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Zero Rhinos Poached in India’s Stronghold for the Second Year on Record

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Zero Rhinos Poached in India’s Stronghold for the Second Year on Record

Greater one horned rhino – CC 4.0. Nejib Ahmed India’s rhino stronghold of Assam reported zero deaths due to poaching among its populations of greater one-horned rhinos in 2025. The success replicates that seen in 2023, another year in which poachers claimed no rhinos. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of the state of Assam, … Read more

Endangered Iguanas Make a Romantic Getaway Out of Protected Caribbean Island–Populations Explode

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Endangered Iguanas Make a Romantic Getaway Out of Protected Caribbean Island–Populations Explode

Lesser Antillean Iguana – credit, © Andrew Snyder / Re:wild The small and uninhabited islet of Prickly Pear East is not what you might describe as a romantic holiday destination, but for the Lesser Antillean iguana, it has proved to be just that. Thanks to an ambitious program of cross-Caribbean matchmaking, a new population has … Read more