We’re close to translating animal languages – what happens then?
Article written by David Farrier Originally published by The Guardian (June 1, 2025) AI may soon be able to decode whalespeak, among other forms of communication—but what nature has to say may not be a surprise Charles Darwin suggested that humans learned to speak by mimicking birdsong: our ancestors’ first words may have been a […]
Reps pass wildlife protection bill
Article written by Abdullah Lamino Originally published by Radio Nigeria (May 28, 2025) The bill will now proceed to the Senate for concurrence. A major milestone has been reached in Nigeria’s fight against wildlife trafficking and habitat destruction as the House of Representatives passed the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2024, at its third […]
Baby pangolin found clinging to her dead mother’s body
Between 2010 and 2021, over 200 tons of pangolin parts were seized in wildlife crimes linked to Nigeria. That’s at least 800,000 slaughtered pangolins. Today, this number will be closer to one million. Hundreds of thousands of pangolins are poached every year. They are the most trafficked mammal on earth. Today, they have […]
Poachers have killed more than 100 rhinos in South Africa this year, most of them in national parks
Article written by Euronews Green Originally published by Euronews (May 6, 2025) South Africa has the largest rhino population in the world, with an estimated 16,000 to 18,000 animals. Poachers in South Africa killed more than 100 rhinos in the first three months of this year, most of them inside national parks, highlighting an ongoing […]
This magnificent jaguar cub was discarded in a dumpster
Khali was a helpless cub when she was found abandoned in a dumpster in Santa Rosa del Yacuma, Bolivia. Torn from her mother and terrified, she cowered from her rescuers, confused, anxious and starving. Khali’s mother was likely killed to feed Bolivia’s brutal illegal trade in jaguar bones. We’ll never know for sure, but we […]
Two teens and 5,000 ants: how a smuggling bust shed new light on a booming trade
Article written by Peter Muiruri Originally published by The Guardian (Apr 24, 2025) Two Belgian 19-year-olds have pleaded guilty to wildlife piracy – part of a growing trend of trafficking ‘less conspicuous’ creatures for sale as exotic pets Poaching busts are familiar territory for the officers of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), an armed force tasked […]
Orphaned rhino calves in Africa need critical milk formula to survive.
Poachers relentlessly hunt rhinos for their horns. Hunters shoot them and mount their heads on walls. Their natural habitats are disappearing faster and faster every day. For South Africa’s rhinos, almost nowhere is safe. Now, one of the few sanctuaries looking after orphaned, abandoned and injured rhino calves has run out of space and funds. […]
At 97, Endangered Tortoise Becomes Oldest First-Time Mom of Her Species With Four New Hatchlings—and Potentially More on the Way
Article written by Sarah Kuta Originally published by Smithsonian Magazine (Apr 4, 2025) Proud parents Mommy and Abrazzo are both nearly 100 years old, but they’re contributing to Galápagos tortoise conservation at Philadelphia Zoo The world’s population of critically endangered Galápagos tortoises just got a little bigger. This week, Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the hatching […]
After 30 years of cruelty and abuse, this traumatised, blinded elephant has one final wish.
For almost 30 years, Boon Dee was forced into back-breaking labor in the tourist camps of Pattaya, Thailand. The poor animal carried endless busloads of tourists on her aching back, day after painful day. By the time she was rescued by our partner, Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT), Boon Dee was emaciated, nearly blind in […]
China removes pangolin medicine from pharmacopoeia in 2025 edition
Article written by World Animal Protection Originally published by World Animal Protection (Apr 8, 2025) China’s 2025 Pharmacopoeia removes Guilingji, a traditional medicine containing pangolin, marking a step toward wildlife protection. In a promising development for wildlife protection, China has removed Guilingji, a traditional medicine containing pangolin ingredients, from the upcoming 2025 edition of the […]
We already knew chimpanzees were smart – but new research shows their engineering prowess exceeds all imagination
Article written by Freya Parr Originally published by Discover Wildlife (Mar 24, 2025) New research shows that chimpanzees are engineers, with an innate comprehension of material properties that help them choose the best tools for the job Chimpanzees act as engineers in their daily tasks, new research shows. A team of researchers have discovered that […]
We are so close to saving a baby elephant from a deadly snare.
I’m reaching out today because I know this situation will deeply concern you, and as an animal-lover, I’m sure you will want to help. An elephant calf in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe, has been spotted limping through the wilderness with a wire snare tearing into its flesh. The calf’s leg is badly swollen, indicating a serious […]
Can Wildlife Heal PTSD? The Science Behind Nature’s Unexpected Remedy
Article written by Cabi Originally published by SciTechDaily (Mar 6, 2025) A groundbreaking study reveals that interacting with wildlife helps ease PTSD symptoms in veterans. Walking in forests was beneficial, but direct engagement with animals—especially when the animals initiated contact—was even more impactful. Participants found a sense of connection and healing while also growing more […]
Amid Legal Troubles, Monkey-Breeding Facility Backers Expand Operations
Article written by Marjorie Fishman Originally published by Animal Welfare Institute (Mar 3, 2025) The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is deeply concerned by the recent announcement that Safer Human Medicine (SHM)—the company behind a massive monkey-breeding facility planned in Georgia—has acquired a facility in Florida to hold non-human primates slated for biomedical research. The 70-acre facility in LaBelle, Florida, […]
Disaster strikes in the freezing winter – rescued lions and tigers need your help.
Battle-worn Ukraine is in the midst of a freezing winter, with temperatures dropping as low as 4°F (-20°C). For countless lions and tigers, many brought into the country illegally, these sub-zero temperatures are deadly. Abandoned lion cubs rescued from the cold need access to warmth to survive the Ukrainian winter. Credit: WARC Lions and tigers […]
12 endangered wild cats endured years of abuse at “sanctuary” in UK.
Kit Kat, a sick, elderly puma, hissed and spat in fear as rescuers approached. In all his years, he had never met a human he could trust. Along with 11 other vulnerable and endangered wild cats, Kit Kat was rescued from years of cruelty and abuse at a UK “conservation center” in Hertfordshire. Their story […]
This vulnerable aardvark needs your help to survive.
Little Henry was just a few months old when he was tragically orphaned in South Africa. When he was found, he was covered in parasites and on the brink of death – the sun beating down on him as he lay in the dirt. Henry is an aardvark — a gentle, nocturnal, burrowing mammal who […]
Nearly 20,000 live animals seized, 365 suspects arrested in largest-ever wildlife and forestry operation
Article written by Interpol Int. Team Originally published by Interpol (Feb 4, 2025) 138 countries and regions join forces to target fauna and flora trafficking worldwide. LYON, France – Nearly 20,000 live animals, all endangered or protected species, have been seized in a global operation against wildlife and forestry trafficking networks, jointly coordinated by INTERPOL […]
Tiger poachers use fishing boats to smuggle body parts out of Malaysia, study shows
Article written by David Rising from Associated Press Originally published by abc NEWS (Jan 29, 2025) Commercial fishing fleets have been playing a key role in the trafficking of parts of tigers poached in Malaysia, according to new research, information that could help enforcement efforts to save the critically endangered cat BANGKOK — Commercial fishing fleets […]
21 wild cats including tigers, lynxes and leopards dead from avian flu.
A freak avian flu outbreak at a Washington wild animal sanctuary has left 21 big cats dead and 16 more in need of critical support. Credit: WFAC Because it is suspected that food was the source of the outbreak, the sanctuary has been forced to destroy three tons of supplies to avoid further risk of […]
116 tortoises repatriated to Tanzania in landmark wildlife trafficking fight
Article written by Guardian Reporter Originally published by IPP Media (Jan 27, 2025) In a major breakthrough in the battle against international wildlife trafficking, 116 tortoises have been successfully repatriated to Tanzania after being intercepted in Thailand more than two years ago. The tortoises, including critically endangered species, will now serve as crucial evidence in the […]
Baby gorilla rescued from hold of Turkish Airlines plane
Article written by Associated Press Originally published by The Guardian (Jan 13, 2025) A five-month-old, now named Zeytin, was found in a box on a flight that was travelling from Nigeria to Thailand A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider […]
A drone could help save this hippo and countless other wild animals.
Somewhere in the Zimbabwean wilderness, a mother hippo is struggling to survive as a brutal wire snare cuts into her face and jaw. If she dies, her calf will be orphaned and left to fend for itself in the unforgiving wilderness, likely being killed by predators or caught in a cruel snare like the one […]
Feed an orphaned rhino this festive season.
The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration, but for six-week-old rhino calf Hercules, this time of year has brought nothing but unimaginable horror. Credit: Care For Wild Orphaned, attacked by hyenas and left for dead, this poor infant is fighting for his life at the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary (CFW) in […]
1,000 days of war means 1,000 days of animal suffering.
It has been over 1,000 days since war broke out in Ukraine – and every day has meant unbelievable suffering and abject terror for the wild animals abandoned as missiles strike and bullets fly. Credit: WARC Countless animals have died and countless more still wander the frontlines, miraculously escaping death as their homes are blown […]
‘It shouldn’t be that easy’: inside the illegal wildlife trade booming on social media
Article written by Sam Meadows Originally published by The Guardian (Dec 9, 2024) Social media sites have become crucial tools for the sale of endangered species and platforms should do more to combat it, say experts When the baby parrots were delivered to Alice Soares de Oliveira’s desk, they had no feathers and could barely open […]
Monkeys flown to UK for lab tests found ‘injured and terrified’ in blood-soaked plane crates
Article written by Claire Colley and Jane Dalton Originally published by Independent (Nov 24, 2024) Exclusive: New photos reveal how primates are shipped as cargo confined in small crates Monkeys flown into the UK for laboratory testing were so badly injured that their crates were smeared with blood, photographs suggest. The long-tailed macaques endured journeys of up to 25 […]
Baby pangolin stuffed in a sack and left to die.
Today, an eight-month-old pangolin pup desperately needs your help. Saved from a bushmeat market in Lekki, Nigeria, after a tip-off, she was found in a truly horrendous state. Credit: GWCI The fragile young animal was stuffed into a filthy sack and infested with hundreds of disease-carrying ticks, which clung to every inch of her body. […]
Infant flying fox, Suzie, was blinded, orphaned and maimed by a poacher.
Suzie is a tiny, fragile infant flying fox who has endured horrendous suffering in her short life. A poacher in the Seychelles stole her from a tree while her mother was out foraging for food, and then horrifically abused her. Credit: Online Just a helpless infant torn from her mother, Suzie was blinded after being […]
Poachers are killing weakened wild animals as they search for water during drought.
Along the banks of the drying-up Zambezi River, wild animals are being slaughtered as they drink what little life-saving water they can. While they battle devastating drought, cunning poachers are taking advantage of their weakness, and majestic elephants, giraffes, leopards, lions, sable antelope and many others are easy targets. The diminishing Zambezi River forms a […]
We no longer breed minks to kill them! Romanian Parliament bans fur farms
Originally published by SpotMedia (Oct 22, 2024) The project to ban fur farms starting January 1, 2027 has passed through the Romanian Parliament and is heading for promulgation. The Chamber of Deputies adopted, on Tuesday, as the decision-making body, the bill that prohibits the breeding and killing of chinchilla and mink species for fur production and […]
Feed an orphaned rhino for $33.
Little rhino calf Angie was just six months old when poachers brutally killed her mother right before her eyes in South Africa’s Limpopo Province. Credit: HESC Covered in her mother’s blood, Angie refused to leave her side. Can you imagine the distress of a baby rhino after witnessing the horror of her mother being slain? […]
South Africa exports millions of creatures great and small in shadowy global wildlife trade
Article written by Don Pinnock Originally published by Daily Maverick (Oct 8, 2024) Among the top three suppliers to the global wildlife market, South African breeders and exporters exploit loopholes and a lack of enforcement to bypass conservation rules. South Africa is the biggest exporter of parrots in the world and, with Indonesia and Honduras, […]
Two Botswana nationals in court for possession and dealing in pangolin trade
Article written by Xolile Mtembu Originally published by IOL (Oct 1, 2024) Two Botswana nationals, Rhine Morgan Kemsley, 35, and Mothusi Malcom Lefa, 49, suspected of illegally possessing and dealing pangolin, an endangered species, have had their day in court. An all-encompassing law enforcement team, according to Captain Lloyd Ramovha of the Directorate for Priority […]
Critical haven for abused tigers in Thailand has run out of space.
For around 15 years, Susu the Bengal tiger was chained up in Phuket Zoo in southern Thailand, abused and mistreated for human ‘entertainment.’ Credit: Amy Jones/Moving Animals Every day of those 15 years she lived in anguish, locked up like a prisoner. Her “crime?” Being born in a country where animals are commodities, used to […]
Climate change doubled likelihood, intensified deadly Europe floods: study
Article written by Rachel Dobkin Originally published by News Week (Sep 25, 2024) A new study found that human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood and intensified the heavy rains that led to the recent deadly floods in Europe. Earlier this month, central Europe—including the countries of Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and […]
Lions and tigers abandoned on Ukraine war frontlines.
The war in Ukraine is a nightmare for countless lions, tigers and other wild animals. As people flee Russian advances, zoos and private owners abandon dangerous, captive wild animals who will be shot on site by soldiers. Our supporters already helped rescue two injured, infant lion cubs from the frontline. They will survive, thanks to […]
Wildlife trafficking ring killed at least 118 eagles in the US, prosecutors say.
Originally published by NBC News (Sep 5, 2024) Travis John Branson made between $180,000 and $360,000 from 2009 to 2021 selling bald and golden eagle parts illegally, according to federal prosecutors. BILLINGS, Mont. A man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and body parts on the black market as part of […]
Three tiny pangolins fighting for survival after poachers’ brutal attack.
In a ‘perfect’ world, baby pangolins Lulu, Biscuit and Henry would still be in the wild. They would be learning to forage for food and discovering the wonders of their natural habitat under the gentle, protective watch of their mothers. But this is not a perfect world… Credit: Umoya Khulula Instead, it is a world plagued by […]
Sold online, this rescued baby gibbon is barely bigger than your hand.
Tiny Sombad, a white-cheeked gibbon, was just a few weeks old when he was ripped from his family in the Cambodian wild and caught in the terrifying world of illegal wildlife smuggling in Southeast Asia. Just a baby, he lost everything – the safety of his family; his natural habitat; his loving and nurturing mother. Credit: LCTW […]
Help us save a snared baby elephant before it’s too late.
An elephant calf in Lake Kariba has been abandoned by her herd as she struggles through the rugged vegetation with a crude wire snare wrapped tightly around her leg, slowly ripping through her flesh as it tightens by the hour. The calf – believed to be under two years of age – was spotted by […]
Tiny lion cubs rescued in Ukraine urgently need treatment.
The terrible war in Ukraine is claiming animal lives by the thousands. Among the most tragic victims are lions and tigers abandoned as zoos collapse and private owners flee. Credit: ASI/Dejan Radic We have just rescued two tiny lion cubs from Ukraine’s deadly frontlines. Their legs are BROKEN. Please, help us care for them right […]
Romania to step up cull of brown bears after hiker killed
Article written by Agence France-Presse Originally published by The Guardian (Jul 15, 2024) MPs approve the culling of 481 bears this year, up from 220 last year, to control ‘overpopulation’ of protected species Romania’s parliament has approved the culling of almost 500 bears this year in an effort to control the “overpopulation” of the protected […]
Amputee lion who survived being gored and attempted poachings makes record-breaking swim across predator-infested waters
Article written by Li Cohen Originally published by CBS News (Jul 10, 2024) At just 10 years old, a lion named Jacob has survived being gored, his family being poisoned for body parts, and an attempted poaching that left him an amputee. But now, the animal known as “Africa’s most resilient lion” has broken an […]
The greatest land mammal migration on Earth is taking place – and it’s not the Serengeti
Article written by Don Pinnock Originally published by Daily Maverick (Jun 25, 2024) In an area you’ve probably never heard of, the largest movement of land mammals on the planet is under way. Each year millions of white-eared kob, Mongalla gazelle, tiang and Bohor reedbuck migrate across the Boma Badingilo Jonglei Landscape in South Sudan. […]
Elephants, leopards and lions in snare nightmare.
Right now, wild animals in the ecologically important Lake Kariba region of Zimbabwe urgently need your help. This is why… An increasing number of wild animals are being caught in deadly snares across the 9,320-square-mile (15,000-square-kilometer) region. Snaring is one of the cruelest methods poachers use to kill wild animals. This lioness was lucky to […]
Why is rhino poaching down at this park? The reasons may not be good
Article written by Kiley Price Originally published by Inside Climate News (Jun 21, 2024) It’s taking poachers longer to find rhinos now that populations have dropped, researchers say. In recent years, the South African government has touted the steady decline of rhino poaching in Kruger National Park, the largest wildlife sanctuary in the country and a habitat […]
Iceland grants whale hunting permit despite animal welfare concerns
Article written by Jaroslav Lukiv Originally published by BBC news (Jun 11, 2024) Iceland’s government has issued a license to hunt whales to the country’s sole whaling company, a move condemned by animal welfare groups. The license for the 2024 hunting season allows the Hvalur company to kill 128 fin whales. The decision “is based […]
This infant rhino was orphaned when poachers slaughtered his mother.
Odin, a critically endangered black rhino, was barely two years old when he witnessed his mother being brutally slaughtered by poachers in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. A few months later, fellow black rhino calf Marcules was abandoned by his own mother in the same park. Orphaned and bereft, both calves deteriorated fast. The outlook […]
Fire at famous Bangkok market kills 1,000 animals
Article written by Kelly Ng & Ryn Jirenuwat Originally published by BBC.com (Jun 11, 2024) Around 1,000 animals were killed in a fire in Bangkok’s famous open-air Chatuchak market early Tuesday, gutting nearly 100 shops. Birds, dogs, cats and snakes were burned to death in their cages in the pet zone, which also included rats, pythons […]