How Killing Machines save endangered wildlife

A little organization known as  Conservation Drones is shifting how Dones (unmanned aerial vehicle) which are typically used as warfare tools  are now used in conservation with fantastic new uses….. Known as stealthy killing machines to take out suspected terrorists Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Hog Deer

Photo credit: Charles McDougal   The Hog Deer, Axis porcinus, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

IUCN Species of the Day: Red-Headed Vulture

  Photo credit: Ganesh H. Shankar   The Red-headed Vulture, Sarcogyps calvus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Formerly widespread throughout the Indian sub-continent and South-east Asia, this species has undergone significant declines Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Social Lapwing

  Photo credit: Lior Kisslev   The Sociable Lapwing, Vanellus gregarius, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It breeds in Russia and Kazakhstan and winters in Israel, Syria, Eritrea, Sudan and north-west India. Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Indian Vulture

  Photo credit: Nidhin Poothully   The Indian Vulture, Gyps indicus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  This robust and scruffy scavenger used to be found in villages, towns, and cities near cultivated Continue Reading