Nepal's Chitwan National Park records fi...

A young and rare one-horned rhinoceros has died in the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park (CNP) in central Nepal, authorities confirmed. The baby rhino estimated to be five years old died in a musta

Thousands of koalas lost in Aussie bushf...

Over 2,000 koalas are feared to be dead as the result of an ongoing bushfire in the Australian State of New South Wales (NSW), according to a government hearing on Monday. In an unprecedented start t

U.S. researchers report first recording ...

Researchers at Stanford University reported the first-ever recording of heart rate of a blue whale, according to a new study published on Monday. Researchers used a collection of electronic sensors b

APD | Sri Lanka investigates death of se...

By APD writer EaswaranCOLOMBO, Sept. 28 (APD) – Sri Lanka is investigating the mysterious deaths of seven elephants, the carcasses of which were found over the last two days.The Wildlife Department sa

Tropical fish swim into Europe's waters ...

Cod, sole, and plaice might be regulars on European dinner tables but as climate change heats the oceans, common species are heading to cooler northern waters — with profound potential consequences fo

North American bird population fell by q...

The number of birds in the United States and Canada has fallen by an astonishing 29 percent, or almost three billion, since 1970, scientists reported Thursday, saying their findings signaled a widespr

It is all about the moon! A collection o...

The Mid-Autumn Festival in China is a celebration of the moon. People spend the festival night appreciating the beautiful full moon, enjoying mooncakes and telling stories about the moon fairy Chang&#

Southern African nations threaten to qui...

Southern African nations are threatening to quit the global wildlife trade regulator after it refused to relax restrictions on trade in ivory and rhino horn and imposed a near total ban on zoos taking

CITES: Wild African elephants not to be ...

CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), the regulator of the global wildlife trade, will impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the wild to zoos af

Proposal to resume rhino trade rejected,...

More than 100 countries rejected a proposal seeking the resumption in the trade of rhino horns at the 18th conference of parties (COP18) of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CIT