A Dallas Zoo event to curb the illegal wildlife trade captured nearly 30 ivory trinkets and family heirlooms. One item in particular, however, provoked ire — and horror — on social media: a fur coat made from endangered ocelots. The tan- and brown-spotted coat appears to show the faces of the animals. Advertisement Texas Parks…

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A German tourist who went missing in a national park teeming with wild animals in northern Zimbabwe has been found alive and in “good health” along with his rental car three days later, a spokesperson for the national parks agency said Tuesday. Tinashe Farawo with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management…

CPW Workplan 2030-2035 The IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment1 highlights how around 50,000 wild species of animals, plants, and fungi are used for energy, medicine, materials, and other purposes and a fifth of the global population relies on wild plants for food and income. These species are equally fundamental for the survival of…

Two rare subspecies of leopard cat, the Iriomote cat and Tsushima cat, can be found only on the Japanese islands they’re named after. With populations hovering around 100 individuals each, the cats are the focus of Ministry of the Environment-led conservation measures. The Iriomote cat has adapted to its isolated ecosystem by developing a more…

The prevalence of chronic wasting disease in Libby has continued to decrease since the outbreak was detected in 2019, according to state wildlife officials. Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, is a fatal, neurological illness that occurs in members of the deer family, including animals native to Montana like white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose.…

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) Great Plains Science Program team, in collaboration with project partners American Prairie, Fort Belknap Fish and Wildlife Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Swansea University, have successfully deployed new groundbreaking movement tracking devices that will provide vital insights into the lives of endangered black-footed…

…FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE…In Oregon, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, John Day Basin, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon and North Central Oregon. In Washington, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley,…