Two new embryos created to save the northern white rhino from extinction
Only two northern white rhinos remain, and both are females, but scientists have created two new embryos to save the species, for a total of five.
Dogs perform coronavirus tests at Helsinki Airport
Helsinki Airport has begun implementing a Covid-19 test which is both noninvasive and simple. The exceptional nurses involved are dogs.
Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua, the African farmer who brings water to wild animals, is ready for a new challenge
The story of Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua, the farmer bringing water to animals during droughts, has fascinated many. We asked him about his new project.
100,000 mink to be culled in Spain after testing positive for coronavirus
100,000 mink will be culled in Spain after testing positive for coronavirus. Meanwhile, the Netherlands abandons mink farming completely.
Hundreds of elephants have died in Botswana and no one knows why
Over 350 elephants in Botswana have died in the Okavango Delta region. The cause of this catastrophic die-off is still unknown.
How factory farming breeds deadly viruses and epidemics
Factory farming conditions and antibiotic-resistant pathogens emerging as a result of them pose an existential threat to humans in the form of zoonotic diseases. Why it’s time to produce and consume food more thoughtfully.
Animal and plant species declared extinct between 2010 and 2019, the full list
The disappearance of 160 species has been declared by the IUCN over the last decade: most had been gone for a long time and their demise can be traced in large part to human impact. The full list of extinct species.
The laws of ecology, for the survival of the human species
Refusing the anthropocentric vision and respecting the laws of ecology is the only way to safeguard the future of our and all other species, Sea Shepherd President Paul Watson argues in this op-ed.
A lab in Germany has come under fire for cruel treatment of monkeys, dogs and cats
Thanks to an undercover investigation, two organisations documented multiple violations of animal welfare laws at a laboratory in Hamburg.
The strange ritual migration of 50 million red crabs on Christmas Island
Once a year on Christmas Island something incredible happens: millions of crabs cross the whole island to reach the ocean, where they drop their eggs.