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Spain

Iberian lynx spotted in Catalonia for first time in over 100 years

The four-year-old lynx was last seen in southern Portugal in 2016.

02/06/2018

World News

Good news Friday!

Here's a roundup of some of the brightest stories from the week to cheer up your Friday.

18/05/2018

USA

Pregnant rhino sparks hope for subspecies

“The confirmation of this pregnancy through artificial insemination represents an historic event for our organisation but also a critical step in our effort to save the northern white rhino."

18/05/2018

World News

Euroviews. A better way to protect big animals | View

If local communities had property rights to large animals like whales, elephants or rhinos, would preserving them be easier?

18/05/2018

Bulgaria

Three little bears find sanctuary in Bulgaria

Staff say the trio were all alone when they were found in a mountainous region, with their mother nowhere to be seen

27/04/2018

United Kingdom

Rainforest lights up Buckingham Palace

A projection illuminated Queen Elizabeth's London home to celebrate a Commonwealth conservation initiative

16/04/2018

World News

Genital-breathing ‘punk turtle’ joins endangered species list

The new list ranks reptiles on a combination of how endangered and unusual they are.

13/04/2018

Kenya

World’s last male northern white rhino dies

There are now only two females of the subspecies left in the world.

20/03/2018

World News

Scientists spot secret penguin 'supercolony' from space

Some 1.5 million penguins have been found on the remote Danger Islands.

03/03/2018

Bolivia

Will Romeo find his Juliet?

Romeo faces extinction as the only Sehuencas frog in existence. To help him the Global Wildlife Conservation has added his profile to the dating site Match

13/02/2018

Kenya

"Sudan" misses out on Tinder as people swipe left on the world's last

Northern White Rhino's keepers put Sudan on Tinder as a money-raising stunt, and to raise awareness that the species will go extinct if Sudan does not father children soon.

19/01/2018

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Record number of cold-stunned turtles in Texas

A new state record has been set for the number of cold-stunned sea turtles found along the coast of Texas, according to the US National Park Service.

18/01/2018

France

France’s first panda makes public debut

Yuan Meng is five months old and weighs 11 kilograms.

14/01/2018

World News

Elephant poaching falls in Eastern Africa

But the threat of extinction remains for African elephants in other parts of the continent.

28/11/2017

Poland

ECJ decision on Bialowieza logging 'welcomed'

ECJ ban on logging in Europe's oldest forest 'welcomed' by conservationists.

21/11/2017

United Kingdom

Can ewe believe it? Sheep ‘can recognise human faces’

Researchers claim they trained the animals to ‘identify’ the faces of celebrities.

08/11/2017

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Hippo tastes life outside and decides to return to zoo

A female hippo decided to return to the zoo in Isreal where she made her escape from, after tasting the grass outside her usual living area.

03/11/2017

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New desktop wallpaper? Autumn colours in China

Some breakthtaking colours here.

30/10/2017

Hungary

Tourists asked to help rebuild Hungarian castle five stones at a time

Reconstruction effort uses children's song title to attract temporary volunteers.

26/10/2017

Germany

'Dramatic' decrease of flying insects awakens environmental concerns

A 'dramatic' decrease of flying insects has scientists worried about the environment

19/10/2017