The four-month joint expedition by OceanX and OceanQuest has wrapped up the Around Africa Expedition, delivering groundbreaking insights into the continent’s deep-sea environment and bolstering scientific capacity across Africa. Conducted from January...
Fifty years after Steven Spielberg’s thriller “Jaws” cast sharks as villains, endurance swimmer and UNEP Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh is preparing to rewrite that tale. From 15–26 May 2025, Pugh will swim the 60-mile (96 km) circumference of...
Discovery After Decades: Rare Shrew Sighting Boosts Conservation Hopes Conservationists are celebrating the confirmed rediscovery of the Boosmansbos long-tailed forest shrew (Myosorex longicaudatus boosmani) after 46 years, a significant find in South...
A mass poisoning event in the Lionspruit Game Reserve, near Marloth Park, Mpumalanga, has resulted in the tragic loss of over 100 vultures, delivering a catastrophic blow to species already facing a severe risk of extinction, conservationists have...
New research published in Science reveals that bird populations across North America are declining most rapidly in the regions where they were once most abundant. Analysing nearly 500 species, the study found that three-quarters are in decline...
Meet the Binturong Often misunderstood as a curious blend of bear and cat, the binturong is a tree-dwelling mammal native to the rainforests of South and Southeast Asia. With shaggy black fur, a long prehensile tail and an unmistakable aroma...
Have you ever pictured the world you know shifting into something unrecognisable? That’s the essence of a climate tipping point—a threshold where gradual changes cause Earth’s systems to flip into a new state. Imagine a canoe balanced on calm water:...
In April, the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) unveiled a £57 million research programme to address what it calls a “critical missing part” in our understanding of planet cooling. Mark Symes, professor of electrochemistry at the...
Jaguar tourism is about to flourish as the dry season (May-September) approaches in the largest floodplain of the world, the Brazilian Pantanal. Each year, more and more people, mostly foreigners, travel to a few certain locations where jaguars are...
Have you ever wondered how a real savanna ecosystem works? The delicate balance between predator and prey, the constant search for food and water, the impact of having just the right number of animals for the available resources? Welcome to the...
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‘You must be climbing K2,’ purred the blonde airhostess on my Islamabad flight, when I let slip I was going mountaineering. I pointed out that, while I’d be staying near the so-called Savage Mountain, I was actually targeting another 8000m peak just...
The stench is the first thing many people notice. When you live near a CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation), you know the smell. The stench is the first thing many people notice. When you live near a CAFO (concentrated animal feeding...
With spectacular views, top-notch guiding, exclusive hiking trails, and a host of diverse activities thrown in, this exclusive slackpacking trail through the pristine landscapes of Walker Bay is sure to delight anyone who enjoys the fine things in...
My heart rate accelerated in anticipation of what was about to happen. I’d seen it many times on TV but never in person, let alone five meters in front of me! I had come to the Sierra of Hornachos in Extremadura, Spain, to witness the release of some...
“We have seven acres and we feel like we could be putting it to better use.” This was the phone call I received in 2022 from the First Presbyterian Church (FPC) pastor in Moorestown, NJ. It’s a stunning brick church with a towering white steeple and...
I came to the pursuit of photography relatively late in life. My wife and I moved from northern California to the Puget Sound area of Washington in the spring of 2019. I came to the pursuit of photography relatively late in life. My wife and I moved...
We all know our children are facing an obesity crisis; the statistics are dizzying. The methods that make the most sense on the surface - diets, summer camp interventions, mandatory gym classes - none of them appear to be working. We all know our...
We’ve got some exciting updates at Conservation Mag that we can’t wait to share with you! New Column from Matthew Holt: Our top travel writer, Matthew Holt, now has his own dedicated column Matthew's Adventures in the Travel section, offering fresh...
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