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06/08/2025

“Rangers are the last defence against climate change”: an interview with Environmental Defenders’ Keepers of the Wild

Why there’s still hope for reversing degraded land in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo — according to the people who make it happen “The window of opportunity has not closed — we can still repair this land.” That’s according to Robert Agenonga, 33, who is a team member at Environmental...

25/07/2024

Celebrating World Ranger Day 2024

The important conservation work that WLT supports could not happen without rangers, the committed and passionate men and women working tirelessly to protect reserves and keep nature safe. Every year on 31 July, the world comes together to celebrate World Ranger Day and recognise the incredible work...

13/06/2020

World Swallowtail Day The Butterfly Effect

A Thaos Swallowtail butterfly, also known as the King Swallowtail, photographed at REGUA, Brazil. Image credit: Chris Knowles. “Flowers that fly and all but sing” - Robert Frost, 1923 Butterflies have been used in art for centuries, right back to Egyptian frescoes more than 3,500 years ago, and...