Sniffing Rats May Save Pangolins
African giant rats are being trained to sniff out pangolins being trafficked for illegal trade.
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Why Volunteering is Key to a Career in Conservation
While the two week trip did cost me a chunk of my savings, it was most certainly the best savings spent. In fact, I loved the work so much that I decided to stay on for an extra two months!
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The Chiew Larn Reservoir - Ecological Armageddon
The native small mammals vanished extremely quickly. In fragments less than 10 hectares, they disappeared almost entirely within 5 years. By 25 years only a handful were left, on average less than one individual per island
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The Devil's Decline
Ongoing monitoring of wild Tasmanian devils has revealed that their population is still in decline, due to the deadly devil facial tumour disease.
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Palm Oil Plantations are One of The Major Reasons Orangutan Populations are Struggling to Survive
It isn't surprising then that the estimated orangutan population is now 8% of what it was 100 years ago.
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