Wildlife Archives

Environment

Environmental Advocates Take Aim at Proposed Revisions to Indonesia’s Conservation Act

Critics are concerned about the weakening of protections for endangered species in a country where wildlife trafficking is rife.

Basten Gokkon

A fox walks through a cemetery at dusk on January 10th, 2018, in Bath, England. Although the number of foxes in the United Kingdom is actually on the decline, the number of urban foxes in England has quadrupled in the past 20 years with an estimated 150,000 foxes in England, or about one for every 300 urban residents, according to a recent study.

Environment

Viewfinder: Urban England Fox Numbers Continue to Rise

A fox walks through a cemetery at dusk on January 10th, 2018, in Bath, England.

Pacific Standard Staff

Environment

How Tracking Technology Is Being Used for Shark Conservation

Environmental groups are following the movements of fishing vessels and sharks to decrease the unintentional killings of the marine predators by fishnets.

Matthew O. Berger

A waterfowl swims in the polluted lake at the Beijing zoo.

Environment

How Animals Adapt to Polluted Environments

Numerous species are evolving to cope with the dirge of pollutants put into the world by human beings, and it's taking a toll.

Brittney Borowiec

Rhino; Endangered Species; Conservation; Wildlife

Environment

How Trump’s Proposed Budget Could Harm Wildlife Conservation

The U.S. reducing funding for global conservation efforts would result in serious ramifications for vulnerable species and communities.

William H. Funk

Strong winds batter seaside houses before the approaching Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 25th, 2017.

Environment

A Look at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Efforts After Hurricane Harvey

Wildlife rehabilitators rescued numerous species after the storm, from common animals like beavers and deer to rarer wildlife like alligator snapping turtles.

Mike Gaworecki

A family of elephants walk through Kruger National Park.

Education

Fighting Poachers With Education, Not Guns

The iconic Kruger National Park is an easy target for the poaching of large animals, especially rhinos and elephants. Those fighting the slaughter say that community education and poverty alleviation yield the best results.

Justin Catanoso

An elephant in Tsavo East National Park in southern Kenya on January 31st, 2013.

Environment

The Chinese Town at the Center of the Global Illegal Ivory Trade

The Chinese government has said it will rein in the smuggling and illegal sale of ivory, but those enforcement efforts do not appear to have reached the town of Shuidong.

Mike Gaworecki