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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...
Animal Odd Couples: PBS Features Cross-Species Compassion (WATCH)
According to Dr. Marc Bekoff Ph.D., emotions like joy, love, empathy, compassion, kindness, and grief can readily be shared by improbable friends including predators...
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...
Galápagos Tortoise Thought to be Extinct Still Lives
Researchers from Yale University say dozens of giant tortoises of a species believed extinct for 150 years may still be living at a remote...
Unlikely Friendships in the Animal Kingdom: 5 Best Videos
The book, Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom, is a beautiful collection of heartwarming animal tales that features cross-species bonding. A...
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...
Ninja slugs, Color-changing frogs and Other Weird New Species Discovered
123 new species were discovered in Borneo over the last few years, including a frog with no lungs, a “ninja”...
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...
Animal Odd Couple Best Friends (Video)
At the Tennessee elephant sanctuary, where animals usually pair up with each other, one elephant instead has formed a lasting bond with Bella the...
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...
In Heartland of Islam, Jews Invited for First-Ever Talks
Last week, an amazingly colorful array of Arab princes and Muslim clerics came together with representatives of the world's major faiths in Madrid. While...
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...
Ivory Cross-Border Trading Banned by eBay
eBay announced this week a ban on international trading of elephant ivory from all its sites worldwide after an animal welfare group found that...
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...