by Gary Chandler | Sep 1, 2016 | Biodiversity
Extinction Gaining Momentum Across Africa A new survey reveals that savannah elephants in Africa are going fast. The Great Elephant Census estimates that about 352,000 elephants remain—down from previous estimates of 419,000 to 650,000 elephants in 2013. The authors...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 5, 2015 | Biodiversity
Government Won’t Defend Sumatra A unique ecosystem with endangered orangutans, tigers, rhinos and elephants is threatened by the provincial Aceh government, which is ignoring national laws that protect public lands from deforestation and...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 15, 2015 | Biodiversity
Paving Roads For Conservation or Development Tribal people have been forcibly evicted from India’s Kanha Tiger Reserve in the name of tiger conservation, according to Survival International. Evicted tribespeople report that the Forest Department threatened...
by Gary Chandler | Nov 5, 2014 | Biodiversity
Endangered Species Demand Forest Conservation South African photographer Ian Johnson has earned Wildlife Photographer of the Year honors from the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide. The shot is another powerful poster child against the horrors of deforestation....
by Gary Chandler | Feb 8, 2014 | Biodiversity
Elephant Habitat Vanishing Across Africa An aerial elephant population survey is now underway in the trans-boundary ecosystem of Tsavo West National Park. The exercise has been supported by various stakeholders, including Daphne Sheldrick Wildlife Trust,...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 31, 2014 | Biodiversity
Logging Continues In Rare Rainforest An agreement has been reached between environmental groups and forestry companies to increase conservation, while maintaining economic activity in the Great Bear Rainforest, according to the B.C. government. The two groups...
