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Wildlife Trafficking

A tiny orange bat nestles under a green leaf
Voices

Species Spotlight: Going to Bat for Painted Woolly Bats

“Collectors” threaten these tiny bats, whose big ears can’t protect them from the humans loving them to death.
September 5, 2024
by
Joanna L. Coleman and Chris R. Shepherd
“Collectors” threaten these tiny bats, whose big ears can’t protect them from the humans loving them to death.
Two side-by-side images of a white-feathered bird with a yellow beak. In the left image, the crest on his head stands tall. Rocky background.
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Haunting Tale of Kagu, the Ghosts of the Forest

For this national symbol of New Caledonia and one-of-a-kind avian species, time may be running short.
May 8, 2024
by
Tim Mihocik
For this national symbol of New Caledonia and one-of-a-kind avian species, time may be running short.
Op-Eds

In South Africa, Tigers and Other Captive Predators Are Still Exploited for Profit. Legislation Offers Pitiful Protection

The captive predator industry threatens the welfare of thousands of big cats kept for entertainment, hunting, and commercial trade of live animals and their body parts.
May 1, 2024
by
Stephanie Klarmann
The captive predator industry threatens the welfare of thousands of big cats kept for entertainment, hunting, and commercial trade of live animals and their body parts.
A blue and gold Ukrainian flag; a grizzly bear in the woods
News

Links From the Brink: Ukraine and Wildlife, Grizzlies and Wolves, Pesticides and Parkinson’s

Could the Russian invasion of Ukraine lead to worldwide declines in biodiversity? Plus other important conservation and environmental news.
April 8, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Could the Russian invasion of Ukraine lead to worldwide declines in biodiversity? Plus other important conservation and environmental news.
Wildlife

The Search to Find, and Save, the Last Saola

Going all-in to find a mysterious, charismatic mammal in the mountains of Southeast Asia.
February 28, 2024
by
Jeremy Leon Hance
Going all-in to find a mysterious, charismatic mammal in the mountains of Southeast Asia.
Alligator heads on a shelf for sale
Wildlife

Out-of-Control Wildlife Trade Is Shackling a Key Climate Solution

Reining in the unruly global trade in wild species could help mitigate the climate emergency, experts say.
February 26, 2024
by
Tracy Keeling
Reining in the unruly global trade in wild species could help mitigate the climate emergency, experts say.
A turtle of many colors sits on a bed of moss.
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Chinese Three-Striped Box Turtle

Illegal wildlife trade has made these beautiful animals one of the most endangered turtle species in the world.
August 23, 2023
by
Kim Gray
Illegal wildlife trade has made these beautiful animals one of the most endangered turtle species in the world.
A cheetah stands on a sunny, grassy plain
Extinction Countdown

Busy Cheetahs, Critical Lions, Surging Tigers and Other Big Cat News

This month Links From the Brink has a pack of good-news stories about wild, endangered felines.
April 24, 2023
by
John R. Platt
This month Links From the Brink has a pack of good-news stories about wild, endangered felines.
A black bird sits on an elephant's back
News

Elephant Poop, Tasmanian Snails and Other Links From the Brink

We’ve got the latest on species rediscoveries, light pollution, right-wing posturing and more.
January 27, 2023
by
John R. Platt
We’ve got the latest on species rediscoveries, light pollution, right-wing posturing and more.
A flat stingray swims along a rocky bottom.
Wildlife

Amazon Freshwater Stingrays Gain Much-Needed Protection — Will It Be Enough?

Experts say new international trade restrictions will help, but they leave several problems unsolved.
January 25, 2023
by
Dr. David Shiffman
Experts say new international trade restrictions will help, but they leave several problems unsolved.

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