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Leonardo DiCaprio Gives $3 Million to Help Double Nepal’s Tiger Population
On the third anniversary of the historic Global Tiger Summit, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to the World Wildlife...
Thai Prime Minister Announces End to Ivory Trade
With the threat of sanctions against her country looming, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today pledged to end ivory trade in Thailand, seizing a...
Zoo Sells Elephant’s “Trunk Art” on eBay
A large painting by a 14-year-old Asian elephant has sold on eBay for £360. A buyer from Northamptonshire purchased the "abstract style" picture, which...
Wild Animals Gather Inexplicably to Mourn the Death of The Elephant Whisperer
Author and legendary conservationist Lawrence Anthony died March 2. His family tells of a solemn procession that followed that defies human explanation.
For 12 hours,...
5 African Countries Form World’s Biggest Wildlife Conservation Area
Five nations have agreed to launch the world's largest international conservation area to protect nearly half of Africa's elephants and a vast range of...
Friendship Between Dog and Elephant Ends, But Compassion Remains
Steve Hartman has a sad update to one of our favorite stories from 2009 involving the elephant sanctuary in Tennessee. A story of compassion...
Uganda Animal Populations Soaring in Post-War Decade
The number of animals in Uganda's national parks and game reserves has surged over the past decade.
The latest figures show that the population of...
Turtle Thought to be Extinct Spotted in Myanmar
One of the world’s rarest turtle species – the Arakan forest turtle – has been observed for the first time in the...
Elephant Whisperer Saves the Baghdad Zoo in Wartime
In 2003 while the US armed forces were invading the Iraqi capital, a Zululand conservationist undertook a wartime rescue of the Baghdad Zoo and...
Elephant Car Wash Raises Zoo Cash (Video)
One of the highlights of the Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon is a pay-for-service elephant car wash.
Mom Magazine described it this way:
The boys roared...
Indonesia Reaches Historic Agreement To Protect World’s Most Endangered Tropical Forests
Indonesian authorities have pledged to stop the devastating loss of forests and species in Sumatra, one of the world's most ecologically important hotspots. To...
Elephant Paints Self-Portrait (Video)
Elephants are one of the smartest and most inteligent species, on par with apes and dolphins. This remarkable video shows elephants in Thailand creating...
Massive New Rainforest Reserve Opens to Protect Congo Apes
A new nature reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will become the world's largest continuous protected area for great apes, particularly the...
Wildlife Makes Dramatic Return to Sudan
7,000 elephants, 1,500 giraffes, and 500 oryx antelopes have returned to Sudan after a 22-year civil war had driven them out. One wildlife official...
Huge Wildlife Migration Discovered in Africa
"More than a million animals, including elephants, buffaloes, ostriches, lions, giraffes and a rare type of stork, have been unexpectedly seen living and migrating...
Zoo Animals Enjoy Feast of Christmas Trees
Leftover Christmas trees are fed to elephants, camels, deer, and sheep in a traditional New Year feast at Germany's Dresden Zoo. This AP photo...
Soccer Team Helps Bring Peace to Ivory Coast
The first-ever World Cup match for the Ivory Coast was played by a team made up of players of various ethnic backgrounds from both...
Africa’s Last Eden Spared by Logging Company
A Congo Republic rain forest full of rare animals and trees, one of the most pristine left in Africa, will be protected from all...