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China to extend fishing ban from three months to four months

China Extends Fishing Ban on Yangtze River

Jan 03, 2016 07:35 AM EST

In accordance with a national policy, Anhui province will impose a fishing ban on Yangtze river for four months to preserve fish resources, according to officials.

Monarch Butterfly Population May Quadruple in Mexico

Elena Garcia |

Nov 14, 2015 07:26 AM EST

Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico could nearly quadruple in number this year thanks to actions taken by the United States, Mexico and Canada to protect the migratory species, authorities said on Thursday.

There Is Hope! Conservationists Address Rwanda Lion Absence Following 1994 Genocide

Ina Ariola |

Jun 29, 2015 05:03 AM EDT

Seven lions will be moved from South Africa to Rwanda, where lion population has been totally wiped out for 15 years. Five females and two males will have a 24-hour journey via land and air.

Large meltwater stream rushes across the surface of the Greenland ice sheet

Mystery Of 'Disappearing Lakes' In Greenland Solved; What Did Scientists Find?

Althea Serad |

Jun 04, 2015 09:53 AM EDT

Over a decade ago, scientists were mystified when lakes sitting atop Greenland’s ice sheet suddenly drained out billions of gallons of water in just hours. Now it appears the mystery is solved. Geoscientists have published a new study in the journal Nature on June 3 explaining the alarming phenomenon, reported Live Science.

'Green' Hunting: Tranquilizer Darts Instead of Bullets

Marco Foronda |

May 18, 2015 06:47 AM EDT

Bisbee's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fund introduced 'green' hunting, which doesn't kill animals. But is it really pro-conservation?

China Inaugurates World's Largest Water Transfer Project

Nyrene Grace Patricia Paranga |

Dec 13, 2014 04:35 AM EST

China officially inaugurated the largest water diversion project in the world.

Vladimir Putin assists with the tagging of a Siberian tiger in 2008.

Putin's Siberian Tiger Returns To Russia

Dan Weisman |

Dec 13, 2014 03:36 AM EST

Oblivious to sticky international borders, Kuzya, the Siberian Tiger that was rescued as a cub by Russian President Vladimir Putin, apparently has returned from China to Russia's far east. Kuzya created a bit of an international incident when he wandered cross the Sino-Russian border two months ago, swimming across the Amur River into China. Conservationists expressed concern that the tiger would become poacher prey.

Philippines' Rare Dwarf Buffalo Resists Extinction

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 31, 2014 01:31 PM EDT

Conservationists announced Friday that the population of the Bubalus mindorensis, one of the world's rarest creatures, in the Philippines has grown to its largest since efforts to save them from being wiped out from the face of the earth began.