(EnviroNews World News) — In 2020, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) left the world stunned when the NGO reported that due to human activities, the world had lost 68% of its wildlife in only 50 years. The organization grabbed headlines across the globe again in January 2022, but…
(EnviroNews World News) — Uttar Pradesh, India — A vicious act of animal abuse was caught on camera on December 31, 2020, and posted on social media by onlookers. The video, which has since gone viral, has led to the arrest of some of the attackers with the other still…
(EnviroNews World News) — Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia — Kamchatka, Russia, one of Earth’s biological marvels, supports an abundance of wildlife thanks to its 160 volcanoes. On land, it’s known for its Kamchatka brown bears, Eurasian forest reindeer, elk, moose, wolves, and mountain sheep. In the air, Steller’s sea eagles…
(EnviroNews World News) — Victoria, Australia — When smoldering koalas grabbed headlines around the world during Australia’s unprecedented 2020 wildfires, another imperiled eucalyptus-eating species, every bit as unique and adorable, was being swallowed up by the burning beast as well: the greater glider (Petauroides volans). These nocturnal marsupials are…
(EnviroNews World News) — Verkhoyansk, Sakha Republic, Russia — Record shattering temperatures blanketed the Arctic Circle, as the tiny town of Verkhoyansk experienced a high of 100.4 degrees (38 Celsius) on Saturday, June 20, 2020, The Washington Post reported. The unverified temperature is not an anomaly though. A day later,…
(EnviroNews World News) — Kruger National Park, South Africa — Between 2008 and 2018, poachers killed about 4,000 rhinos in South Africa’s Kruger National Park and its surrounding private reserves. These thugs typically take only the horn to sell for unfounded medicinal use in Asia. They oftentimes leave the…
(EnviroNews World News) — A simply delightful drone video was posted by sea life conservation group the Leatherback Trust on March 21, 2017, showing a rather large East Pacific leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) swimming with swan-like grace, not through water, but over a sandy beach on its way…
(EnviroNews World News) — The People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced on December 30, 2016, that it would put an end to its ivory trade once and for all. The move is being hailed by conservationists and wildlife advocates across the globe, who say China’s change in policy…
(EnviroNews World News) — Saint-Tropez, France — Hollywood megastar and heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio has done it again: For the second time in a month, the Oscar-nominated actor has moved around large sums of money on behalf of the environment. On July 22, 2015, DiCaprio gathered up another $40m…
(EnviroNews World News) — Cape Cod, Massachusetts — On July 15, 2015, a seven-foot male juvenile great white shark accidentally beached himself while chasing after a seagull in Cape Cod Massachusetts, onlookers told local news crews. Brave beachgoers kept the shark wet by throwing pales of water on…
(EnviroNews World News) — Celebrated actor Leonardo DiCaprio is no newcomer to outspoken environmental advocacy, but now, the 40-year-old mega-star is putting his money where his mouth is yet again. DiCaprio announced on July 14, 2015 that his foundation will be donating $15 million dollars to several prominent…