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London Zoo Annual Weigh-In
August 19, 2025, London, England, United Kingdom: Humboldt penguins are seen during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo, London, Britain. The yearly event sees keepers record the vital statistics of animals ranging from penguins and capybaras to giant tortoises, lemurs and snails as part of routine health monitoring. (Credit Image: © Thomas Krych/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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London Zoo Annual Weigh-In
August 19, 2025, London, England, United Kingdom: Gizmo and Kiwi, a pair of capybaras, are weighed during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo, London, Britain. Zookeepers record the animals' vital statistics as part of routine health monitoring. (Credit Image: © Thomas Krych/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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London Zoo Annual Weigh-In
August 19, 2025, London, England, United Kingdom: Humboldt penguins gather near the scales during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo, London. Dozens of animals are weighed and measured in the yearly exercise. (Credit Image: © Thomas Krych/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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International Tiger Day Observed At Central Zoo In Nepal
July 29, 2025, Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal: A Royal Bengal tiger is seen inside its enclosure at the Central Zoo in Lalitpur on Tuesday, as visitors mark the 15th International Tiger Day. The global awareness day, launched in 2010, aims to highlight the threats facing tigers and promote conservation efforts. Nepal, which has nearly tripled its wild tiger population over the past decade, recorded 355 individuals in the latest national census conducted in 2022. (Credit Image: © Safal Prakash Shrestha/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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International Tiger Day Observed At Central Zoo In Nepal
July 29, 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal: A Royal Bengal tiger is seen inside its enclosure at the Central Zoo in Lalitpur on Tuesday, as visitors mark the 15th International Tiger Day. The global awareness day, launched in 2010, aims to highlight the threats facing tigers and promote conservation efforts. Nepal, which has nearly tripled its wild tiger population over the past decade, recorded 355 individuals in the latest national census conducted in 2022. (Credit Image: © Safal Prakash Shrestha/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Can culling ferrets and rats save one of the UK’s largest seabird colonies on Rathlin Island?
Puffins, Manx shearwaters and kittiwakes on Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland have been dying. Now islanders and experts think they have the solution.
A £4.5m project to eradicate the key predators believed to be affecting the island's puffin colony. Ferrets were tackled in the first phase and it has been a year since the last confirmed sighting.
In the final phase 40 scientists, researchers, conservationists and volunteers will put the poisoned food into the bait stations designed to kill the island's rats.
With Northern Ireland behind them LIFE Raft member Marta Rabanales Scott and Kirsty Benton builds a bait trap on a cliff top on Rathlin Island.
17 Sept 2024.
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Can culling ferrets and rats save one of the UK’s largest seabird colonies on Rathlin Island?
Puffins, Manx shearwaters and kittiwakes on Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland have been dying. Now islanders and experts think they have the solution.
A £4.5m project to eradicate the key predators believed to be affecting the island's puffin colony. Ferrets were tackled in the first phase and it has been a year since the last confirmed sighting.
In the final phase 40 scientists, researchers, conservationists and volunteers will put the poisoned food into the bait stations designed to kill the island's rats.
Professional climbers assist members of the Life Raft project along the islandÕs dangerous cliff areas on Rathlin Island.
17 Sept 2024.
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Can culling ferrets and rats save one of the UK’s largest seabird colonies on Rathlin Island?
Puffins, Manx shearwaters and kittiwakes on Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland have been dying. Now islanders and experts think they have the solution.
A £4.5m project to eradicate the key predators believed to be affecting the island's puffin colony. Ferrets were tackled in the first phase and it has been a year since the last confirmed sighting.
In the final phase 40 scientists, researchers, conservationists and volunteers will put the poisoned food into the bait stations designed to kill the island's rats.
Stuart Johnson, whose company trains scientists and researchers to access remote areas by rope.
17 Sept 2024.
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Can culling ferrets and rats save one of the UK’s largest seabird colonies on Rathlin Island?
Puffins, Manx shearwaters and kittiwakes on Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland have been dying. Now islanders and experts think they have the solution.
A £4.5m project to eradicate the key predators believed to be affecting the island's puffin colony. Ferrets were tackled in the first phase and it has been a year since the last confirmed sighting.
In the final phase 40 scientists, researchers, conservationists and volunteers will put the poisoned food into the bait stations designed to kill the island's rats.
RSPB warden Liam McFaul at West Light Seabird Centre.
17 Sept 2024.
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Can culling ferrets and rats save one of the UK’s largest seabird colonies on Rathlin Island?
Puffins, Manx shearwaters and kittiwakes on Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland have been dying. Now islanders and experts think they have the solution.
A £4.5m project to eradicate the key predators believed to be affecting the island's puffin colony. Ferrets were tackled in the first phase and it has been a year since the last confirmed sighting.
In the final phase 40 scientists, researchers, conservationists and volunteers will put the poisoned food into the bait stations designed to kill the island's rats.
Ulf Keller from Germany with his dog Woody who is trained to seek out rodents on the island.
17 Sept 2024.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
Christine Lain (centre-right), director of Upemba National park, is seen during morning parade at the Lusinga HQ
8th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
Rangers cross a hilltop burnt by bushfires during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park.
6th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
Rangers cross the Kalumengongo river during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park.
6th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
University of Lubumbashi student Daniel Mukabila takes samples of organisms from the Kalumengongo river during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park.
6th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
A ranger seen during a scientific survey of the Kalumengongo river in Upemba National Park.
6th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
University of Lubumbashi student Daniel Mukabila, Dr Chad Keates, and Upemba National Park director Christine Lain seen during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park.
6th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
A ranger at a field campsite on the Kibara Plateau during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park.
6th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
A ranger section camping in the field on the Kibara Plateau during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park.
5th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
Plant samples collected by David Goyder, a botanist from Kew Gardens, during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park.
5th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
Dr Ruffin Mpanga (left), head of bio-monitoring at Upemba National Park, and his assistant Ruth, search for camera traps left across the Kibara Plateau during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park.
5th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
A butterfly caught during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park. Upemba has several endemic butterfly species.
5th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
A park ranger using a net to catch butterflies in grassland on the Kibara Plateau during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park. Upemba has several endemic butterfly species.
5th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
An aerial view of a herd of zebras on the Kibara Plateau. This is the last surviving population of zebras in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
5th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
A park ranger scans the horizon looking for a herd of zebras during a scientific survey of the Kibara Plateau in Upemba National Park.
5th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
Dr Ruffin Mpanga (centre), head of bio-monitoring at Upemba National Park, explains the day’s objectives to University of Lubumbashi student Daniel (left), and his assistant Ruth during a scientific survey of the Kibara Plateau.
5th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
Ranger section leader John Mopeto walks across the Kibara Plateau during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park.
5th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
Scientists Dr Chad Keates (background) and Dr Jess Comley examine a wetland area for organisms during a scientific survey of Upemba National Park.
4th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
Ranger Kappia Girlage poses for a portrait at the Lusinga HQ of Upemba National Park. At 62, Kappia is one of the oldest working rangers at the park. His father was also a ranger here, and Kappia was born and grew up at the HQ station.
4th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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The rangers turning the DRC's 'triangle of death' back into a thriving wildlife reserve, Upemba.
Conflict nearly wiped out its large animals, but local determination is bringing Upemba park back from the brink.
Upemba, which lies in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), once teemed with wildlife. At its height, tens of thousands of elephants were thought to roam the park, which was Africa's largest when Belgian colonial administrators created it in 1939. Lions, zebras and other mammals were abundant.
The years of government neglect and militia conflict almost wiped out the large animals. By the late 2000s, the lions had vanished. Elephants were hunted until only about 150 remained. And the number of zebras in Upemba - the only place in the DRC where they are found in the wild - fell to a perilously low 35.
Instability and violence have long plagued conservation efforts in the DRC, where armed groups use unbroken expanses of jungle or savannah as hideouts.
An aerial view at dawn of gallery forest in a valley in Upemba National Park.
4th July 2024, Upemba National Park, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC.
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'We rarely see them now': just how vulnerable are Vanuatu's dugongs?
A study of the sea cow population in the South Pacific islands is urgently needed, say experts, as numbers fall dramatically.
Light grey in colour, dugongs, sometimes known as "sea cows" and whose closest relatives are freshwater manatees, can grow up to four metres long and weigh up to 400kg (900lb). They are a "friendly species" and respected by islanders.
Dugongs are considered vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The exact number roaming Vanuatu's waters is, however, unknown and this uncertainty is hindering conservation efforts, experts say.
Drone shots of where dugongs like to search for food as it is shallow and calm water On Moso Island.
The shallow water around Moso Island, where dugongs like to feed.
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'We rarely see them now': just how vulnerable are Vanuatu's dugongs?
A study of the sea cow population in the South Pacific islands is urgently needed, say experts, as numbers fall dramatically.
Light grey in colour, dugongs, sometimes known as "sea cows" and whose closest relatives are freshwater manatees, can grow up to four metres long and weigh up to 400kg (900lb). They are a "friendly species" and respected by islanders.
Dugongs are considered vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The exact number roaming Vanuatu's waters is, however, unknown and this uncertainty is hindering conservation efforts, experts say.
Two adult dugongs and a calf looking for food at dawn off Moso Island, near Efate.
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
Trust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snake.
An "adder pass' under a road in Greenham Common nature reserve near Newbury, Berkshire. The crossing incorporates a ditch dug into the ground with metal fencing on either side forming a funnel to guide adders through. At present there are distinct groups of adders separated by road which don't mix with each other. The hope is that the adder pass will provide safe passage and allow for more mixing of the different adder populations, in order to increase their numbers in the area.
30/4/24
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