Amazon Extinction Debt
The Amazon Rainforest is many things: the world’s largest rainforest, home to one million indigenous people, a carbon sink helping to alleviate climate change. It is also a biodiversity hotspot providing habitat for 10% of all known species on this planet. Sadly, decades of deforestation have jeopardized all of the Amazon’s important functions. While this […]
Giraffe Population Decline Across Africa
African elephants are an infamous martyr to human encroachment and poaching. Their population’s devastating decline inspires outrage and calls for increased conservation. But, in the shadow of this outcry, another struggling African icon still waits for witnesses. The giraffe population decline is so severe, there are fewer giraffes than elephants left on this planet. Across […]
What you can do right now
What you can do right now VOLUNTEER – at a local wildlife refuge or at the numerous ethical wildlife sanctuaries around the world, that often need volunteers to help save animals. Speak Up for Wildlife – Speak up against animal cruelty, against trophy hunting, circuses that use zoos and wild animals that are used for […]
Japan Closes Last Fur Farm!
What Are Fur Farms? We are all consumers of some sort. From the food we buy to the newest line of Nike shoes – we are all part of a consumerist society. This is currently the reality of our world, we must buy things to function. And while many of the things we purchase on […]
Inside the Deadly Rhino Horn Trade
This is the story of Dawie Groenewald, an accused rhino horn trafficker, and John Hume, the owner of the world’s largest rhino farm—two men who know each other well and share a common goal: to end the South African and international bans on trading and selling rhino horn. Groenewald has agreed to see Brent and […]
Endangered Species Found in Regions of Myanmar
ENDANGERED SPECIES FOUND IN REGIONS OF MYANMAR From Mongabay newsletter: The first-ever surveys of forests in Karen state in southeast Myanmar — a region that was previously out-of-bounds for scientists due to security and political reasons — has yielded surprising results. Researchers have recorded at least 31 species of mammals in the region, more than half of which are […]
Breeding Population of Indochinese Tigers Brings Hope
A miraculous sighting has given scientists hope for a brighter future for the endangered Indochinese tiger. In 2017, Conservationists from Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) released observed findings documenting a second pair of breeding tigers in the region. Through surveillance cameras, conservationists have been able to estimate that this region of […]
The Problem with Palm Oil (and what you can do about it)
The Problem with Palm Oil (and what you can do about it) Like me, you may find yourself spending a lot of time in lockdown reflecting on how the Covid-19 pandemic has greatly affected our lives in many ways, including our consumption habits. People being quarantined at home, wondering how they will get their food […]
The Pandemic is Affecting More than just Humans
Poaching during these dark times has already cost the life of a rare silverback mountain gorilla in Bwindi National Park. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to show the fragility of the relationships between humans and wildlife. Countries such as Uganda and Rwanda that are dependent on the ecotourism economy are experiencing economic crises due to pandemic related […]
The Plight of the Grey Wolf
The United States government, under the Trump administration, announced in October that the grey wolf will no longer receive federal protection under the endangered species list. This decision has been met with criticism from conservation groups and researchers including four of the five researchers tasked with the independent review of the proposal. The Department of […]
