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Why West Africa's Sacred Crocodiles Have Lived Alongside Humans for Centuries Without Conflict
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (1281+ words) Travelbinger Crocodiles are responsible for hundreds of deaths across Africa every year. They are among the most efficient ambush predators on the planet. So when you hear that there are villages in West Africa where over a hundred full-grown crocodiles…...
A Field Encounter in Chad Reveals How Distant Demand Threatens Local Vultures
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (376+ words) Demand for vultures in West Africa threatens central African populations " Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Unsplash) Similar approaches rely on easily available materials and target species that scavenge openly. The incident occurred near N'Djamena, where vultures normally gather…...
Are America's Working Forests Actually Better for Wildlife Than You Think?
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (59+ words) Travelbinger LISTEN: The value of working forests " Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Unsplash) " Would you like to save this? We'll email this post to you, so you can come back to it later. A passionate travel writer sharing…...
Tracking Rescued Pangolins Into the Wild
1+ week, 1+ day ago (149+ words) In Bangladesh, scientists learn what happens after rescued pangolins return to the wild " Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Unsplash) In a forest reserve in northeastern Bangladesh, two Chinese pangolins rescued from traffickers have been returned to their natural…...
Parrot Unseen for Over a Century Photographed on Remote Indonesian Summit
1+ week, 1+ day ago (406+ words) Travelbinger "Lost" parrot rediscovered on remote Indonesian peak " Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Unsplash) Buru Island in eastern Indonesia has yielded a rare wildlife sighting that has drawn attention from conservation circles worldwide. A team of mountaineers and…...
Climate-Fueled Landslides Kill 58 of the World's Rarest Great Apes
1+ week, 1+ day ago (470+ words) Climate-fueled landslides killed an estimated 58 Tapanuli orangutans, study finds " Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Pixabay) Cyclone Senyar delivered rainfall far heavier than typical monsoon patterns in the region. The downpour destabilized steep slopes across the western block of…...
A'a" Expansion Cuts Amazon Bird Diversity
1+ week, 2+ day ago (105+ words) Growing appetite for a'a" is damaging bird diversity in the Amazon " Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Pixabay) Demand for a'a" has spread far beyond its origins in the Brazilian Amazon. The small, dark-purple fruit now appears regularly in…...
Indigenous Scholar Says the Stories We Tell About Nature Are Driving Environmental Destruction
1+ week, 2+ day ago (466+ words) Yunkaporta describes a wrong story as a narrative that presents an illusion as fact, allowing people to act against the actual conditions of the land. These accounts bend collective understanding in ways that disconnect decisions from observable reality. The result…...
White Rhinos Return to Zinave National Park After Decades
1+ week, 4+ day ago (120+ words) Mozambique completes first white rhino breeding population in decades " Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Unsplash) Zinave National Park, Mozambique " Nine female white rhinos reached the park on June 6 after a two-day journey from South Africa. Their arrival completed…...
New Study Confirms Bornean Ferret Badger Only Found in One Place on Borneo
1+ week, 4+ day ago (498+ words) Bornean ferret badger only lives in Borneo. Could it be a conservation symbol? " Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Unsplash) Sabah, Malaysia " Recent fieldwork has narrowed the known range of the Bornean ferret badger to a single mountain landscape…...