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The dugong, a gentle marine mammal that has frequented China's southern waters for hundreds of years, has become functionally extinct in the country, a new study said on Wednesday. Research by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences said fishing, ship strikes and human-caused habitat loss have seen the number of dugongs in Chinese waters...

The dugong, a gentle marine mammal that has frequented Chinas southern waters for hundreds of years, has become functionally extinct in the country, a new study said on Wednesday.

Cambodia records highest-ever number of rare white-shouldered Ibis in Sambo wildlife sanctuary-

Gland, Switzerland, 22 July 2022 (IUCN / TRAFFIC) – Overall rhino poaching rates have declined since 2018, and trade data suggests the lowest annual estimate of rhino horns entering illegal trade markets since 2013, according to a new report by the IUCN SSC African and Asian Rhino Specialist Groups and TRAFFIC for the 19th meeting of the Conf

Another eliminated, here are the Top 4 finalists in the running to become our inaugural Australian Mammal of the Year! Vote for your favourite here.

Tetbury community news with Kevin Painter

As a kid, I read a lot of books with pictures of lions, cheetahs, elephants, and giraffes. One thing that stood out in nearly all the books I read was this: the lion is the “king of the jungle”.

The declining population of non-human primates, like monkeys, apes, tarsiers or prosimians, mainly due to deforestation and habitat loss, has long been a concern for researchers. At least 68% of all primates are in danger of extinction, while 93% have declining populations globally. But a new study released Wednesday in Science magazine, shows that primates […]

A shortlist of 12 trees has been compiled for the annual contest run by the Woodland Trust from the charitys hall of fame for very old and important trees, the Ancient Tree Inventory (ATI).

The calf in the photographs is known as a "brindle" and only four percent of whales are born this way.