San Diego’s “Frozen Zoo” Clones Endangered Horse
Forty years ago, scientists took DNA from the endangered Przewalski’s horse and stored it in the Global Frozen…
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SlothBot: A Smiley, Incredibly Slow Conservation Robot
A new robot is being tested in the US. It moves slowly, tracking plants and animals from the…
Saving 40 Million Sea Turtles In Brazil
In 1980, a group of oceanography students in Brazil, concerned about levels of fishing and pollution, decided to…
The World’s First ‘Bee Influencer’ Makes Waves On Instagram
There’s a new influencer in town. Candid shots under the Tour D’Eiffel, yoga poses in the beautiful outdoors,…
Arindam Tomar is Saving a Species From Extinction in India
In Rajasthan, the largest of India’s states, there’s only one person to call if you’ve got a problem…
This Cartoon is Saving Animal Lives in Japan
When is a cartoon more than just a cartoon? Maybe, as researchers at the University of Tokyo have…
Wildcat Kittens to be Released in England for the First Time in 150 Years
Wildcats have been inhabiting Britain since the last Ice Age. They once roamed the lands of England and…
Meet Sandra, the Orangutan with the Same Legal Rights as Humans
In most countries, an animal is legally an ‘object’: something that people can own, buy or sell without…
ChimpFace: Facial Recognition is Saving Wildlife from Trafficking
Facial recognition, as we well know, can do many weird and wonderful things—identify problem gamblers; find out which…
The UK Has Set Up a Marine Protection Area ‘Twice the Size of England’
Did you know that the seas around the UK are home to the world’s second-largest shark, fish that…