Conservation Archives

China said Thursday it had signed agreements to send pandas to a zoo in San Diego

World

China plans to send more pandas to US zoo

China said Thursday it had signed agreements to send pandas to a zoo in San Diego, after nearly all the beloved black-and-white animals on...

AFPFebruary 22, 2024

A snow Leopard, seen here in 2021 in New York's Central Park Zoo, are far harder to spot in the wild. India has carried out a mammoth five-year survey of the rare animals

World

India’s elusive snow leopards snapped in key survey

Snow leopards have been dubbed the “ghosts of the mountains” for their elusive behaviour, but Indian researchers have successfully photographed more than 200 in...

AFPJanuary 31, 2024

Najin (background) and her offspring Fatu, are the last two northern white rhinos left on the planet

World

IVF breakthrough could revive nearly extinct rhino species

Scientists have carried out the first successful in vitro fertilisation of a southern white rhino, a major breakthrough that could pave the way to...

AFPJanuary 24, 2024

A critically endangered Ruppell's Vulture in Kenya's Maasai Mara

World

Africa’s large birds of prey facing ‘extinction crisis’: study

The flamboyantly plumed Secretary Bird and the serpent-catching Snake Eagle are among dozens of Africa’s large birds of prey facing a human-driven “extinction crisis”...

AFPJanuary 4, 2024

An analysis published Monday in the journal iScience found that while animals are well represented by the current emoji catalog, plants, fungi, and microorganisms get short shrift

Tech & Science

Fungi and flatworms: Scientists want more diverse nature emojis

Too many cats, not enough crustaceans: The current emoji catalog doesn’t accurately represent the breadth of biodiversity seen in nature — and that hurts...

AFPDecember 11, 2023

A "weird puking bird" with a bizarre mating dance has won New Zealand's annual avian beauty contest

World

‘Weird puking bird’ tops New Zealand’s avian beauty contest

A “weird puking bird” with a bizarre mating dance has won New Zealand’s annual avian beauty contest, triumphing after British comedian John Oliver launched...

AFPNovember 14, 2023

Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, which was feared extinct, has been rediscovered in a remote part of Indonesia

World

Elusive Attenborough echidna rediscovered in Indonesia

An elusive echidna feared extinct after disappearing for six decades has been rediscovered in a remote part of Indonesia, on an expedition that also...

AFPNovember 10, 2023