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2027 AWC Calendar On Sale Now!

Our 2027 wall calendar is here! Start planning for next year with stunning wildlife photography for inspiration. From threatened mammals to remarkable birds and reptiles, each month celebrates Australia’s unique wildlife, and every purchase helps support science-led conservation. Get yours now: https://store.australianwildlife.org/products/2027-wall-calendar 📹 M Daddow, J Bojan, W Lawler/AWC

Caught on camera: a red river hog mum and her two young

A little hogging of the camera… for a very good reason. 🐗 This red river hog mum was recently caught on camera trap in Gabon with her two young, giving us a beautiful glimpse into the next generation of wildlife growing up in the forest. Camera traps help reveal the animals moving quietly through these landscapes - many of them rarely seen, but all playing an important role in the ecosystem. Play

Секоја деветта птица-преселница во светот е во ризик од исчезнување: Заштитата на преселните патишта во фокусот на научната заедница на Глобалниот самит во Најроби

Меѓународната партнерска мрежа за заштита на птиците „Брдлајф Интернешенал“ (BirdLife International) го објави новиот извештај „Состојбата на птиците во светот“ […]

TamarANNE Tuesday: Kites, Cameras, and a Month Long Celebration of Cotton-Top Tamarins!

From colorful parades and soaring kites to student newscasts and Instagram Reels, schools and communities across Colombia found imaginative ways to celebrate the Month of the Cotton-Top Tamarin. Discover how more than 12,000 students joined teachers, families, and community leaders to turn creativity into a celebration of conservation!

Missnöje med ersättningssystemet för rovdjur

Sveriges modell för samexistens mellan rovdjur och renskötare var en succé för järvpopulationen och en förebild för andra länder åren efter att det infördes 1996. Men i dag har renskötarna […]

“Pain forms the character”. The Mouse-Free Marion Project raises awareness with a book promotion

Udine Joubert, owner and manager of Sunset Books, introduces the speakers, Rory Heather-Clarke and Liezl Pretorius, to the audience The Saving Marion Island’s Seabirds: The Mouse-Free Marion (MFM) Project participated in a book promotion in Strand, an hour’s drive from Cape Town, last month. As part of its regular literary events, Sunset Books invited the [...]

Looking for Elephants - LIVE from our Samburu research camp with Lindsay Nikole

We're raising money to rebuild our camp. Donate here: https://bit.ly/4h4OUXd Save the Elephants has worked out of this location since 1997 and we have outgrown our base. The refurbishment covers flood-proofing, eco-loos, upgraded accommodation, solar, and a cooling system modelled on termite mounds. For nearly three decades, our researchers have come to know almost 1,000 individual elephants - ani

Fotografiar para conservar: Guadalupe Molinaro

La entrada Fotografiar para conservar: Guadalupe Molinaro se publicó primero en Fundación Rewilding Argentina.

The Children Who Walk 16 Miles to School in a Tiger Hotspot

Children and parents working at the Bhutan Tiger Center walk 16 miles to school each day and are often at risk of being attacked by elephants and other wildlife. Please donate today to help us reach our goal of $25,000 to ensure children reach their school safely. Your help will go a long way to supporting the continued education of these students and the progress of tiger conservation research in

Interview with Kamana Gurung from PK Organics

This project is supported by the Bhutan Foundation in partnership with USAID and the Loden Foundation. The grant was awarded as part of a program to enhance local produce production and supplement food shortages during the pandemic.

JELAPAT THE STRATEGIST ORANGUTAN

Jelapat, one of the male orangutans residing on the Badak Kecil pre-release island in the Salat Island Group, displays an interesting pattern of behavior to observe.

Field Notes from Dagala - Bhutan Foundation

𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐬 | 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐘𝐚𝐤 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 High in the Dagala Range, above 4,000 metres, communities in Wangdro and Dungdro are transforming traditional yak milk into French cheese—creating new income opportunities while reducing the time, labour, and firewood traditionally required for dairy processing. With support from the Bhutan

МЕД препорачува: Што да се чита?

Љубовта кон природата и љубопитноста за живиот свет околу нас може да се негуваат и преку пишаниот збор и „уловените“ […]

Help name this baby gorilla

This little gorilla needs a name, and we want YOU to choose it! 🦍💚 This youngster is part of one of the more elusive gorilla groups we monitor in Gabon. Their dad might already be familiar to you. Ima was the first captive-born gorilla to catch the eye of not one, but two wild female gorillas. He is fiercely protective of his family, and they tend to keep themselves well hidden deep within the f

Liten minskning av antalet rovdjursangrepp 2025

Den årliga viltskadestatistiken från SLU Viltskadecenter visar skador orsakade av stora rovdjur på tamdjur. Siffrorna från 2025 bjuder inte på några stora överraskningar. Det totala antalet angripna tamdjur, 465 stycken […]

September in the Mountains, When Survival Changes

By September, the high mountains of Pakistan begin to turn. The days are shorter, temperatures start to fall and the landscape slowly prepares for winter. For the snow leopard, this is more than a change in weather. It is a change in the conditions of survival. Far above the villages of Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and […]

The Rescue of Ushindi

Ushindi means ‘victory’ in Swahili — a fitting name for a young elephant who managed to overcome the incredible odds set against her in the 2022 drought.

The Rescue of Dabida

Our 'kali girl', Dabida, is known for her strong spirit, sharp temper, and two broken tusks. She is one of the Voi Kids, rescued during the 2022 drought and brought directly to our Voi Reintegration Unit.

The Rescue of Seri

One of the Voi Kids rescued during the 2022 drought, Seri came to us full of fight. Today, the fierce girl we rescued has mellowed into a lovely mini matriarch who enjoys life at a relaxed pace.

Prstenijada 2026: Visitor and Camper Guidelines

The programme is open to everyone, and we invite you to enjoy nature, learning and spending time together. To make your stay as pleasant and safe as possible, we are sharing some important information and rules with you.

Media på besök vid stängsling i Östergötland

När det var dags för ny arbetshelg hos en fårbonde i vargreviret Strolången norr om Valdemarsvik, var NT, Norrköpings Tidningar på plats och följde arbetet. Åtta volontärer deltog i arbetet […]

Rewilding: the smart approach to preventing fires and floods

Working with nature is one of our greatest opportunities to build a more resilient and prosperous Europe. As climate change fuels more frequent and intense wildfires, floods and droughts, rewilding can help future-proof landscapes for the challenges ahead. Source

Powering up peatland restoration in Finland and beyond

Healthy peatlands are among our most important natural allies in tackling climate change, safeguarding water resources and supporting biodiversity. Yet many have been degraded. At Isosuo in southern Finland, rewilding is bringing a drained peatland back to life, demonstrating why large-scale recovery of these vital ecosystems is increasingly essential. Peatlands: powerhouses for nature, people and

Колку мечки има во Македонија? – МЕД и МЖСПП го започнуваат првото генетско пребројување на кафеавата мечка

Со почетокот на новата учебна година стартуваше и генетскиот мониторинг на кафеавата мечка, којшто во земјава за првпат ќе се […]

#TogetherForBigCats30 Großkatzen. 2 Rettungsaktionen. 1 unglaubliches Team. 🦁🐯❤️| VIER PFOTEN

#TogetherForBigCats 🦁🐯 30 Großkatzen. 2 Rettungsaktionen. 1 unglaubliches Team. 🤝❤️ Hinter diesen Zahlen steckt eine enorme Teamleistung. Monate der Vorbereitung, sorgfältige Planung, rechtliche und administrative Arbeit, komplexe Logistik, die Organisation der Transporte und vor allem ein starker Fokus auf das Wohlergehen jedes einzelnen Tieres. 🐾🌍🚚 Und nach all der Planung, Koordination un

Happy Bilby Day!

In case you missed it, we tallied up the numbers across AWC sanctuaries and partnership sites… and the results are hard to bilby-ve! Our protected Bilby population has more than quadrupled in size since 2021, free from feral predators and with plenty of resources after multiple rainy years. 🎉 AWC’s sanctuaries continue to conserve the largest collective population of Bilbies in the world that are

Zoras neues Leben beginnt: Rettung aus der Privathaltung | VIER PFOTEN

Beim Blick in Zoras müde Augen hinter den Gitterstäben lässt sich die Realität der privaten Haltung nicht länger ignorieren. Ihr Bewegungsraum war stark eingeschränkt, ihre Krallen wurden grausam entfernt, ihre Umgebung war karg und ihr Leben bestand nur noch aus Warten. 🦁🐾 VIER PFOTEN schätzt, dass in Europa noch mindestens 2.000 Großkatzen unter schlechten Bedingungen gehalten werden. Viele le

A different day

For one day, we swapped our binoculars for microphones and, instead of watching birds and other species, we chose to talk about them. From nature conservation and rescuing injured wildlife to education and research projects, you can now discover more about our work on screen, in episode 7 of Romania Unfolds.We were pleasantly surprised when […]

Following the ghost of the forest: The king vulture

Conservación Osa’s Movement Ecology team is using innovative techniques to understand vulture behavior like no one else could before. This is what we know now. Written by Giancarlo Velmarch.Contributions by...

Tunari: un paisaje que sostiene la vida

🌿 On Bolivia’s National Protected Areas Day, we turn our attention to Tunari National Park. Through the Tunari Program, Armonía works to conserve this high-Andean landscape, which supports a remarkable diversity of species and ecosystems. Its water sources also sustain nearly one million people in the Cochabamba Valley. In an interview with BirdLife International, Rodrigo Wilber Soria, Executive

🏔️ Saimaluu-Tash: an adventure that brought our team even closer

Sometimes the best team-building experience is not a meeting room or an office, but mountains, a long trail, fresh air, and a real adventure. 🐎🏔️ Our Ilbirs Foundation team set […] The post 🏔️ Saimaluu-Tash: an adventure that brought our team even closer first appeared on Ilbirs.

Hoy Chile tiene un huemul menos

[Imágenes sensibles] Ortega murió atacado por perros sin supervisión Encontrado cerca de Villa ortega, Aysén, la muerte de este huemul vuelve a poner sobre la mesa una amenaza que afecta directamente a nuestra fauna nativa. Los perros pueden acosar y desplazar a especies silvestres, interferir en su reproducción y crianza, alterar los ecosistemas y transmitir enfermedades como distemper, sarna, ra

Programa Tunari | Monitorear el agua para proteger el Tunari

¿Sabías que monitorear nuestras cuencas nos permite conocer cómo se comporta el agua? Medir el caudal permite generar datos, identificar cambios y comprender sus variaciones a lo largo del tiempo. Esta información contribuye a una mejor gestión del agua y a la protección de las funciones ecosistémicas de la ladera del Parque Nacional Tunari. Esta práctica se desarrolló en el marco del curso de Mon

Raices que restauran - El repique del Aliso

Detrás de un bosque restaurado hay un proceso que comienza mucho antes. Hoy conocemos el repique: cuando un plantín de aliso cambia de espacio para proteger sus raíces, fortalecerse y prepararse para el campo. En el Programa TUNARI de la Asociación Armonía, la gestión de plantines de especies nativas como el Aliso, ayuda a restaurar bosques nativos que protegen el agua, el suelo, el aire y la biod

Huemul muere por ataque de perros en la región de Aysén

La entrada Huemul muere por ataque de perros en la región de Aysén se publicó primero en Fundación Rewilding Chile.

BOSF UPDATE: FOREST AND LAND FIRE SITUATION IN CENTRAL AND EAST KALIMANTAN

An update on the current forest and land fire situation in Central and East Kalimantan, including the latest condition of the orangutans under our care, the potential impacts on their habitat, and BOSF’s ongoing preparedness and response.

The Mouse-Free Marion Project’s Sponsor a Hectare scheme has been updated, and now stands at 46.7% of its 30 000-ha target

The Sponsor a Hectare map as of 03 September 2026; each rectangle represents 100 sponsored hectares The Saving Marion Island’s Seabirds: Mouse Free Marion (MFM) Project’s Sponsor a Hectare campaign has recently been updated on the website. The scheme’s Honour Roll reveals that 14019 hectares have been sponsored by 03 September 2026, representing 46.7% of [...]

🌿 SMART for Effective Protected Area Monitoring: Training in Jalal-Abad Region

In August 2026, with the support of NABU Germany, the Ilbirs Foundation carried out a comprehensive initiative to introduce the SMART system at Saymaluu-Tash State Nature Park. As part of […] The post 🌿 SMART for Effective Protected Area Monitoring: Training in Jalal-Abad Region first appeared on Ilbirs.

TamarAnne Tuesday: Learning to Walk the Forest Alone

Camera traps are giving us a rare glimpse into that journey—from a juvenile ocelot exploring on its own, to a young red brocket deer still learning beside its mother, and a tamandua developing the skills it needs to find food and survive. Discover what these young animals can teach us about growing up wild—and why protecting cotton-top tamarin habitat means protecting an entire community of life.

TamarAnne Tuesday: Learning to Walk the Forest Alone

Camera traps are giving us a rare glimpse into that journey—from a juvenile ocelot exploring on its own, to a young red brocket deer still learning beside its mother, and a tamandua developing the skills it needs to find food and survive. Discover what these young animals can teach us about growing up wild—and why protecting cotton-top tamarin habitat means protecting an entire community of life.