Indonesia’s Sumatra island is a thriving ground for several at-risk wildlife, tigers and pangolins among them. But on-and-off illegal hunts have threatened their survival. And one unique group of ‘warriors’ are not happy about it. A 30-strong team of female rangers are on a mission to battle rampant deforestation and wildlife poaching in the Damaran […]
Emaciated, badly injured, and rescued from poachers, a number of pangolins arriving at a Johannesburg wildlife clinic, are now being nursed back to health by a dedicated team of volunteers. Pangolins are unique creatures; the world’s only mammals with scales. They’re sometimes called scaly anteaters, although they’re not related. Like armadillos, they can roll up […]
Tasmanian devils, the carnivorous marsupials whose feisty, frenzied eating habits won the animals cartoon fame, have returned to mainland Australia for the first time in some 3,000 years. “Seeing those devils released into a wild landscape — it’s a really emotional moment,” said Liz Gabriel, director of conservation group Aussie Ark, which led the release […]
