Natasha Daly
National Geographic
Washington, DC, United States
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Monarch butterflies are now an endangered species
The IUCN also announced that sturgeon are in rapid decline, while tiger populations are stabilizing. → Read More
A new app aims to help save critically endangered sea turtles
Artificial intelligence can spot illicit tortoiseshell with greater ease—a new frontier in the fight against the the illegal wildlife trade. → Read More
For insects, the Amazon’s canopy contains a dazzling multiverse
A new study finds that high in rainforest trees, insects live in ecosystems that vary wildly from the forest floor on up. → Read More
Tiger King zoo owner now banned from exhibiting animals—for life
Months after the U.S. Justice Department confiscated 146 exotic animals from Jeff Lowe, today's decision ramps up pressure on animal exhibitors across online platforms. → Read More
Hippos, hyenas, and other animals are contracting COVID-19
More species are found to be susceptible to the coronavirus, with most cases detected in zoos. → Read More
Notorious wildlife market, largest in Peruvian Amazon, back in business after pandemic hiatus
After an overhaul aimed at modernizing Belén Market and preventing the spread of COVID-19, illegal selling of wildlife persists. → Read More
See the winning images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A rare image of a grouper mating frenzy won French photographer Laurent Ballesta the contest’s top honor. → Read More
Bears, baboons, tigers are getting COVID vaccines at zoos across the U.S.
Here’s what you should know about the experimental COVID-19 vaccine rolling out to zoo animals—and why your pets aren’t getting it. → Read More
California voted to improve pig welfare. The pork industry is facing a reckoning.
Californians voted to ban the sale of meat from pigs born to sows who spent their pregnancy in small crates. The law, which goes into effect in January 2022, affects pork production nationwide. → Read More
Rockefeller, the viral stowaway Christmas tree owl, flies free
The northern saw-whet owl, one of the smallest in the U.S., recovered quickly from her adventure in a 75-foot-tall tree from upstate New York to Manhattan’s Rockefeller Plaza. → Read More
Tiger tests positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo, first known case in the world
The big cat is the first known case of a non-domesticated animal with COVID-19 symptoms—and is one of seven sick tigers at the New York zoo. → Read More
Fake animal news abounds on social media as coronavirus upends life
Bogus stories of wild animals flourishing in quarantined cities gives false hope—and viral fame. → Read More
Two rare white giraffes killed in Kenya
Park rangers discovered the bodies of the mother and baby, likely slain by poachers. → Read More
More Chinese push to end wildlife markets as WHO declares coronavirus emergency
Media coverage of China's wildlife markets sends the message that they’re hugely popular. In reality, many Chinese can’t relate. → Read More
Flying foxes are dying en masse in Australia’s extreme heat
In three days before Christmas, thousands of the mammals died in 110-degree heat in one Melbourne park. → Read More
Meet the American animals that bounced back in 2019
This year, a gecko, a songbird, and a minnow joined the short list of recovered American endangered species. → Read More
Why do ocean animals eat plastic?
Whales with stomachs full of plastic have turned up around the world. Here's what we know. → Read More
No, koalas aren't 'functionally extinct'—yet
As koalas suffer in the Australian bushfires, misinformation has spread about their demise. Here’s what we know. → Read More
These are our best animal photos of 2019
Rescued songbirds fly to freedom and an orphaned giraffe nuzzles her caretaker in these beautiful pictures selected by National Geographic editors. → Read More
Release of whales from notorious Russia ‘whale jail’ complete
After nearly five months, authorities have completed the release of all 97 orcas and beluga whales. → Read More