Conservation

Articles Index

Gardening with Wildlife in Mind
Attracting wildlife to your garden is a rewarding way to learn about animals. By tailoring your garden to the needs of animals, you help to improve your local environment and foster wildlife diversity.

IWC Focuses on Whale Conservation
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) recently widened its conservation role by voting to take a greater role in the protection of all cetaceans.

Indian Authorities Confiscate Wool of Rare Antelope
The wool of the Tibetan antelope, also known as the chiru, is prized as a luxury textile and sold worldwide. But the endangered status of the antelope has outlawed the collecting of the wool.

Animals On the Edge
Across the globe, human development now fragments a once-continuous landscape into isolated patches of natural habitats. Roads, towns, fences, canals, reservoirs, agricultural development: these are all examples of human constructs that alter the pattern of the landscape.

Saving Britain's Endangered Dormouse
Big efforts are underway to save a small creature in the south of Britain. The tiny hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), weighing about 20 grams and measuring less than three inches, has all but vanished from its former range. Over the last century, the dormouse has disappeared from seven countries and remains in sparse populations throughout southern England and Wales.

Conservation Organizations That Protect Animals
If you are interested in getting involved in wildlife conservation, be sure to take a closer look this list of organizations.