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Following the release of the Great Elephant Census, Dr Kate Evans, who runs the UK charity and Botswana NGO Elephants for Africa says that education is the key to the long-tem survival of African elephants. The release of the Great Elephant Census estimates that there are just 350,000 African elephants left in the whole of … Read more
This September, it was Kwita Izina, the annual baby mountain gorilla naming ceremony that celebrates Rwanda’s unique conservation success. This celebration serves to acknowledge just how important the mountain gorilla population is to the entire region, and the significance that Rwanda places on its environmental sustainability practices and ecotourism sector. Kwita Izina is one of the reasons that … Read more
Staff at West Midland Safari Park are celebrating the birth of two Rothschild’s giraffes — one of the rarest sub-species of giraffe in the world. The exciting new youngsters, standing at six feet tall, are the first successes of a breeding programme for Rothschild’s giraffe, put in place with the arrival of five adults three … Read more
Naturalist and TV presenter Simon King, known to many as the presenter of the BBC’s Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Big Cat Diary, has written a beautiful book called Nature Watch: How to Track and Observe Wildlife, which gives advice and information on how to best observe and understand wildlife. He offers insider knowledge on subjects … Read more
Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has launched the latest element in their ongoing orchard conservation work – an interactive community orchard map that lists around 400 community orchard groups across the UK, found at www.ptes.org/community-orchards. PTES has identified over 35,000 traditional orchards remaining in England and over 7,000 in Wales. Alarmingly, this work … Read more
Twycross Zoo has announced the birth of two of the world’s rarest big cats, Amur leopards. The cubs are the second pair of babies born to mum Kristen and dad Davidoff and, just like their older siblings, bring hope for the survival of this rare species on the brink of extinction in the wild. Native to … Read more
Edinburgh’s most famous black and white duo, Yang Guang and Tian Tian, are celebrating their birthdays this month with Yang Guang turning 13 (on 14th August) and Tian Tian also turning 13 (on 24th August). To celebrate the pandas’ birthdays, their keepers have treated them to a selection of tasty ice lollies at RZSS Edinburgh … Read more
World leading conservationists are launching a global campaign to combat the illegal trade in wildlife – and are calling on members of the public to help solve the crisis. Chester Zoo in Cheshire is leading the initiative in Europe in a battle to save hundreds of species threatened with extinction. The illegal wildlife trade is worth … Read more
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