20+ hour, 57+ min ago   (400+ words) India’s pygmy hog conservation story has reached another milestone. In 1996, just six wild pygmy hogs were taken from Assam’s Manas National Park to start a captive-breeding programme. Three decades later, 194 captive-bred pygmy hogs have been successfully released into the wild....

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (902+ words) India, Nepal and Indonesia recorded zero reported rhino poaching in 2025, marking an important step in efforts to protect some of Asia's most threatened rhino populations. But conservationists warn that stopping poachers is only part of the challenge. The International Rhino…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (997+ words) When red mangroves were introduced to Hawaii in 1902, they were meant to solve a practical problem. Their tangled roots could hold sediment in place, reduce erosion and help stabilise vulnerable shorelines. More than a century later, the same trees have…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (435+ words) Five baby orangutans have been rescued from a forest area in Balasore, Odisha, after their unexpected appearance raised questions about how they reached India. The young apes were spotted near Badapai village in the Bhograi area at around 6 am on…...

1+ week, 59+ min ago   (421+ words) What started with a school assignment and a shovel has become a tiny wildlife sanctuary. In 2017, 14-year-old Maggie dug a pond in her family's backyard in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Nine years later, that small pond has developed into a functioning…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (829+ words) In the 47-second advertisement, Chan tries to teach pangolins how to defend themselves against hunters. But each time danger approaches, the animals do what comes naturally: they curl into tight protective balls. The joke carries a darker message. Pangolins may…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (401+ words) For more than two decades, the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Assam's Kaziranga has been giving injured, orphaned and displaced wild animals a chance to return to the forests. Since its establishment in 2002, the centre has rescued…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (706+ words) A nest box occupied by a Eurasian scops owl in central Türkiye may sound like an ordinary place to find eggs and chicks. But researchers studying the birds repeatedly discovered something far more unusual inside: live worm snakes. Across six…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (362+ words) A 15-foot-long python named Jodie Foster has made veterinary history after receiving an innovative cancer treatment usually used in humans. The 23-year-old reticulated python lives at Chester Zoo in the UK. She developed a malignant tumour in her jaw that…...