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Conservation

From saving threatened and endangered plants and animals to establishing and managing biosphere reserves and protected areas, conservation is about protecting species and ecosystems.

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Polar bear Milana

Polar bear gives birth to cubs

Russian polar bear Milana gave birth to two cubs last week at the Hanover Adventure Zoo.
SocietyNovember 25, 2019
A female Sumatran rhino

Sumatran rhino becomes extinct in Malaysia

The death of a 25-year-old female named Iman comes six months after Malaysia's last remaining male died.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 23, 2019
Turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur)

Endangered turtle dove 2020 bird of the year

It symbolizes love, peace and happiness but the migratory bird's populations are in rapid decline.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 11, 2019
A still from the film Finding Nemo, with the main characters inside a pelican's pouch

There's more to the pelican than a pouch

From their curious pouches to their secret built-in flotation devices, we take a closer look a the incredible pelican.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 1, 20198 images
Reptilienmesse Terraristika

Illegal wildlife trade thrives online

Rare reptiles are among endangered animals being traded on Facebook.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 30, 2019
Global Ideas Kambodscha Schildkröten

Tortoise protection in Cambodia

At the ACCB in Cambodia, conservationists are working to protect endangered tortoise species.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 20, 201907:06 min
Last remaining northern white rhinos seen at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya

Eggs from last northern white rhinos fertilized

The procedure has raised hopes about saving the highly endangered animals.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 26, 2019
Mako shark swimming in Atlantic

Countries vote to protect endangered mako sharks

Japan and China opposed a global initiative to save mako sharks, whose numbers have plunged in the past few years.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 25, 2019
African elephant

CITES: As elephant numbers fall, ivory dispute rumbles on

Could putting the extinct woolly mammoths on a treaty meant to protect endangered species, help to protect elephants?
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 23, 2019
Cheetah

5 things you need to know about CITES 18

DW fills you in on five of the biggest debates in international wildlife trafficking.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 16, 2019
Bee on a purple flower

Saving bees and butterflies in Morocco

Encouraging farmers in Morocco to use blooming fields and insect hotels to protect threatened pollinators.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 14, 2019
Gorillas in the rainforest

World's forest animal population sinks drastically

Vertabrate populations in the world's forests have more than halved since 1970, mostly due to deforestation.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 14, 2019
Woman with hat and binoculars

Protecting the Persian leopard amidst conflict in Kurdistan

A Kurdish biologist fights to save the rare Persian leopard after 40 years of war in her homeland.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 13, 2019
Bonobos in the DR Congo (Imago Images/Nature Picture Library)

The bonobos' fight for survival

Only a few thousand bonobos are left — and they are losing their fight for survival.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 9, 20199 images
Diver with huge clam

TV stunt could land Korean star in jail

During filming for a reality TV show, the actress pried open two giant clams that are protected under Thai law.
CrimeJuly 6, 2019
A red panda cub was born in a Halle (Saale) zoo on June 19

Rare red panda cub born in eastern German zoo

Zoo officials in the German city of Halle (Saale) announced that a red panda cub was born in a protected litter box.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 30, 2019
DW Eco Africa - Grevy's zebras

Big data helps save rare species in Kenya

A huge project to photograph rare Grevy's zebras analyze the images using artificial intelligence is helping to protect
Nature and EnvironmentJune 6, 201903:00 min
Pangolin

International biodiversity day: Asia's most threatened species

Over 27,000 species worldwide are threatened with extinction, says the International Union for Conservation and Nature.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 22, 201910 images
A hedgehog with two hoglets in a Swiss forest near St. Gallen

Hedgehogs threatened by loss of habitat and food

The mammal has come under threat due to the loss of habitat as well as massive declines in insects and invertebrates.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 8, 2019
Zentralafrika: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National ParkGiraffenkampf

AI saves endangered species and forests

Systems using artificial intelligence can help save endangered animals and protect forests.
Digital WorldApril 26, 201902:15 min
A close-up electron image of the micro-sized tartigrade. It is light pink in color with short stubbly legs protruding from a fat body

Weird and rare animal discoveries

Our planet is full of weird and wonderful creatures. Here are some of the most recent headline-making discoveries.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 16, 201910 images
A softshell giant turtle in Vietnam

1 of world's 4 remaining giant softshell turtles dies

The 90-year-old female turtle died a day after an aborted attempt at artificial insemination.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 14, 2019
Pangolin with young in Bali Zoo

Singapore seizes 26 tons of pangolin scales

Endangered pangolins are the world's most trafficked mammal.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 10, 2019
Golden monkey

The cooking stoves protecting Rwanda's golden monkeys

The hunger for firewood threatens Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. More efficient stoves could be the solution.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 5, 2019
Turtles that were intercepted at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport after being found hidden inside four suitcases

Live turtles found in cases at Manila airport

Hundreds of live turtles and tortoises were found in suitcases at Manila's international airport in the Philippines.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 4, 2019
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Rwanda's golden monkeys in danger

Golden monkeys are endangered. Their habitat in Virunga Mountains is shrinking, but a project could preserve it.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 1, 201901:27 min
African wild dogs in Zimbabwe

A lifeline for African wild dogs

African wild dogs are disappearing from the continent's grasslands — can they be saved?
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 22, 2019
A brown axolotl looks directly at the camera

Saving the axolotl

A group of nuns in Mexico have teamed up with scientists to save the remarkable axolotl.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 15, 201805:04 min
Mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park

Human activity threatens thousands of species with extinction: Red List

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has updated its Red List — 27,000 species are on the brink.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 14, 201811 images
Parotomys brantsii in South Africa

World's wild animal population drops 60 percent

In its biennial report, WWF details the state of the world's biodiversity. We take a look at highlights from the data.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 30, 2018
A yacht with a tree on it

German beaver hits yacht with tree

Once on the brink of extinction, the beaver is making a comeback in Germany and across Europe.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 23, 2018
Ecosia founder Kroll with his offer to RWE

Ecosia search engine offers to buy Hambach Forest

The threatened woodland has been the scene of sometimes violent clashes between police and anti-coal activists.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 9, 2018
A rhino grazing on grass

Reviving rhinos in Uganda

Poaching has driven rhinos to extinction in Uganda. Now a conservation project is trying to bring the animals back.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 18, 2018
A black rhino

Black rhinos die after relocation to national park in Kenya

The Kenyan government said the death of eight black rhinos was "unprecedented" in more than a decade of such transfers.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 13, 2018
Green light bulb

Strokes of genius

When it comes to protecting the environment, sometimes the most unusual ideas are the best ones.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 12, 201829:58 min
A northern white rhinoceros

Researchers create hybrid rhino embryos

Zoologists have produced northern white rhinoceros embryos, hoping to bring a nearly extinct species back to life.
ScienceJuly 4, 2018
Tigers in inadequate enclosures at a roadside zoo in Mississippi

Tigers in Texas

Texas has the second-largest tiger population in the world — after India. That's a challenge for tiger conservation.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 28, 2018
A Canadian wildlife offier inspects a Polar Bear skin

Thousands of animals seized in wildlife operation

A month-long operation recovered thousands of animals and tonnes of timber from smugglers and illegal loggers.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 20, 2018
Fishlove Fotoprojekt - Gillian Anderson

Stars get naked for the love of fish

Big-name stars are getting their kits off to send the message that European waters are being drastically overfished.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 13, 2018
10 neue Spezies - Käfer Xuedytes bellus (picture-alliance/Sunbin Huang/Mingyi Tian/ESF International Institute for Species Exploration/dpa)

Top 10 newly discovered species for 2018

The College of Environmental Science and Forestry released its top ten newly discovered animals, plants and microbes.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 25, 201810 images
Pig-nosed turtle

The weird and wonderful world of turtles

Turtles have been on Earth for more than 200 million years. Some species now face an uncertain future.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 23, 20188 images
Fledermaus Höhle Tier

Batty about biodiversity

Bat appreciation, biodiversity, endangered species - there are days for them all, but is it enough?
Nature and EnvironmentMay 17, 201829:59 min
Swans on the edge of a motorway

United in noise

When humans get loud, the impacts are far-reaching for fish, mammals, birds, insects and even plants.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 20, 2018
Großtrappe Otis tarda

Protecting the great bustard

How to protect the great bustard, Europe's heaviest flying bird.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 6, 2018
The giant panda is one of many animals threatened by global warming

Half of wildlife in biodiversity hotspots at risk

A new WWF study predicts drastic consequences for wildlife around the world if temperatures keep rising.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 14, 2018
A bird sits near the road with cars in the background

An unquiet world

We are most sensitive to sounds when they disturb us. When sound becomes noise, it knocks many species off balance.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 13, 2018
King Penguins

Climate change threatens Antarctica's king penguins

With king penguins traveling farther for their food, the birds could disappear by the end of the century, a study found.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 27, 2018
A brown and white snowshoe hare in winter

White-coated critters caught out by climate change

Animals that grow a white coat in winter are at risk from predators as summers lengthen and snow cover retreats.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 15, 2018
Eisbären in der Arktis

Bye-bye, polar bears?

Many polar bears can't catch enough prey anymore, researchers found. It could push the species closer to extinction.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 1, 2018
Polar bear mother and young resting

Bears in peril

There are only eight species of bear in the world — and six of these are threatened with extinction.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 1, 201811 images