Experts say burgeoning demand from Asia is fuelling a steady increase in illegal ivory trade in Africa, which has become a more lucrative business than drug trafficking on the continent.
Up to 5,000 orangutans from an endangered species could be living in Borneo, scientists say, after the discovery of over 200 orangutan "nests" on the island. The news raises hope for the survival of what was thought to be a nearly extinct species.
China's widely trumpeted "harmonious society" has little space for animal rights. Some 80 zoos and safari parks across the country offer visitors a gruesome perk: paying to feed live animals to hungry predators.
Large numbers of whales died in a mass beaching on Australia's west coast, despite rescuers using cranes and trucks to move some to another beach. Scientists are still trying to understand the phenomenon of whale strandings and its causes.
A three week expedition in Colombia's northwestern Tacarcuna region lead to the discovery of at least ten new species of amphibians and over 100 other species unique to the region. The scientists labelled the area a "true Noah's Ark".
A record heatwave ground Melbourne to a halt Saturday as temperatures topped 40 degree Celsius in south-eastern Australia, claiming nearly 30 lives, destroying homes and sparking wildfires across the region.
According to a census published on Tuesday by the WWF, the endangered mountain gorillas living in the war zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo have increased in number, in spite of the recent conflict in the country.
Australia's environment ministry has placed the world's largest sea turtle, the leatherback, on the endangered list. The species is found in the country's tropical and temperate waters.
