How are conservationists now viewing our approach to protecting wildlife?

With over one-million species now facing possible extinction, according to the UN IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services, global conservation bodies have responded swiftly by taking urgent new measures to stem the tide.

Voters will have the final say on a people’s initiative aimed at outlawing large-scale livestock production in Switzerland.

Live elephants will no longer be exported from Africa, except “in exceptional circumstances”.

The Fondation Franz Weber (FFW) – an organisation that campaigns to protect nature and animals – on Friday said the ongoing CITES-CoP18 had missed a golden opportunity to protect elephants.

Delegates from more than 180 countries are gathering for the meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites).

Different approaches to protecting elephants are set to dominate the debate at a key conservation conference starting in Geneva today.

Animal rights activists in Barcelona are celebrating a victory after the Spanish city ordered its municipal zoo to restrict the breeding of captive animals unless their young are destined to be reintroduced into the wild.

Voters in Basel have rejected a controversial project to build a giant aquarium complex for the local zoo – the largest attraction of its kind in land-locked Switzerland.

The people of Basel are set to vote on a project for a giant aquarium complex. Supporters believe the „Ozeanium” will contribute to environmental education and nature conservation. But opponents say the project is unsustainable.

It’s a Saturday morning, and excitable children, sullen teenagers and stressed parents are streaming through the gates of Barcelona Zoo. So begins a typical day at one of the city’s oldest public institutions. For 125 years, the zoo has been a fundamental establishment in Barcelona for tourists and locals alike, evolving from a small, private collection into a modern zoo with more than 2,000 animals. Yet as global attitudes towards zoos change, and animal rights activists pile on the pressure, Barcelona Zoo is once again being forced to evolve with the times.

Project ZOOXXI was born from the ideals of anonymous citizens – activists, animal rights campaigners, university students, scientists and teachers – who question these urban facilities we call “zoos” that are heirs to the historical tradition of the human domination of other animals.

The Swiss government has banned imports of most seal products from April 1. This measure brings its rules in line with those of the European Union.

In a dramatic switch, the country with the world’s largest population of elephants, Botswana, urges a ban on ivory trading.

The survival of a spectacular coral fish from Indonesia may depend on a decision made in South Africa this month.

What to do about the African elephant poaching crisis looms large ahead of next month’s major international wildlife trade meeting.

The European Union is the largest exporter of legal ivory, leading to concern that it’s fueling a parallel illegal trade—and the slaughter of elephants.

South Africa and Kenya will hold talks with other African countries to find a common position on ivory trade ahead of the 17^th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Johannesburg in September-October.

Gorgeous coral fish are to be seen everywhere, writes Monica Biondo, decorating aquariums in restaurants, doctors’ offices and living rooms. The coral fish trade is booming! But it’s destroying the reefs themselves, and driving many species to extinction. The Banggai Cardinalfish is among those unlikely to survive as this evil trade lays waste to them and their precious habitat.

The convention regulating the international wildlife trade voted last week to take concrete steps to combat the illegal ivory trade.