Despite reforms, the territory is a linchpin in the global traffic in illegal animal parts.
Tag: Endangered and Extinct Species
Could the London Zoo Tiger Death Have Been Avoided?
After a matchmaking operation involving two Sumatran tigers went terribly wrong, social media users asked: Did it have to end in tragedy?
Fish-and-Chip Shops in U.K. Found to Fry Endangered Species
British researchers found that spiny dogfish, a small shark that is also known as spurdog, was often sold as “rock salmon” for use in the traditional dish.
A Rising Threat to Wildlife: Electrocution
Power lines and electrified fences are killing birds, monkeys, pangolins and even elephants in surprising numbers.
Matter: The Planet Has Seen Sudden Warming Before. It Wiped Out Almost Everything.
In some ways, the planet’s worst mass extinction — 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian Period — may parallel climate change today.
Hong Kong Dispatch: A Rural Patch of Hong Kong Where Rare Birds Sing and Developers Circle
A bucolic corner of Hong Kong attracts bird-watchers and bicyclists eager to escape the crowds. But the area is increasingly attractive to developers.
A ‘Time Capsule’ for Scientists, Courtesy of Peter the Great
A Russian zoological museum filled with centuries-old specimens finds renewed relevance in the age of genetics.
Brazil’s Far-Right Leader Wants to Scale Back Protections for Amazon
“Where there is indigenous land,” newly elected President Jair Bolsonaro has said, “there is wealth underneath it.”
After Man-Eating Tiger Is Killed in India, a Backlash Against the Hunters
Villagers were relieved when T-1, a tigress believed to have killed 13 people, met her end. But animal rights advocates, and some politicians, reacted with fury.