Candice Gaukel Andrews

Human-Wildlife Conflict and Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

I heard about another act of wildlife poaching this morning. Only this time it wasn’t African elephants or Indian tigers or Indonesian rhinos. It was in the...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

12 Conservation Success Stories of 2015

Last night, I watched a movie titled Merchants of Doubt. In this 2014 film, director and producer Robert Kenner lets us in on a secret that’s hiding in plain...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

New WILDLABS.NET: Where Technology and Conservation Meet

It’s easy to find recent examples of how technology has helped wildlife conservation. New electronic tools for detecting and preventing animal and plant...

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Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

See—and Save—Bengal Tigers in India

By Peter Davis Krahenbuhl Did you ever stop to wonder why some of the world’s most majestic animals are often also the most threatened species on Earth? The...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

5 Iconic At-Risk Species (And Where to Travel to See Them)

This is a guest post by Matt Kareus, Editor in Chief of The Safarist and About Galapagos, and Executive Director of the International Galapagos Tour Operators...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Earth Day 2015: the Good, the Bad and the Silenced

Wednesday, April 22, is Earth Day 2015, the 45th celebration of what started out as a true grassroots movement—the environmental likes of which we haven’t...

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Wendy Redal

Illegal Wildlife Trafficking: U.S. Doubles Down

Within the open expanse of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge just outside Denver, you’ll find an unseemly sight – a large government...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Should We Vaccinate Wild Animals for Canine Distemper Virus?

The world’s tigers face considerable threats today: poaching, habitat loss, depletion of their prey and retaliatory kills by humans when the big cats take...

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Tania Curry

10 WWF Success Stories of 2014

2014 was a successful year for conservation and WWF's work around the world. None of it could have been possible with the support of WWF's members. Read about...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Seeding the Earth: When We Lose an Animal, We Lose a Forest

When we hear news about the declining numbers—and even near-extinction—of some of the world’s largest animals, such as tigers and rhinos, we usually think...

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Tania Curry

Get to Know a Guide: Ragtag Road Trips, the BBC and Bengal Tigers

In 1974, a 20-year-old Toby Sinclair climbed into an old minibus with some friends for a road trip that would change the course of his life. After travels...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Counting Wild Tigers by 2016: Will It Help Save Them?

On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 13 countries that have wild tiger populations agreed to take part in a global census of the endangered big cats. The hope is...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

WWF Report: 52 Percent of the World’s Biodiversity Is Gone

When the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released its Living Planet Report 2014 on September 30, it wasn’t the usual doom-and-gloom environmental news story that is...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act: the Meaning of Wilderness by 10 American Authors

Tomorrow, September 3, 2014, will mark the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. In 1964, the bill that created the act passed the Senate by a vote of 73–12...

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Chris Miller

International Tiger Day is Tomorrow!

via Halesowen News This gorgeous tiger from England's Dudley Zoo has been chosen as the face of this year's International Tiger Day tomorrow, July 29, 2014....

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Chris Miller

Video of the Week: Gibbon Plays with Young Tigers

A smile for your weekend! Had to share this remarkable capture of a gleeful gibbon monkey up to a little mischief with a couple of juvenile tigers. The clip...

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Tania Curry

Know Before You Go: Test your Tiger IQ before Travel to India

At most, how many pounds of meat can a tiger consume at one time? How much of tigers' historic range has been lost? These are some of questions you'll come...

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Tania Curry

Video of the Week: Leonardo DiCaprio Talks to Ellen about Protecting Nature

Leonardo DiCaprio was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this past week to discuss his new movie as well as philanthropic efforts. DiCaprio, who is a WWF...

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