Two NGOs allege that bottom trawling is at odds with biodiversity conservation and France’s legal commitments to protecting marine ecosystems.

This week, the world's governments are meeting in Geneva for the 78th meeting of the Standing Committee of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

A new analysis led by University of Oxford researchers has found that the main agreement that regulates international ...

Governments often use bans to protect wildlife that's most threatened by trade. However, in our recent study we ask the ...

This week, the world’s governments are meeting in Geneva for the 78th meeting of the Standing Committee of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Each year, thousands of migratory birds such as the colorful African pygmy goose, maccoa duck and African spoonbill stop at ...

As the 20 new protected areas remain without management plans, the parks are still vulnerable to threats and overexploitation. In Bajos del Norte, one of the new national parks decreed one year ...

Widenose guitarfish are critically endangered, as listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, due to overexploitation by coastal fisheries. In response, various organisations and ...

Due to their slow reproductive rate, with only a few hundred eggs produced at a time, B. vaderi could be vulnerable to overexploitation, researchers said.

Climate change, booming development, and overexploitation of groundwater are combining to threaten the future of Florida’s potable water supply. Sea levels along the Florida coast have risen ...

Prior to her passing, singer Winnie Khumalo had opened up about not feeling well for three months and her health scare with asthma. TheSouthAfrican.com is all about South Africa and the stories ...

As summer starts in the northern hemisphere, the ocean draws people for relaxation or adventure. Some may walk the beach, go sailing, or take a cruise. Most will enjoy the sea’s vastness from the ...