Only a few years ago, the Brown Bear was on the verge of extinction in Italy due to a variety of reasons, including poachers, hunters and vengeful people poisoning the animals. Today however, conservationists are celebrating their success after several cubs have been spotted in the country. (more…)

The beautiful narwhal is expected to become on the endangered list in less than five years if their needless killing continues. The international ivory ban that came into effect in 1989 is limited to the tusks of elephants, and does not include the single tusk that extends from the narwhal’s jaw. Last week, stunned conservationists discovered that several narwhal tusks were being auctioned in London and were expected to fetch in the area of ВЈ10,000 each. (more…)