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Articles on Animals
Explore must-read articles on animal conservation, climate change, and species survival. Discover how wildlife adapts in our changing world.
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Must-Read Articles - Animal Rights, Biodiversity & Species Conservation
Discover Better World Info’s hand-curated selection of must-read articles on animals and the issues they face. Learn how you can actively advocate for improved animal welfare, reduce demand for illegal wildlife products, and support important causes.
Our essential guide offers deep insights into the pressing threats facing wildlife and domesticated species alike, examining critical topics such as habitat destruction, industrial farming, animal testing, and street dogs.
Explore how dedicated grassroots organisations, conservationists, and everyday activists are driving meaningful change, and discover practical steps you can take to protect vulnerable species and ensure ethical treatment for all animals.
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Curated Directory & Deep-Dive Resources on Articles on Animals
- Lack of inspections at fish slaughterhouses a ‘disgrace’, says Animal Equality UK - Guardian 04.10.26 524038
- From carp to hippos, 43% of large freshwater animal species spread far beyond native ranges - Mongabay 16.04.26 513894
- Can conservation go viral in Africa? Peter Knights thinks so - Mongabay 08.07.25 479698
- We need a single list of all life on Earth – and most taxonomists now agree on how to start - Conversation 30.10.23 381395
- The Real Way to Save Animals? Think More Selfishly - CD 21.04.23 342480
- 'Grim' Report Warns 40% of US Animals at Risk of Extinction - CD 06.02.23 330677
- Sint Maarten approves plan to destroy entire population of vervet monkeys - Guardian 18.01.23 325775
- Researchers estimate there are 2.5m ants for every human across the planet - The Guardian 20.09.22 371622
- Which Animals Can Best Withstand Climate Change? - ENN 19.08.22 301236
- In “Immense World,” Science Writer Ed Yong Shows “How Animal Senses Reveal Hidden Realms Around Us” - DN! 15.07.22 298184
- Englewood animal shelter has massive drop-off in volunteers, fears for its future - North Jersey 20.05.22 355278
- Florida’s Starving Manatees Ate ‘Every Scrap’ of Food in Trial Feeding Program - Eco Watch 26.03.22 280192
- Polar bear auctions and declining elephant numbers: the trophy hunting industry’s latest scandals - Canary 07.02.22 272965
- The #BettyWhiteChallenge highlights the growth of animal philanthropy and the role of rescues - Conversation 14.01.22 269989
- ‘I saw a big set of white teeth coming towards me’: the people who survived terrifying wild animal attacks - Guardian 04.01.22 267907
- ‘This new snow has no name’: Sami reindeer herders face climate disaster - Guardian 17.12.21 266138
- Do zoo's cause more harm than good? - New Int 09.12.21 264349
- The 12 most intriguing animal discoveries of 2021 - Nat Geo 08.12.21 264235
- High Court Delivers 'Victory' for Rights of Nature Movement in Ecuador - CD 02.12.21 264632
- Climate change and human pressure mean migration may be “no longer worth it”, say researchers - ENN 18.10.21 258502
- Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission Votes to Exterminate Wolves - CD 24.08.21 255789
- How creating wildlife crossings can help reindeer, bears and even crabs - Guardian 23.01.21 234459
- Podcast: With just 10 years left to save Sumatran elephants, what can be done now? - Mongabay 22.01.21 233048
- Nigeria cattle crisis: how drought and urbanisation led to deadly land grabs - Guradian 11.01.21 232823
- Namibias Dirty Deal: Selling 170 live elephants to clear the way for oil drilling? - Change 03.01.21 233860
- How maverick rewilders are trying to turn back the tide of extinction - Guardian 13.10.20 221715
- Israel moves to ban 'immoral' animal fur trade - BBC 05.10.20 218395
- 10 years of the British Wildlife Photography awards – in pictures - Guardian 23.09.20 217229
- Monarch butterflies’ spectacular migration is at risk – an ambitious plan aims to save it - EcoWatch 18.09.20 216845
- Humans are destroying wildlife at an unprecedented rate, new report warns - EcoWatch 10.09.20 215943
- World Honey Bee Day-Another Reminder that 40% of Insect Species Now Threatened With Extinction - CD 04.09.20 215563
- 'Disaster for Endangered Species and the Natural World': Advocates Decry Trump Move to Gut Habitat Protection Law - CD 04.09.20 215558
- This ‘rhino court’ had 100 percent poacher convictions. Why was it closed? - Nat Geo 18.08.20 214284
- Furry engineers: sea otters in California's estuaries surprise scientists - Guardian 14.08.20 217179
- Back from the dead? Stem cells give hope for revival of Malaysia's extinct rhinos - Reuters 12.08.20 213943
- Why Aren’t Sea Trout Thriving Anymore? - ENN 04.08.20 213483
- Wildlife forensics: how a giant pangolin named Ghost could help save the species - Guardian 04.08.20 213579
- Should plants and animals that relocate because of climate change be considered invasive? - EcoWatch 04.08.20 213481
- Why the snow leopard population is decreasing - Treehugger 30.07.20 213331
- For tool-wielding chimps of Ebo Forest, logging plan is a ‘death sentence’ - Mongabay 30.07.20 213258
- Could wild tiger populations double by 2022? - EcoWatch 29.07.20 213077
- What is angora and how is it made? - Treehugger 21.07.20 212867
- How many polar bears will be left in 2100? - Inside Climate News 20.07.20 212679
- Podcast: Five years after the death of Cecil the Lion, trophy hunting debate rages on - Mongabay 08.07.20 212318
- Calls for swift action as hundreds of elephants die in Botswana’s Okavango Delta - Mongabay 02.07.20 211827
- African lion counts miss the mark, but new method shows promise - University of Queensland 18.06.20 210389
- Scottish parliament votes to give mountain hares special protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act - Guardian 18.06.20 210280
- Jaguars in the Atlantic Forest have doubled in number to 200 in last 15 years - Ecologist 18.06.20 210256
- Elephants are mysteriously dying in Botswana - ENN 16.06.20 210104
- Saving Canada's wild salmon: rescuers pin hopes on fish ladder and salmon cannon - Guardian 15.06.20 209982
- Trump’s latest rollback will allow hunters to shoot wolf pups and bear cubs in their dens - Gizmodo 09.06.20 209291
- China raises protection for pangolins by removing scales from medicine list - Guardian 09.06.20 209234
- Fox hunting figures shocking - Ecologist 14.04.20 204804
- China signals end to dog meat consumption by humans - Guardian 09.04.20 205966
- As pangolin trade heats up, Nigeria urged to do more to crack down - Mongabay 02.04.20 203483
- Inside the fight to save the Niger Delta red colobus - Mongabay 31.03.20 203480
- New study shows sea turtles eat plastic because it smells like food - Gizmodo 09.03.20 201069
- Beak-trimming and brutality: is it time to stop buying brown eggs? - Guardian 09.03.20 201066
- An investigation into the horror of UK fox trapping leads to calls for a ban on snares - Canary 05.03.20 200849
- Teen Becomes Mom To Baby Donkey And It Changed Both Of Their Lives - Bored Panda 3/20 238192
- Firefly population in decline - Guardian 22.02.20 199290
- Why the lights are going out for fireflies - Guardian 22.02.20 199928
- Finalists Announced for World Wildlife Day Film Showcase - UNDP 20.02.20 199283
- 'Because Insects Are Key to Our Own Survival,' 73 Scientists Unveil Global Roadmap to Battle Bugpocalypse - Common Dreams 06.01.20 195264
- Light pollution is key 'bringer of insect apocalypse' - Guardian 22.11.19 201082
- World’s nations gather to tackle wildlife extinction crisis - The Guardian 17.08.19 188499
- Crannog: the woman who cares for animals at the end of their lives - Guardian 07/19 192421
- Wildlife decimated by the surge in conflicts in the Sahara and the Sahel - Mongabay 09.05.18 32243
- The surprising benefits of predators - Ecologist 03.05.18 32244
- Animal images used in marketing may skew public perception about their survival risks - Science Daily 12.04.18 32245
- Vulnerability and extinction risk of migratory species from different regions and ecosystems worldwide - Science Daily 26.03.18 32246
- One-fifth of Europe's wood beetles at risk of extinction as ancient trees decline - Guardian 05.03.18 32247
- Cambodia's last leopards on brink of extinction - Science Daily 01.03.18 32248
- Tree-dwelling animals can ‘climb’ away from climate change, study finds - Mongabay 09.02.18 32249
- Indonesian rubber farmers charged in gruesome killing of Bornean orangutan - Mongabay 02.02.18 32250
- Warming Arctic climate constrains life in cold-adapted mammals - Science Daily 18.01.18 32251
- Journal: The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being - O'Brien C.J et al 18.01.18 32252
- Painted turtles face an unusual danger from climate change - PRI 13.01.18 32253
- Trophy Hunting May Drive Extinctions, Due to Climate Change - National Geographic 28.11.17 32254
- On Insects And Biodiversity: Standing Up For The Little Guy - Huffington Post 23.11.17 32255
- Are cities affecting evolution? - Science Daily 02.11.17 32256
- A giant insect ecosystem is collapsing due to humans. It's a catastrophe - Guardian 21.10.17 32257
- George Monbiot: Insectageddon: farming is more catastrophic than climate breakdown - Guardian 20.10.17 32258
- Journal: More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas - Hallmann, C.S et al 18.10.17 32259
- 'Ecological Armageddon': Warnings From Scientists as Flying Insects Disappear - Common Dreams 19.10.17 32260
- Livestock grazing harming giant panda habitat - Science Daily 03.10.17 32261
- Paul R Ehrlich: You don’t need a scientist to know what’s causing the sixth mass extinction - Guardian 11.07.17 32263
- Prelude to global extinction: Human impact on Earth's animals - Science Daily 10.07.17 32264
- Italy has its own subspecies of bear – but there are only 50 left - The Conversation 23.06.17 32266
- When a tiger has no value – Open Democracy 07.11.16 32268
- Book: Global Environmental Governance, Civil Society and Wildlife - Routledge 19.07.19 32269
- Habitat with Humanity - Anthropocene Mag 10/16 370322
- World wildlife falls by 58% in 40 years – BBC News 27.10.16 32270
- Volunteer Conservation Action Data Reveals Large-Scale and Long-Term Negative Population Trends of a Widespread Amphibian, the Common Toad (Bufo bufo) – Petrovan.S.O and Schm… 32273
- New Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom’s first major act is to allow ‘inhumane slaughter’ of badgers – Independent 23.08.16 32277
- Stopping a CAFO: The Biggest Victory You Never Heard About - GRACE 3/13 32278
- Rare pygmy elephants 'poisoned' in Borneo - BBC 1/13 32279
- Australia's wombats struggling to survive - BBC 1/13 32280
- Polish ritual slaughter illegal, court rules - BBC 11/12 32281
- US-Funded Armies Slaughtering Record Number of Elephants - Common Dreams 9/12 32282