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Biodiversity: What Is It? AI Helps to Provide Some Solutionshttps://conservationmag.org/en/environment/biodiversity-what-is-it-ai-helps-provide-some-solutions

22 May 2023 Many movies have portrayed the advent of robots and AI as the beginning of the world's end. Many plots include AI deciding to end humanity because we are ruining the earth. If we as humans stay in charge, the earth is doomed. So, as an...

What are the differences between conservation and preservation?https://conservationmag.org/en/environment/what-are-the-differences-between-conservation-and-preservation

28 April 2020 Environmentalists, falling into two camps, namely preservationists and conservationists, have been at odds about the difference between conservation and preservation. Is there a difference, or are we creating artificial human-made fences?...

History of Wildlife Conservation: An Open Eyed Accounthttps://conservationmag.org/en/wildlife/an-open-eyed-history-of-wildlife-conservation

02 April 2021 Today’s conservationists are taxed with protecting the living embodiments of tens of millions of years of nature’s creation, and they face unprecedented challenges for doing so — from climate change and habitat destruction to pollution and...

Interview: Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson's Eco-Warrior Journey: Reveals Allhttps://conservationmag.org/en/video/sea-shepherd-founder-paul-watsons-eco-warrior-journey-he-reveals-all-in-hitman-for-the-kindness-club

05 March 2024 Delve into the extraordinary life of eco-warrior Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd, in this captivating interview about his memoir, "Hitman for the Kindness Club." Discover the untold stories behind Watson's fearless activism and groundbreaking...

Save the Rainforests to Save Our Planethttps://conservationmag.org/en/environment/save-the-rainforests-to-save-our-planet

22 June 2020 The rainforest is said to be one of the richest and oldest living ecosystems of the Earth. They make up approximately 6% of the world's surface area but provide habitat to about 50% of the world's species. Rainforests are jungles which get very high...

Coronavirus Threat to Africa's Biodiversity and Wildlife Tourismhttps://conservationmag.org/en/wildlife/coronavirus-threat-to-africa-s-biodiversity-and-wildlife-tourism

10 April 2020 While the coronavirus is creating havoc around the world, tourism bans around the world, the key to funding wildlife conservation and employment in Africa threaten the livelihoods of the poor. What will the effect be on biodiversity? While the...

Planning Your Dream African Safari Trip: The Best Tours and Destinationshttps://conservationmag.org/en/travel/planning-your-dream-african-safari-trip-the-best-tours-and-destinations

12 July 2023 An African safari might just be the best holiday you can give yourself as the exceptional experiences that the continent offers are unforgettable adventures. Once you set foot on its shores, Africa takes hold of you. The epic scale of wide spaces is...

In the firing-line: An exclusive interview with the elite anti-poaching unit at Singita South Africahttps://conservationmag.org/en/wildlife/in-the-firing-line-an-exclusive-interview-with-the-elite-anti-poaching-unit-at-singita-south-africa

18 March 2022 “It must be terrifying,” muses the young man in the camo uniform. Strange words from someone with a 9mm on his hip. He continues: “I’ve actually tried to imagine what it must be like to be a poacher in the bush who suspects there’s a stopper group out...

Capturing the Leopard's Struggle and Beauty: a Wildlife Photographer's Perspectivehttps://conservationmag.org/en/wildlife/capturing-the-leopards-struggle-and-beauty-a-wildlife-photographers-perspective

09 June 2023 Within the last 20 years, the leopard population has drastically decreased in South Africa and worldwide. One of the most significant contributors to leopard mortality is human-wildlife conflict and loss of habitat. Owen Grobler, wildlife photographer...

Saving our closest relatives: An Interview with the world’s only Bonobo Sanctuaryhttps://conservationmag.org/en/wildlife/saving-our-closest-relatives-an-interview-with-the-world-s-only-bonobo-sanctuary

08 September 2020 First things first, you might be asking yourself ‘Funky name, but what on earth is a Bonobo?’. Also known as the pygmy chimpanzee, bonobos are primates found in the Congo basin in Africa, and they also happen to be our closest living relatives...

How AI And ML-Based Tools Help Combat Climate Change: EOSDA Casehttps://conservationmag.org/en/environment/how-ai-and-ml-based-tools-help-combat-climate-change-eosda-case

19 June 2024 Discover how EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA) leverages AI and ML to fight climate change through precise satellite imagery analytics for agriculture, forestry, and more. Learn about EOSDA Crop Monitoring, LandViewer, and custom projects, including soil...

Understanding shark attack statistics, who is the hunted here?https://conservationmag.org/en/wildlife/understanding-shark-attack-statistics-who-is-the-hunted-here

11 November 2019 Sharks have had such a bad rap for so long, and it is difficult to imagine a time when the words “shark” and “attack” didn’t go together. But once upon a time, there were “incidents” and “accidents”, rather than “attacks”. Let’s explore the history...

The Pineapple and the Pachyderm: How a Thai Community is Turning Conflict into Coexistencehttps://conservationmag.org/en/wildlife/the-pineapple-and-the-pachyderm-how-a-thai-community-is-turning-conflict-into-coexistence

11 November 2025 Roengrom Aiamsa-ard, unable to sleep, wakes up at 3 am and begins to prepare her tools for later in the day. She’s anxious. The pineapples in her field are just about ripe, a prime target for herds of hungry elephants. Roengrom (or Pa Rom as many...

Saving the Critically Endangered Sumatran elephanthttps://conservationmag.org/en/wildlife/saving-the-critically-endangered-sumatran-elephant

15 March 2022 The Sumatran elephant and its battle for survival. On the island of Sumatra, a battle for survival is taking place. The Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is facing an Extinction crisis. Listed as Critically Endangered, estimates are that...

Lonely Parrots Flock Together with Video-Calling Technologyhttps://conservationmag.org/en/video/lonely-parrots-flock-together-with-video-calling-technology

21 April 2023 A new study by Ilyena Hirskyj, Rebecca Kleinberger and Jennifer Cunha, which helped pet parrots make video calls to each other, suggests that the birds may have benefited from making new feathered friends over the internet. Animal-computer interaction...

WWF Nedbank Green Trust Making a Difference for 30 yearshttps://conservationmag.org/en/environment/wwf-nedbank-greentrust-making-a-difference-for-30-years

03 September 2020 The WWF Nedbank Green Trust’s slogan, Igniting new ways for people and nature to thrive, has never been more relevant or imperative than it is in 2020. It is the year of the Trust’s 30th-anniversary celebrations and the dawn of what many are hoping is...

How to go on your own self-drive safari in South Africahttps://conservationmag.org/en/travel/all-you-need-to-know-about-how-to-embark-on-your-own-self-drive-safari-in-south-africa

18 March 2019 Did you know that you don’t need to go on an organised tour or game drive to go on safari in South Africa? The idea that you can drive around a reserve yourself spotting wildlife (including the big five!) is actually amazing. Everything you need to...

Editorial Guidelines for Conservation Maghttps://conservationmag.org/en/write-for-us

05 January 2024 Welcome to Conservation Mag. We seek passionate voices to help inform, inspire, and empower readers to take action for our planet and to inspire them to explore the beauty and diversity of nature around the globe. These guidelines will help you...

NASA Climate change visualisation 2022https://conservationmag.org/en/video/nasa-climate-change-visualisation-2022

18 March 2022 Do you still have some climate denier friends? NASA just released their latest climate change visuaisation that depicts global temperatures between 1880 and 2021. Temperatures in our century has increased mainly due to human activities. NASA indicates...

Bullfighting in Spain: Cruelty Your Travel Money Should Not Supporthttps://conservationmag.org/en/travel/bullfighting-in-spain-cruelty-your-travel-money-should-not-support

01 August 2020 New calls to ban bullfighting have been voiced from the activists – La Tortura No Es Cultura (Torture Is Not Culture) after Spain's first bullfight, since lockdown, ended with another slaughtered animal. Warning: Some images in this article contain...