Facebook wildlife trade report exposes large-scale trafficking risks online

Investigators found banned animals advertised on Facebook, showing how digital markets can accelerate poaching and disease spillover worldwide.

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Bangladesh elephant killings highlight escalating human-wildlife conflict

Conservationists warned that elephant deaths in Bangladesh reveal failed corridor protection and rising danger for rural communities and herds.

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Reform council backs wild beaver releases despite national rewilding row

Leicestershire officials supported beaver reintroductions to reduce flooding, underscoring growing local demand for nature-based recovery.

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Whale shark tracking study secures new protected waters in Indonesia

A decade of satellite data helped justify a marine protected area, strengthening safeguards for whale sharks and local coastal fisheries.

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Wildlife trade expansion raises fresh warnings over disease spillover

Researchers linked growing wild animal commerce to higher pathogen exchange, making enforcement and surveillance urgent for public health.

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Returning curlew call underscores extinction threat across Welsh wetlands

A rare curlew heard in Anglesey highlighted breeding failures in Wales and the need for landscape-scale wetland and farmland management.

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State land restoration plan targets wildlife bridges prisons and peatlands

UK ministers proposed greener public land uses, including wildlife crossings and habitat restoration, to improve biodiversity on state estates.

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