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  • Red List Update

    Two species of shark are now endangered and one primate is now critically endangered. The IUCN is now calling for urgent action to save them.

    By Alex Taylor on 18th July 2016
  • The Leopard’s Lost Range

    The leopard has lost as much as 75% of its historic range. They once occupied a vast range of approximately 35 million square kilometres throughout Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

    By Alex Taylor on 19th May 2016
  • Conservation Jobs – Field Tutor

    While this certainly hasn’t been a straight path from uni, and I’ve had luck and opportunities presented to me on the way, I strongly believe you make your own opportunities.

    By Guest Bloggers on 25th February 2016
  • Logging Helps Rats Invade

    New research, led by Imperial College London, has identified that logging makes rainforests more attractive to black rats.

    By Alex Taylor on 19th February 2016
  • Conservation Jobs – Campaigns Manager

    The aim of these campaigns is largely to engage people with nature, wildlife and wild places, and help to them to understand the value of nature in their own lives.

    By Guest Bloggers on 15th January 2016
  • The Urban Taste for Bushmeat

    The list of animals killed either for subsistence or to be eaten as a luxury is depressingly long. It includes elephant, chimpanzee, gorilla and other primates, forest antelope, porcupine, monitor lizard, bush pig, cane rat, pangolin, guinea fowl and many, many more.

    By Alex Taylor on 29th March 2015
  • Corncrakes Rising

    Between May and July this year, the survey recorded 1,289 calling males – its highest population since records began.

    By Alex Taylor on 20th October 2014