Tag: Conservation - Page 2
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Village in India plants 111 trees every time a girl is born
One quaint village in India has adopted a wonderfully eco-conscious tradition that is actually helping to ensure a greener future with each new generation.
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U.S. is training dogs to sniff out smuggled ivory and rhino horns
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has 4 new graduates that will make life harder for wildlife smugglers.
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Smuggler caught with more than 10 percent of an entire species
The arrest of a wildlife smuggler in Thailand proves just how easily a handful of criminals could bring about the demise of an endangered species.
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Obama creates 5 new national monuments, protecting thousands of acres
President Obama is scheduled to create 5 new national monuments today. Too bad congress isn't doing its part...
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86 elephants, 33 pregnant, slaughtered in one night
Horrific news coming out of Chad, as we learn that 86 elephants, 33 of which were pregnant females, have been slaughtered by poachers on horseback.
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9 ways business can help save bees
Our economy relies on pollinators more than we care to admit. Here's how the business world can help save them.
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Australian man gathers snakes, uses them to catch invasive rabbits
This brazen conservationist is proving that firepower, traps, and toxic chemicals aren't the only way to bag problem bunnies.
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Stunning photography of To The Arctic book and film
The work of photographer Florian Schulz is complied in an IMAX film and companion book. We highlight some of the best of his images.
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Conservation photography and necessary evils
How do the benefits of conservation photography stand up against the carbon footprint of constant travel?
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What makes a species rare?
The answer is more complex than you might think, and a fascinating new book titled The Kingdom of Rarities explores the many angles.
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12 locations too beautiful to be real
Buzzfeed rounds up some beautiful places.
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World's rarest antelope GPS collared for first time
Conservationists have collared members of this species of which fewer than 500 individuals remain. The critically endangered species is the the last in the entire genus.
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Japan's Forest Therapy tracks healing powers of forests
Outside Magazine reports on Japan's Forest Therapy program as an innovative way to quantify the value of nature.
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Brazil to count every tree in its rainforests in massive census
It's a big, big, big job but someone has to do it. Brazil wants to make sure each and every tree is accounted for.
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7 Conservation Photographers Documenting Disappearing Wildlife
These seven photographers are working on outstanding conservation projects. Check out their gorgeous photographs.
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DNA Fingerprinting Used to Fight Illegal Logging
A new tool to help fight illegal logging could, over time, become a primary weapon used by conservationists. Origin papers can be forged, but DNA tells the truth.
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11,000: Number of Gabon Elephants Killed In Less Than 10 years
Since 2004, this is the number of elephants killed in Gabon's Minkebe National Park rainforest, and the driver is ivory demand in Asia.
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Drones Watch Out for Rhino Poachers in Kenya
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy has raised enough money to buy their first drone to keep an eye out for poachers and protect the park's 110 endangered rhinos.
