Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre opens in Al Ain
The Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre was opened on Monday in Al Ain Zoo by Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, deputy chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council. “The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al...
Book outlines UAE’s efforts at conservation
The UAE’s environmental priorities that were spelt out by the late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and President Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan are yielding rich results, said an environmental...
Cheetah cub the new art sensation in the UAE
A young cheetah cub rescued from smugglers at the Saudi border is the newest art sensation in the UAE, according to its rescuers Emirates Park Zoo and Resort in Abu Dhabi. The African wildcat is...
Shy pangolins need world spotlight to survive
Reclusive, gentle and quick to roll up into a ball, pangolins keep a low profile. But they are also the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal, and experts at the Convention on International Trade...
Island restoration supports conservation of two Pacific seabird species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that two Pacific seabird species, the Scripps’s murrelet and Guadalupe murrelet, no longer warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act...
Adani Carmichael coalmine faces new legal challenge from conservation foundation
The Australian Conservation Foundation has renewed its legal challenge to Adani’s Carmichael mine, appealing against a federal court ruling that endorsed its approval by the commonwealth. The ACF on...
Private land within Great Bear Rainforest donated for conservation
A vast tract of pristine waterfront within British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest has been donated to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, filling in part of a patchwork of conservation efforts...
Calgary Zoo honoured for whooping crane conservation efforts
Being honoured for its efforts to restore the once critically endangered whooping crane to the wild is a true feather in the cap for the Calgary Zoo, officials say. The zoo is being recognized,...
