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Recovering Lions, Restoring Landscapes

By Stephanie Carnow

...and chilling, each roar the embodiment of the African wilderness itself. Gonarezhou literally means “place of the elephants”, but Peter, WCN’s Conservation Initiatives Director, was there because of its lions....

Why Do We Love Animals?

By Joyce Wang, Director of Conservation Partnerships

...Save the Elephants showed elephants mourning their dead, much like we do – a phenomenon long known by elephant researchers but rarely caught on film. Not everyone likes animals, of...

A Message from Okapi Conservation Project for World Ranger Day

By Wildlife Conservation Network

Guest blog by Lucas Meers, Okapi Conservation Project program officer. Being able to see our favorite animals, like elephants, rhinos, tigers, lions, okapis, and gorillas in the wild, animals largely...

2017 WCN Scholar: Rabin Kadariya

By Wildlife Conservation Network

...home to at least 53 mammals, including rhinoceros, wild elephants, Bengal tigers, and the Gangetic dolphin. Under his leadership and in collaboration with park authorities and community leaders, Rabin helped...

Wildlife on Camera: Hippo Combat

By Wildlife Conservation Network

...that it displeases him to see an interloper in his space. As the third largest land animal (after elephants and rhinos), the hippo is a heavyweight force to be reckoned...

Mama Simba: The Mothers of Lions

By Wildlife Conservation Network

...Many of them have never seen wildlife before, including lions, despite living alongside them. For others, their experiences with wildlife have mostly been unpleasant—seeing elephants destroying their crops, or finding...

One Challenge, Three Champions, and Loads of Chocolates

By Wildlife Conservation Network

...same number of bones as a human… just bigger.” rylie_butler: “Killer bees inject toxins into their enemies for other bees to swarm them when they threaten them.” Thanks again to...

Recent Study Reveals Countries That Do Most for Wildlife

By Wildlife Conservation Network

...people who live around the protected areas are expected to co-exist with a wide array of wildlife that also share the landscape, including large mammals like elephants and lions that...
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