Sep 13 Watch 1:48 How to protect the vulnerable eggs of Mexico’s sea turtles? Drones. By PBS News Hour More commonly, aerial drones can be used by governments for spying on enemies. And now in Mexico, they're being used to keep an eye out for and protect unhatched sea turtles. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Sep 10 ‘Black Mamba’ female rangers awarded for anti-poaching efforts By Larisa Epatko A mostly female anti-poaching unit known as the “Black Mambas” in South Africa won the United Nations’ top environmental prize this week. Continue reading
Jul 24 Running elk ragged just to get their antlers By Courtney Flatt, NWPR/EarthFix Washington and Oregon have imposed rules to make sure that “shed hunters” don’t harm elk and deer. But not everyone follows those rules. Instead, some shed hunters cruelly endanger the health of deer and elk so they can be the… Continue reading
May 24 Oil-leaking pipeline had no automatic shut-off valve in California spill By Carey Reed Rough waters and high winds were complicating efforts to clean up a recent oil spill off the coast of California, state officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 09 U.S. government pledges $3.2 million to save monarch butterfly By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The federal government on Monday pledged $3.2 million to help save the monarch butterfly, the iconic orange-and-black butterfly that can migrate thousands of miles between the U.S. and Mexico each year. In recent years, the species has experienced… Continue reading
Jan 20 Tiger population increases by 30 percent in India By Joshua Barajas After decades of facing extinction and aggressive illegal trade practices, tiger populations in India saw a 30 percent increase since 2001, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 8:10 As Africa’s elephant population dwindles, project aims to count them all By PBS News Hour The Great Elephant census, an ambitious two-year initiative funded by an American philanthropist for $7 million, aims to count all of the elephants on the continent of Africa in order to save the species through conservation efforts. But as elephant… Continue watching
Jan 05 Why ground squirrels turn into ninjas over nothing By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy In a standoff with a rattlesnake, the California ground squirrel stares down its opponent. It might kick sand at the snake, whipping its fuzzy tail back and forth in a “come and get me” taunt. The snake lounges and the… Continue reading
Nov 30 Inflamed by poaching, record-high tiger deaths reported in India By Andrew Mach Tigers are dying in record numbers in India, mostly due to poaching, the country's wildlife officials said this week. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Protecting the African lion from trophy hunters By PBS News Hour The African lion population is shrinking due to habitat loss, lack of prey and violent contact with humans, including trophy hunting. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing that these animals be listed as a threatened species. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching