Field Notes

Nothing beats juicy watermelon on a hot day! 🍉 Serin the golden howler monkey is keeping cool with one of her favourite summer treats. #portlympne #monkey #watermelon

Rangers are conservation’s frontline forces. They are multi-talented, tireless, and brave, putting their lives on the line to protect our natural world. Over the years, SWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Teams have helped transform landscapes, safeguard wildlife, and tackle the greatest threats facing Kenya’s natural heritage.

Just winging it! Beaky and Penny the ostriches are sticking their necks out for the coolest spot in the park, enjoying a refreshing dip in the wallow. Who says ostriches don't know how to chill? 📷 Keeper Hannah #Howletts #Ostrich #SummerRoar #WildSummer

Supported by a loan from Rewilding Europe Capital, Dutch start-up Oyster Heaven is demonstrating that large-scale oyster reef restoration is possible. With Europe's largest restored oyster reef now established, the company is showing how innovation and entrepreneurship can help revive one of the continent's most valuable marine ecosystems. Source

Sebangau National Park is one of the most important habitats for wild orangutans. Learn more about BOSF's work to reforest this peatland ecosystem.

At the beginning of June, we were delighted to share that we had located the first Eastern imperial eagle chicks. Now we have clear evidence that, of the eight breeding pairs we identified, five have successfully raised young. But let’s start from the beginning.At the end of last year, we decided to focus our 2026 […]

Thanks to your support, camera traps are giving us an incredible window into the wild – capturing special moments like this sitatunga in its natural habitat! 🦌💚 Naturally shy and elusive, sitatungas are semi-aquatic antelopes perfectly adapted to wetland habitats. Their long, splayed hooves help them move across soft, waterlogged ground, while their strong swimming ability allows them to retreat

Every day is a lesson for a young elephant. In Buffalo Springs National Reserve, this curious calf follows his mother's lead as they explore a termite mound together - watching, copying, and kicking up soil just like Mum. By observing and imitating the adults around them, elephant calves gradually learn the behaviours they'll depend on for life, from foraging to navigating their surroundings and s

When we think about gorilla families, mothers are often the focus. They carry, nurse and protect their infants through the earliest years of life. But long-term research by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is revealing another important family member whose influence has largely gone unnoticed: the grandmother. Unlike humans, gorilla grandmothers do not always have […]

Bungalu is a special little elephant who survived a true odyssey to be here today — weeks on his own, dodging storms of epic proportions and even a lion attack.

In June, the Aerial Unit flew 255 hours and covered 34,860 kilometres — the busiest month of the year so far. The dry season was firmly establishing itself across much of Tsavo. Against this backdrop, June was an exceptionally active month across every dimension of the Unit's work including law enforcement, veterinary support, wildlife rescue, human–wildlife conflict, and two civilian rescues.

There’s, of course, the Peregrine Falcon, swooping in to claim the title of the world’s fastest species with dives reaching over 300 km/h. But if you’re looking for a speedster that flies under the radar, the Rivacindela hudsoni tiger beetle is a real showstopper. At just 2cm long, this tiny insect can travel up to 125 times its body length in a single second! But speed isn’t always about going fl

Meet Samal, one of the bulls from the Babala elephant population we're studying. As Samal emerged from a thicket beside a corrugated road, he made it clear to Daud Abdi, our Field Education Officer at Babala, that he wasn't comfortable with the approaching vehicle. Head held high and ears spread wide, he was displaying classic warning signals elephants use to appear larger and more intimidating. D

Two inspiring rewilding initiatives based in Poland and Slovakia have joined Rewilding Europe's European Rewilding Network. Their addition will strengthen the network in Central Europe and create new opportunities to amplify nature recovery through collaboration, shared learning, and practical action. Source

In this episode of Cheetah TV, host Brian Badger sits down with Dipanjan Naha to discuss a Cheetah Conservation Fund initiative tackling one of the biggest challenges facing coexistence in Namibia: human-wildlife conflict (HWC). Since September 2024, CCF has been working across 8 communal conservancies in the Omaheke, Erongo, and Kunene regions of Namibia, funded by the Darwin Initiative — a UK Go

Elephants are known to mourn their dead, and our research has shown that they often sniff, touch and even try to move the remains of deceased elephants, regardless of whether they knew the individual well or not. In this footage, a bull elephant investigates the skull of Margaret, a cherished member of the Royals family who passed away from natural causes almost two years earlier. 🎥 David Lolchur

When Chomba Mungembe Emmanuel received his secondary school diploma in 2025, it marked the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. At 80 years old, most people would consider their formal education long behind them. For Mr. Emmanuel, however, learning was unfinished business. “I had long lost hope that I would ever return to school, but thanks […]

At five years old, Jai Dee (Sa Ngae) has grown so much that he is nearly as tall as his mother, Mho Jae. Yet, despite his size, he remains a “little boy” at heart—and he is not quite ready to give up his mother’s milk. While Mho Jae often tries to encourage his independence by […]

Test your knowledge about the threats snow leopards face and spread the word to help support our conservation efforts to protect the endangered ghost of the mountains. Answers will be revealed when you complete the quiz. You can retake the quiz as many times as you'd like!

Islamabad: The National Committee of the Pakistan Wildlife Protection Awards (PWPA) has finalized the recipients for the 2026 awards after reviewing nominations from Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Dr. Syed Moazzam Nizami, Inspector General (Forests), Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, chaired the meeting at the Snow Leopard Foundation offic

Over the last two decades, Dalmatian pelicans have staged a remarkable comeback in Montenegro's Lake Skadar National Park. As part of the Wilder Parks initiative, Rewilding Europe and a coalition of partners are now building on this success, stepping up efforts to restore natural processes, strengthen wildlife populations, and create new opportunities for local communities. Source

When Ranger Aibek* received a tip that someone was planning to sell a snow leopard skin at a local market in Kyrgyzstan's Talas region, he knew time was of the essence. Snow leopards are among the world's most endangered big cats, and a tip like this does not stay useful for long. Sellers move fast, and evidence disappears.

At dawn, in winter, a snow leopard moves along a ridge above Kibber, in Spiti Valley, India. It picks its way across the rock the way it always has, unhurried, indifferent to the village below. Watching from the village is Tanzin Chhoyi. "I have seen the cat many times before," she says, "but the enchantment of such a majestic creature living among us never dies down."

After nearly a year of dedicated work by the Save Elephant Foundation team—surveying the elephant population across Laos, documenting the unique identity and characteristics of every elephant, and compiling all information into a comprehensive digital database—the project to create Elephant Identification Cards for the Lao elephant population has now been successfully completed. On 10 July […]

In the village of Biruwe in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a new bakery is doing more than producing fresh bread – it is strengthening livelihoods, empowering women and supporting the protection of critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas. Community Conservation in the Nkuba Conservation Area The Fossey Fund works in the Nkuba Conservation Area, […]

Cheered on by community groups from throughout the region, three once-captive Andean condors were released into the blue expanse of Patagonian skies by the Manku Project to reinforce a growing local population of the largest raptor in the world. After months of rehabilitation and acclimatization, Carmen, Auquinco, and Farellón were released, outfitted with satellite and radio transmitters which wi

Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) UK and the International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF) hosted a cross-party delegation of six UK Members of Parliament to provide first-hand insight into Indonesia’s rainforest and orangutan conservation efforts through an immersive experience with Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation.

By Bob Dvorak, Tina Tin, Chris Armatas, and Steve Carver

By Bob Dvorak, Tina Tin, Chris Armatas, and Steve Carver

From July 7 to 14, 2026, the first field visits of the second phase of the “Community Climate Health Amongst Livestock Keepers in Kyrgyzstan” (CCHALKK) study are taking place in […] The post ❗️CCHALKK 2026: Launch of the Second Phase of the Climate and Health Study first appeared on Ilbirs.

Every working elephant deserves a better future, and for 39-year-old Mae Noi, that future arrived on 22 June 2026. After nearly four decades of grueling labor, Mae Noi was transported from the logging region of Pak Sang, Luang Prabang, to her new forever home at the Elephant Sanctuary Laos. For most of her life, Mae […]

An iconic Australian species is making a comeback! 💪 After around 50 years listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the Numbat has been downlisted to Near Threatened. This is a significant conservation milestone made possible by decades of dedicated work from organisations like ours. Learn more: https://www.australianwildlife.org/news-and-resources/press-release/numbat-ste

Understanding human–carnivore conflict requires more than assumptions—it requires evidence. That is why we have launched a new study exploring interactions between people and large carnivores in high-mountain pastoral landscapes in […] The post Why do some people see predators as an essential part of nature, while others see them as a constant threat❓ first appeared on Ilbirs.

From 1–3 July 2026, staff of the Ilbirs Foundation, together with rangers from Khan-Tengiri State Nature Park, carried out a field expedition to install camera traps. To ensure efficient fieldwork, […] The post Camera Trap Installation in Khan-Tengiri State Nature Park 🏔️ first appeared on Ilbirs.

Our “ZooM in Nature” activity series continued between June 29 and July 3 in partnership with the Târgu Mureș Zoo. During this week, all activities were conducted bilingually, allowing children to participate in both Romanian and Hungarian.The first day focused on getting acquainted. The participants not only got to know one another, but also explored […]

Ding ding ding… it’s Bilby fight night 🥊👀 Bilbies are usually solitary, so when two square up like this it’s likely a territorial dispute or competition between males during breeding season. For AWC, moments like this are more than just outback drama - they’re a glimpse into how Bilbies behave in protected landscapes, and why long-term monitoring of this iconic vulnerable mammal matters. 📹 J Ra