Thailand releases endangered leopard sharks in conservation push
MAITON ISLAND, Thailand, Jan 26 (Reuters) – After a brief countdown by conservationists, a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark…
New map reveals hidden landscape under Antarctica’s ice sheet
Item 1 of 4 An undated handout image of a map illustrating the subglacial landscape of mountain ranges,…
Study finds Tyrannosaurus rex did not reach full size until age 40
Researchers examine T. rex bone tissue microstructure Its leg bones have annual growth rings like tree trunks Researchers…
Scientists recover genome from woolly rhino eaten by Ice Age wolf
Item 1 of 3 A piece of tissue from a woolly rhinoceros that was found inside the stomach…
Global grain traders’ green pledges face skepticism as deal to protect Brazil’s rainforest unravels
Item 1 of 2 A drone views shows fallen trees in a secondary forest where farmers (not pictured)…
Some whales restrand at New Zealand’s Farewell Spit, six die
AUCKLAND, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Fifteen whales restranded and six have died after a mass stranding at Farewell…
Birth of rare mountain gorilla twins recorded in Congo park
Jan 7 (Reuters) – A mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in war-ravaged eastern Congo, a national…
Major Brazilian grain traders quit Amazon conservation pact
SAO PAULO, Jan 5 (Reuters) – A lobby group for Brazilian grain trading and crushing firms has told…
Orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat
SIPIROK, Indonesia Dec 9 (Reuters) – Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago,…
‘Mischievous hands’: Indonesians blame deforestation for devastating floods
More than 700 die in Sumatra, site of mass deforestation Leaders criticise government for ignoring deforestation protests Environmental…
Kenya Wildlife Service rejects wildebeest migration concerns linked to luxury lodge
Item 1 of 2 Wildebeests (Connochaetes taurinus) gather in the dry fields during their migration to the greener…
Elephant dung DNA reveals hidden forest populations, study shows
African forest elephant population revised up 16% Fruit-eating species helps rainforests regenerate Scientists employ new counting method using…