal’s survival.

Environment

Environment UAE

3. January 2024

Nursing Coral Back to Health: a Promising Experiment

The experiment taking place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to save coral by nursing and regenerating it in aquariums before relocating them outside of the capital’s waters could become a conservation model for other projects and programs.

Society

Black Mamba member, South Africa, close up

Society South Africa

15. December 2023

These Women Work Hard to Save Rhinos

An all-female anti-poaching unit – the first in South Africa – is saving the country’s emblematic rhino from falling prey to poachers without the use of weapons while having a significant impact on local wildlife conservation.