Human–wildlife coexistence is often far from straightforward, with predators particularly hard hit: their numbers tend to fall sharply in areas close to human settlements, fields and pastureland. This ...

Relentlessly hunted for its scales, the mysterious armored pangolin is vanishing throughout Africa. Now scientists are trying to unlock the secrets that could help save it.

At first glance, it looks like something out of medieval warfare - but it’s completely natural. The pangolin’s overlapping scales are arranged in a precise hexagonal pattern, leaving virtually no weak ...

For conservation and the management of human–wildlife conflicts, it is of great interest to know which species are eaten by carnivores. Scientists from the Ngorongoro Hyena Project at the Leibniz ...

Every night, Abbas Yusuf crosses the ancient walls of the holy city of Harar, Ethiopia, and starts calling the animals by name. Kamariya, “like the moon.” Chaltu, “refined.” And his favorite, Jarjaraa ...