Month: October 2022

A jaguar walks along a sandy riverbank

You’re helping us study jaguars in the Guianas

Thanks to your support, the first ever large-scale jaguar monitoring effort is under way in Suriname and Guyana

Forests / Habitats and species / Illegal wildlife trade
A photography looking upwards towards the canopy of a rainforest from the forest floor

Living Planet Report reveals nature in crisis

Wildlife population sizes around the world are in decline, with biodiversity and human livelihoods under threat. Our 2022 Living Planet Report shows that urgent action is needed – but change is possible

Climate / Food / Forests / Habitats and species / Oceans / UK nature
A deforested area of the Amazon rainforest, with bare earth and tree stumps

New documentary highlights Amazon struggle

Feature-length film The Territory documents one Indigenous community’s fight against deforestation

Climate / Forests / Habitats and species / People and communities
A tiger stands in long grass

Tigers roar back in Nepal

Nepal has more than doubled its wild tiger population, thanks to inspirational conservation efforts

Forests / Habitats and species / Illegal wildlife trade
A family group of African elephants in Maasai Mara in Kenya

UK ivory ban finally confirmed

Thanks to your support, it’s now illegal to buy or sell ivory in the UK – though there’s still work to be done

Illegal wildlife trade
The Tiger Friends pose for a team photo, wearing 'Bagh Mitra' caps and shirts.

Photo story: A day with India’s ‘Tiger Friends’

Living alongside wildlife – particularly big cats – can be challenging. But a dedicated group of volunteers in India are helping people and tigers to share the landscape

Conservation heroes / Forests / Illegal wildlife trade / People and communities
A pink river dolphin leaps from the water

Gallery: Keeping watch for river dolphins

In the heart of the Amazon, the race is on to save rare river dolphins’ habitat. Explore this remarkable landscape and see behind the scenes of our monitoring mission

Habitats and species