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- 1Race to rescue the world's crisis-hit wildlife▼‘Nature can recover’: Inside the race to rescue world’s crisis-hit wildlife
New reporting highlights global efforts to protect and restore wildlife populations pushed to the brink by habitat loss, climate change and human pressure. The central message is cautious optimism: given space and sustained conservation work, nature can recover. Conservationists point to ongoing restoration projects worldwide as proof that targeted intervention can still reverse declines, even as many species remain in crisis.
- 2Wildlife populations down 73% on average, new Living Planet Index shows▼A 73% average decline in wildlife populations: an overview of the 2026 Living Planet Index report
The 2026 Living Planet Index report finds that monitored wildlife populations have declined by an average of 73%, underscoring the accelerating loss of biodiversity worldwide. The overview highlights pressures such as habitat destruction, overexploitation, climate change and pollution driving the collapse of vertebrate populations across regions, with conservationists warning that time is running out to reverse the trend.
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Anglers and conservationists are alarmed by reports of eels leaving the water to die at a fishing lake in East Sussex, England. The behaviour points to severe environmental stress, with pollution or oxygen depletion in the water the suspected causes. European eels are already critically endangered, and observers say the incident highlights how fragile their remaining habitats have become.
- 4Colorado suspends wolf chronic depredation directive▼Colorado Parks and Wildlife temporarily suspends current chronic depredation directive for wolves
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has temporarily suspended its current chronic depredation directive for wolves, pausing the policy that guides how the agency responds to wolves repeatedly killing livestock. The suspension was reported by the Pagosa Springs Sun. It is not yet clear how long the pause will last or what interim rules apply to ranchers reporting wolf conflicts.
- 5EU to ban lead gunshot for hunting●Lead gunshot will finally be banned across the EU – ending the largest remaining source of lead pollution from hunting and shooting
The European Union is set to ban lead gunshot, ending what conservationists call the largest remaining source of lead pollution from hunting and shooting across the bloc. BirdLife International, which has long campaigned for the measure, welcomed the decision, saying toxic lead pellets poison wildlife, particularly waterbirds that ingest them, and contaminate soil and water. The ban will require hunters to switch to non-toxic ammunition such as steel shot.