More than 26,000 of the world’s species are now threatened, according to the latest red list assessment of the natural world, adding to fears the planet is entering a sixth wave of extinctions. New research, particularly in Australia, has widened th...
The Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been sentenced to five years in jail for poaching a protected species of Indian antelope, in the latest twist to an off-screen life almost as dramatic as the epics he has starred in. A court in Rajasthan state...
On Tuesday morning, I woke to the news that Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, had died. The 45-year-old animal was euthanised at his home in the Ol Pejeta conservancy in Kenya. He was old and he was ill. His time had come. Although...
Final week, Elmo concluded his huge tour of Southeast Asia with a ultimate cease in Singapore. Naturally, the Singapore Zoo was a must-see for the three-and-a-half yr previous furry monster. He began the morning off spending a while with the whi...