Category: Wildlife

Fake animal news on social media amid pandemic

Reports of wildlife triumps have gone viral over the past month, as we desperately search for silver linings and light-hearted animal pictures and stories to cheer us up. But unfortunately, many of the animal stories that have been shared thousands of times on social media, just aren't true.

As wildlife tourism grounds to a halt, who will pay for the conservation of nature?

Johan Robinson, from UN Environment, argues that if we want to conserve nature, we must share the cost of conservation which is currently disproportionally borne by poor communities.

Environmental impacts of COVID-19

Global responses to the pandemic are having far-reaching impacts on the environment, from heightened wildlife conservation awareness to an improvement in air quality.

African national parks close to protect gorillas and chimpanzees from coronavirus

Some national parks in Rwanda and Congo are temporarily closing to protect their residents from coronavirus. But what impact will this have on their income and conservation efforts?

A message from Australia: A tour operatorā€™s guide to surviving catastrophe

Here is a hard-earned Dos and Donā€™ts Guide, before, during and after a disaster. I hope other operators donā€™t have to go through what weā€™ve been through. But I fear it is already happening to many, worldwide.

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