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A singing shepherd stands next to an Inyambo cow at the King's Palace in Rwanda. Photo by Molly McCluskey
Wildlife

Rwanda’s Inyambo: The Cows Who Are Treated Like Royalty — But Still Face Risks to Their Survival

The Inyambo’s importance to Rwandan culture can’t protect them from threats like diseases, international conflict, and inbreeding.
July 29, 2024
by
Molly McCluskey
The Inyambo’s importance to Rwandan culture can’t protect them from threats like diseases, international conflict, and inbreeding.
A wooden statue of a mountain gorilla family looms over the fairgrounds
Wildlife

Kwita Izina: Where Baby Mountain Gorillas Are Introduced to the World

How “a very park thing” became an international phenomenon and a conservation success story — all thanks to a request for snacks.
March 13, 2024
by
Molly McCluskey
How “a very park thing” became an international phenomenon and a conservation success story — all thanks to a request for snacks.
elephants Botswana
Commentaries

Trophy Hunting Propaganda Is One More Form of Greenwashing

As the United Kingdom proposes to ban trophy imports, hunting proponents ramp up their efforts to dismiss their critics.
July 10, 2023
by
Ross Harvey
As the United Kingdom proposes to ban trophy imports, hunting proponents ramp up their efforts to dismiss their critics.
A grayish crocodile pokes its nose and eyes out of the water, while the rest of its body can be seen underwater
Voices

Species Spotlight: The West African Slender-Snouted Crocodile

With fewer than 500 individuals left, this is not only one of the word’s lesser-known crocodilian species but one of our most endangered reptiles.
June 26, 2023
by
Kim Gray
With fewer than 500 individuals left, this is not only one of the word’s lesser-known crocodilian species but one of our most endangered reptiles.
Voices

It’s Black and White: The Grevy’s Zebra Needs Our Help

These endangered zebras have experienced one of the most substantial range reductions of any African mammal.
June 9, 2023
by
Gavin Livingston
These endangered zebras have experienced one of the most substantial range reductions of any African mammal.
A small plant clings to the rocks
Extinction Countdown

Another Dam(n) Extinction

A rare “orchid of the falls” plant has been declared extinct after a hydroelectric dam destroyed its only habitat. Could others soon follow?
August 1, 2022
by
John R. Platt
A rare “orchid of the falls” plant has been declared extinct after a hydroelectric dam destroyed its only habitat. Could others soon follow?
A forest elephant sprays water over its back
Voices

A New Way to Count African Forest Elephants: DNA From Dung

An important new survey — the first nationwide test of new technology — also reveals critical conservation priorities.
July 29, 2022
by
Alice Laguardia and Gaspard Abitsi
An important new survey — the first nationwide test of new technology — also reveals critical conservation priorities.
Kinangop
Columns

Protect This Place: Kenya’s Kinangop Grasslands

Saving these privately owned grasslands is the key to protecting endangered birds and other unique biodiversity.
April 6, 2022
by
Martin Mwangi
Saving these privately owned grasslands is the key to protecting endangered birds and other unique biodiversity.
Environmental Books

12 Environmental Novels We’re Reading This Fall

Whether you’re into literary fiction, thrillers, sci-fi or comics, these new novels help us explore the complex geographies of climate change, pollution and the extinction crisis.
October 21, 2021
by
John R. Platt
Whether you’re into literary fiction, thrillers, sci-fi or comics, these new novels help us explore the complex geographies of climate change, pollution and the extinction crisis.
titan
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Gentle and Quirky White-Bellied Pangolin

This is not your regular anteater. It’s one of the world’s only scaly mammals, representing millions of years of evolution.
May 21, 2021
by
Charles Emogor
This is not your regular anteater. It’s one of the world’s only scaly mammals, representing millions of years of evolution.

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