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Mexico dismantles illegal fishing cartels killing off rare vaquita porpoise

Mexico dismantles illegal fishing cartels killing off rare vaquita porpoise

At a press conference, a top navy official confirmed that the Mexican government has arrested members of criminal groups dedicated to illegally fishing totoaba...
How much of Bangladesh’s protected forests are really protected?

How much of Bangladesh’s protected forests are really protected?

A move last year by the Bangladesh government to erase protections for a swath of reserved forest and award it to the country’s soccer...
Bridging the gaps in what people think they know

Bridging the gaps in what people think they know

Strong, misinformed views on science can’t be corrected with simple facts. Not when people are ‘confident’ in what they think they know. Climate scientists and...

China restores ban on rhino and tiger parts, for now

In an announcement...
Bob gets fitted with a Fastlock GPS satellite tag

Two Oceans Aquarium’s Bob the Turtle takes plunge back into open...

DURBAN, KWA-ZULU NATAL, 27 JANUARY 2023 – Bob the Green Turtle took his first plunge back into the Ocean, off the Kwa-Zulu Natal coast,...

conservationists catch Javan rhino in mud wallow

With just 68...
Atlantis City shopping centre PV installation Western Cape

VuVukile approves investment in sustainable backup power to ensure continuous and...

Vukile Property Fund (JSE: VKE), the specialist retail property REIT (real estate investment trust), will invest around R350 million in backup power as it...

Smallholder farmers defy cocoa’s production model in Brazil

Initiatives like Filha do Combu are still not the norm in Brazil. Most of the country’s cocoa sector is based on an agribusiness...
How to ensure the success of reintroducing apex predators into their former habitats

How to ensure the success of reintroducing apex predators into their...

Success rates for large carnivore relocations have increased significantly since before 2007. Once, not that long ago in biological terms, lynxes prowled for prey in...

Singapore proposes total ivory ban, calls for public feedback

Singapore’s Agri-Food and...