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Indonesia's Sumatran tiger threatened by development of last jungle strongholds
Dr. Julian Bloomer
4th September, 2012
As politicians encourage development around the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Dr. Julian Bloomer explores how the area's endangered species can be protected more...
Do protected areas for wildlife really work?
Eifion Rees
11th April, 2012
Can national parks and marine protected areas safeguard endangered wildlife against the growing pressures of population growth and climate change? more...
TAKE ACTION to stop Asia Pulp and Paper's logging in Indonesia's tiger rainforests
Priyanka Mogul
7th March, 2012
Greenpeace's undercover investigation accused Asia Pulp and Paper's of flouting the logging ban on ramin trees in Indonesia, threatening the remaining population of Sumatran tigers. Greenpeace calls on you to urge companies to boycott APP products more...
Join the SOS celebrity auction to help save the Sumatran Orangutan
Ecologist
1st March, 2012
With only 6,600 left in the wild, the Sumatran orangutan is critically endangered. Campaign group Sumatran Orangutan Society has organised a celebrity auction to raise money to protect them and their rainforest habitat more...
Earth in 100 Groundbreaking Discoveries
Hannah Corr
22nd September, 2011
Packing 4.5 billion years of history into 416 pages is a truly Herculean task, but it's one, says Hannah Corr, that Douglas Palmer has managed to do in style more...
PHOTO GALLERY: Species on the Edge of Survival
Ruth Styles
1st September, 2011
From the tiger to the bumblebee, the list of endangered birds, animals and insects is a growing one. Now a new book based on the IUCN Red List is providing an insight into the species under threat more...
Illegal ivory openly on sale in Chinese cities
Rosie Spinks
17th August, 2011
Activists question allowing China to participate in ivory trade, with estimates that as much as 90 per cent of retail items in the country are illegal more...
Why invasive plants are the 'second biggest threat to biodiversity' after habitat loss
Carrie Madren
23rd March,2011
As experts gather in London for a major conference addressing the often overlooked threat of invasive species to biodiversity, Carrie Madren gets a briefing from those on the frontline in the battle against 'pest plants' more...
RENCTAS: the Brazilian NGO on the frontline of the war on animal trafficking
Giovana Zilli
11th February, 2011
RENCTAS and its fearless leader Raulff Lima are taking on Brazil's lucrative - and dangerous - black market in wildlife, reports Giovana Zilli more...
Flesh and Blood & Fish and Fowl: a comedy about human extinction
Matilda Lee
21st January, 2011
Now showing as part of London's International Mime Festival, Flesh and Blood is about two office workers becoming feral. It's absurd yet its ecological messages are clear, says Matilda Lee more...
Financial problems could wipe out commercial whaling
Peter Nolan-Smith
5th January, 2011
Commercial whaling by many nations continues despite an international ban and widescale condemnation. What may end the practice, argues Peter Nolan-Smith, is that the financial incentives are starting to dry up more...
Species vs ecosystems: save the tiger or focus on the bigger issues?
Kara Moses
2nd January, 2011
Millions have been raised to protect tigers but does this help or hinder the efforts to prevent wider biodiversity loss by tackling habitat loss, climate change and pollution? more...
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How Essex schoolchildren help save endangered species through Millenium Seed Bank
Kara Moses
19th November, 2010
Kara Moses reports on a group of 10-year-olds from Holly Trees Primary School who - by fundraising for Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Partnership - have helped secure the future of a rare Namibian plant that was virtually extinct in the wild more...
PHOTO GALLERY: Migratory animals and birds face a new battle for survival
Eifion Rees
26th October, 2010
Some of nature's most majestic creatures are migratory, but their future in a changing world is far from certain, as a stunning new book of photographs makes clear more...
What has biodiversity ever done for us?
Jonathan Silvertown
2nd September, 2010
A new book, Fragile Web, reveals why the biodiversity crisis may be humanity's biggest challenge more...
Wildlife corridors are the Asian elephant's last chance for survival
Mark Shand
22nd June, 2010
Why wildlife corridors are the new reserves - and why colourful elephants are cropping up on London streets more...
How to get involved in wildlife conservation
Laura Sevier
27th May 2010
From joining campaigns groups to making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are many ways to get involved with saving the natural world. Read on for inspiration... more...
UK joins calls for ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna trade
Ecologist
5th February, 2010
The UK has joined growing European support for Atlantic Bluefin tuna to be declared an endangered species to prevent collapse more...
CASE STUDY: Keeping tourism in balance with nature
Eifion Rees
5th January, 2010
Irshad Mobarak, a self-taught naturalist and environmentalist from the Malaysian island of Langkawi says that development need not mean destruction more...
10 groups campaigning for the natural world
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Breathable air, healthy soil, fresh water and the stability of our climate all rely on our planetary life-support systems – like rainforests and oceans – being healthy. more...
Last Chance to See: Q & A with Mark Carwardine
Laura Sevier
7th September, 2009
'Last Chance to See', a new BBC series fronted by Stephen Fry and naturalist Mark Carwardine, seeks out six 'wacky and weird' endangered species more...
CASE STUDY: from campaign group to Westminster
Dixe Wills
20th March, 2009
From chasing endangered parrots to hunting for the environmental holy grail with Friends of the Earth, one of Britain's pre-eminent eco campaigners wants to take his quest for a better, greener world to the halls of Westminster.Dixe Wills meets a man on a mission more...
Invasive species - are they always bad news?
Dr Peter Bridgewater
15th June, 2009
Native species = good; invasive species = bad, right? Not necessarily, says Dr Peter Bridgewater. Try taking a longer term view of ecology... more...
The First Mass Remembrance
David Hawkins
1st April, 2009
The new work by artist Maya Lin, famous for her memorial to US soldiers lost in Vietnam, commemorates the species destroyed and endangered by human action. As the list of the dead grows, David Hawkins wonders if the future is set in stone more...
Study suggests careful intervention of 'invasive species'
Ecologist
1st March, 2009
Conservationists’ zeal to rid countries of so-called ‘invasive species’ could have serious unforeseen effects on ecosystems, new research has suggested. more...Members
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