animal conservation

Horned viper

Online location data on endangered species might be putting them in harm’s way

Technology

Whether it’s a scientific study in an online database or a simple cellphone photo of a species posted on Facebook, the surge of online data on rare animals and plants is inadvertently fueling a vast illegal trade.

Elephant walk during sunset in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

Elephants learn to hide by day, forage at night, to evade poachers

Environment

Should we harm captive great apes in order to save wild ones?

Environment

‘We’ll be home for Christmas’ may be a reality for Pussy Riot and the Arctic 30

Global Scan
fins&body

Shark finning proves tough to eradicate, even in ‘green’ Costa Rica

Environment