The total world population of mountain gorillas has risen to 880, according to census data released last week by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. That's almost a ten percent increase over its 2010 estimate of 786. This is largely due to intensive conservation efforts and successful community engagement
Asserting that nonprofits now lag behind industry in technological innovation due to lack of funding, Google unveiled its remedy yesterday. It announced $23 million in grants to organizations that are advancing society but asking nothing in return.
With the threat of sanctions against her country looming, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today pledged to end ivory trade in Thailand, seizing a key opportunity to stem global wildlife trafficking. It was the first time the Thai government has said publicly that it would take steps to end ivory trade.
The Bolivian government recently created the largest protected wetland in the world - an area bigger than the Netherlands and Belgium combined, more than 17 million acres (6.9m hectares). The Llanos De Moxos wetland is prized for its rich natural diversity, as the home to 131 species of mammals, 568 types of birds, and 625 fish species. Several species - including the giant otter and the Bolivian river dolphin - have been identified as vulnerable, endangered or at critical risk of extinction.
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to the World Wildlife Fund for a bold initiative to help Nepal double its wild tiger numbers by 2022 - the next Chinese Year of the Tiger. The grant is the first award following the Christie's 11th Hour Charity Auction, created by DiCaprio, which raised a record $38.8 million for conservation in a single night.
An extremely rare type of whale has been saved from almost certain death thanks to a WWF training program for Pakistani tuna fishermen.
Academy Award-winning actor, musician and director Jared Leto was this month named WWF Global Ambassador to bring attention to wildlife poaching across Africa and Asia.
As president of United for Wildlife, Prince William worked for months on a plan to shut down transportation routes exploited by illegal wildlife traffickers.
This Norwegian businessman is giving away "the lion's share" of his fortune to help nurse the oceans back to health.
Tigers are making a remarkable comeback in Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand, Russia, and China-but India, in particular is where tigers populations have doubled.
New research shows that 98.6% of all soy grown in the Amazon rainforest don't come from deforested fields thanks to the 2006 Soy Moratorium.
Tesco, the UK's biggest supermarket chain, removed 1 billion pieces of plastic from across its stores in 2020.