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Philippine wildlife reporting app promises to upgrade fight against trafficking

by Rosy Mina 3 September 2020

MANILA — In the Philippines, it’s normal for neighbors to share their food, and — since most areas are still under a form of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic…

New study quantifies impact of hunting on migratory shorebird populations

by Mongabay.com 17 July 2020

Habitat loss and climate change are often blamed for the decreasing numbers of migratory shorebirds in a major flyway in the Asia-Pacific region in recent years. But it might be…

Coronavirus outbreak may spur Southeast Asian action on wildlife trafficking

by Imelda Abano 4 March 2020

MANILA — Governments across Southeast Asia have vowed to strengthen cooperation in curbing the illegal wildlife trade, suspected to have sparked the novel coronavirus epidemic. The issue will be at…

Study: Biodiversity poorly protected by conservation areas worldwide

by John Cannon 10 July 2017

Sorting out where to create parks, reserves and other protected areas typically involves looking for spots with high densities of different species of animals. But, according to a new global…

Leonardo DiCaprio donates $1M toward ending elephant poaching crisis

by Mongabay.com 12 May 2014

Desert elephants in Namibia. Photos by Rhett Butler. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has stepped up with a $1 million donation to the Elephant Crisis Fund, an initiative that aims to stop…

Unlikely success: how Zimbabwe has become a global leader in rhino conservation

by Jeremy Hance 2 October 2013

Raoul du Toit will be speaking at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco on October 12th, 2013. With its collapsed economy, entrenched poverty, and political tremors, one would…

Samburu’s lions: how the big cats could make a comeback in Kenya

by Jeremy Hance 30 September 2013

Shivani Bhalla will be speaking at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco on October 12th, 2013. In 2009 conservationists estimated that less than 2,000 lions survive in Kenya,…

Lions rising: community conservation making a difference for Africa’s kings in Mozambique

by Jeremy Hance 17 September 2013

Colleen Begg will be speaking at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco on October 12th, 2013. Everyone knows that tigers, pandas, and blue whales are threatened with extinction—but…

Group pushes entrepreneurship model for conservation

by Mark Szotek 28 September 2011

The Wildlife Conservation Network’s co-founder, Charles Knowles, looks back at a decade of hands on work in conservation. The Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) is dedicated to protecting endangered species and…

Sowing the seeds to save the Patagonian Sea

by Jeremy Hance 7 September 2011

The coastline of the ‘Patagonian Sea’ covered with seabirds and seals. Photo by: W. Conway. Claudio Campagna will be speaking at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco on…

Community engagement is key to saving the rarest zebra

by Rhett A. Butler 14 September 2009

Efforts to protect the world’s largest and rarest species of zebra — Grévy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi) — hinge on engaging communities to lead conservation in their region, says a Kenyan…

Saving Africa’s ‘unicorn’, the okapi

by Rhett A. Butler 2 September 2009

Conservationists work with local communities to protect the okapi, and its rainforest habitat, in the aftermath of a brutal civil war.

Group takes ‘venture capital’ approach to conservation

by Rhett A. Butler 16 September 2008

An innovative group is using a venture capital model to save some of the world’s most endangered species, while at the same time working to ensure that local communities benefit…