Scientists find secret 'supercolony' of 1.5 million penguins

Scientists found a yet unknown "supercolony" of more than 1.5 million Adélie penguins in the awesomely named Danger Islands, off of the Antarctic Peninsula’s northern tip.

World's wilderness is nearly gone

The first comprehensive fine-scale map of the world's remaining marine and terrestrial wild places shows that just 23 percent of the world's landmass can now be considered wilderness, with the rest lost.

Trio of Nations Sign Agreement to Protect World's Largest Tropical Wetland

Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay have agreed to share the responsibility of preserving 42 million acres of wildlife habitat and biodiversity for years to come.

Chile Announces 3 Massive New Marine Sanctuaries

Chilean President announced on Tuesday the creation of three new marine sanctuaries encompassing more than 450,000 square miles.

Human construction projects could wipe out the world's last wild tigers

A new report from the WWF reveals that planned infrastructure projects throughout Southeast Asia could devastate wild tiger populations.

'Catastrophic' loss of 10pc of wilderness across the world over past two decades

Planet Earth has lost one tenth of its area of wilderness since 1993, equivalent to half of Australia in size, new research reveals.