Wired in the wild: five ways tech is transforming conservation
From precision tracking technology to sophisticated surveying techniques, five projects in which tech is supporting animal conservation
Big game, big data
In the Kenyan savannah, conservationists have joined forces with large tech companies in a bid to protect elephants from poachers. It’s just one way in which big data is being used to save [...]
Dry weather proves a boost for UK’s most endangered butterfly
The UK’s most endangered butterfly is making a bumper early appearance at a remote British habitat – confounding recent grim figures about its population
Belize praised for ‘visionary’ steps to save coral reef
The reef, which is home to hundreds of varieties of sharks, manta rays, tropical fish and sea turtles, spent nearly a decade on the endangered list
‘Advertisers using animals should pay for conservation’ – David Attenborough
Companies who sign up to The Lion’s Share scheme will donate a percentage of their advertising spend to conservation and animal welfare projects
Falling in love with the outdoors: how national parks inspire awe
Olympus, the Grand Canyon, Uluru and the Serengeti: national parks are home to many of the wonders of our natural world. Aaron Millar explores their importance in conservation and how these [...]
In our nature: the young conservationists
Much is made about young people disconnecting from nature, forgoing the outdoors in favour of TV screens and games consoles. But some are passionate advocates for the natural world. We meet four [...]
People-powered campaign launched to return red squirrels to the Scottish Highlands
Trees for Life has launched an appeal to raise £22,000 to help red squirrels return to the Scottish Highlands
Conservation agreement a ‘game changer’ for migratory species
A cross-border conservation agreement signed by 126 countries will offer extra protection to migratory species including lions, chimpanzees and blue sharks
Seeing red: success for native squirrel relocation plan
A population of red squirrels has expanded naturally following its reintroduction to the north-west Scottish Highlands in 2016
The teen conservationist with a plan to save hen harriers from persecution
Environmental blogger and campaigner Findlay Wilde, 15, was shocked to hear about the illegal killing of hen harriers, one of the UK’s most vulnerable birds of prey. He teamed up with Ecotricity [...]
New year, new media diet: 10 highlights from the new issue of Positive News magazine
The first Positive News magazine of 2018 is out now, and it’s our favourite yet. Read on for 10 insights into what you’ll get if you order a copy
‘Each tree is a world within itself, teeming with life.’ The UK’s charter for trees takes root
A charter that forms guiding principles for the protection and regeneration of the UK’s woodlands has attracted more than 130,000 signatures since its launch in November 2017
UK coastal seabird haven is made a marine special protected area
A stretch of the Northumberland coastline which is known as an important site for Arctic terns and Atlantic puffins has been granted greater protection
Maasai men stand up for the last male rhino of its kind
Tribesmen in Kenya are using cricket to raise awareness about an endangered rhino
The all-women ‘army’ protecting Assam’s rare storks
Local perceptions of a rare and once resented bird in north-east India are being transformed by an all-female team of campaigners
A pack of wild wolves roams Denmark for the first time in 200 years
A pack of wolves has become established in the Danish wilderness; one of several recent ‘rewilding’ successes across Europe
‘Octopuses tell people good conservation stories’
Tom Bawden, a journalist for the i newspaper, meets the team using octopuses to win over communities in Madagascar by demonstrating cheaply and quickly the power of conservation
Big game, high stakes: on patrol with an all-women anti-poaching unit
Poaching in South Africa threatens the lives of thousands of vulnerable animals and tears communities apart. Can the Black Mambas, the world’s first all-female anti-poaching unit, change the [...]
The Congo park ranger putting his life on the line for wildlife
Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo risked death when he went undercover to gather information about bribery and corruption in the Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having won a [...]
