The loss of biodiversity is influenced by the choices we consciously make, and given the importance of this issue the IUCN through its Commision for Species Survival (SSC) and Commission on Education ...

Environmentalists are urging the Trump administration to reverse a decision to freeze funding for important conservation work aimed at protecting iconic at-risk species, which includes anti-poaching patrols for vulnerable elephants and rhinos. The Center for Biological Diversity sent a notice of intent to sue to the administration on Wednesday over the funding cuts. “The Trump administration’s funding freeze for anti-poaching patrols and other international conservation work is maddening, heartbreaking, and very illegal,” said Sarah Uhlemann, the Center for Biological Diversity’s international program director, in a press release from the nonprofit environmental organization.

Infectious diseases of wildlife cause human health hazards and economic losses. However, it is unclear how outbreaks affect human behaviour in relatio…

Wildlife trade bans can encourage buyers and sellers to trade in similar species that haven’t been banned but may still be endangered.