This Overlooked Predator Is Running Out of Time—Why Conservationists Are Racing to Save the Striped Hyena
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is sounding the alarm for one of the world’s most overlooked carnivores: the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena). Once widespread across parts of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, this adaptable scavenger is now slipping into a quiet decline, with fewer than 10,000 mature individuals estimated to remain in the wild.