A new study has revealed that dehorning rhinos is one of the most effective and cost-efficient strategies for reducing poaching. Researchers found that removing horns from individuals in protected populations led to a 78 percent reduction in poaching, using only 1.2 percent of the total rhinoceros protection budget. This discovery provides conservationists with valuable insights ...
A new study has revealed that allowing black rhinos to roam freely may be the best way to protect them from the hidden genetic dangers of interbreeding. Researchers analyzed the genomes of black rhinos in Tanzania and found that natural movement across habitats helps maintain genetic diversity, reducing harmful mutations. This finding suggests that conservation ...
Magma stirs deep below the surface of the Earth, building pressure until at last it erupts with terrible power. But suppose nature herself could whisper a warning before the blast? Unusual sentinel discovered by scientists are trees. Rising volcanoes exhale carbon dioxide (CO₂), a gas that fuels surrounding flora, rendering leaves unnaturally green. NASA and ...
When an elephant mother requires support, she does not have to look far. In the close-knit society of elephant herds, aunties, sisters, and even teenage “nannies” come to babysit, educate, and guard calves, a phenomenon that scientists refer to as allomothering. This co-operative system of childcare isn’t a one-in-a-million display of compassion, it’s the foundation ...
It was in the wide, sun-baked open grasslands of South Africa’s Kruger National Park that death crept up. A poisoned elephant corpse, marinated in farm pesticides, was a killing ground for 123 vultures, nature’s cleanup crew par excellence. The tragedy, one of the deadliest poisonings in the park’s history, reveals a harrowing truth: poachers aren’t ...
In a revolutionary find along South Africa’s Cape coast, researchers have identified the world’s earliest fossilized pangolin tracks, dating to as much as 140,000 years ago. But here’s the twist: The prehistoric trail was cracked not with high-tech imaging or artificial intelligence, but through the traditional know-how of Namibia’s Indigenous Master Trackers, whose age-old expertise ...
The American Kestrel, North America’s smallest and most colorful falcon, has been steadily declining since the 1970s. Despite being a familiar sight in open fields and perched on roadside wires, their numbers have dropped by nearly 50%. Recent research sheds light on the challenges these birds face, from environmental pressures to human-related risks. Winter Survival: ...
