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India's tiger population jumps 30 per cent
The Telegraph
Boost for conservationists as tiger numbers rise from 1,706 in 2010 to 2,226 last year
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Kaziranga’s ruthless rangers have reduced rhino poaching by simply gunning down poachers at sight
Quartz
Conservation must recognise the need to build bridges, sometimes with its fiercest critics.
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China's ivory ban sparks dramatic drop in prices across Asia
The Guardian
Prices of raw ivory in Vietnam have fallen, which traders are linking to Chinas announcement of its domestic ivory ban, according to new research
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This AI hunts poachers
IEEE Spectrum
The elephant’s new protector is PAWS, a machine-learning and game-theory system that predicts where poachers are likely to strike
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Should we give up half of the Earth to wildlife?
The Guardian
Populations of all kinds of wildlife are declining at alarming speed. One radical solution is to make 50% of the planet a nature reserve
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21 tech companies band together against wildlife trafficking
NPR
The effort involves tech leaders such as Alibaba, Baidu, eBay, Facebook and Instagram who have pledged to try to reduce trafficking across their platforms by 80 percent by 2020.
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With limited funds for conservation, researchers spar over which species to save—and which to let go
Science Magazine
Some nations already experimenting with setting spending priorities
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Hundreds more species under threat of extinction than previously thought, scientists say
The Independent
‘This indicates that urgent reassessment is needed of the current statuses of animal species’
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Species sleuths: Amateur naturalists spark a new wave of discovery
e360
Scientists have not kept pace with the work of discovering new species. Now, a growing number of committed hobbyists  ranging from a Belgian bus driver to a California cybersecurity expert  are out in the field, igniting a boom in documenting the world's biodiversity.
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Suffering unseen: The dark truth behind wildlife tourism
National Geographic
Captive wild animal encounters are hugely popular, thanks partly to social media. But our investigation shows many creatures lead dismal lives.
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Tigers, elephants and pangolins suffer as global wildlife trafficking soars
The Guardian
Dozens of species are now at risk but a conference this week will showcase new technology that could help stop the illegal trade
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The plan to turn half the world into a reserve for nature
BBC
Scientists and conservationists are proposing that up to half of Earth’s land and oceans be protected for nature. Is it a necessary step or a pipe dream?
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Thousands of species are fleeing to earth's poles en masse, and a pattern's emerging
ScienceAlert

We know that global warming is forcing many animals around the world to flee their normal habitats, but now, an exhaustive analysis has shown marine species are booking it for the poles six times faster than those on land.
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By pollinating just a handful of crops, wild bees contribute over $1.5 billion per year
Sciencealert

It's not just honeybees that pollinate our crops and put food on our plates. In North America alone there are roughly 4,000 species of native bee, and new research has calculated these wild insects provide over US$1.5 billion each year from pollina
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Loss of bees causes shortage of key food crops, study finds
The Guardian
Apple and cherry production hampered by lack of wild bees, who are suffering from a loss of habitat, toxic pesticides and the climate crisis