The number of fires inside designated conservation areas across the island of Madagascar increased considerably after COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in the suspension of all on-site…
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Humpback whales now swim within sight of New York City. Credit: Julie Larsen Maher Scientists say environmental DNA can detect whales and dolphins in New…
Scientists use AI to analyze images of wildlife for crucial data. Vacation photos of zebras and whales that tourists post on social media may have…
With only a few specimens in museum collections, Honshu wolf, or okami (Canis lupus hodophilax), is exposed to a process of gradual societal extinction and…
Photo of the Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri). Recent research suggests that changes in precipitation related to climate change will have a greater impact…
In the yards behind the slaughterhouses—also called abattoirs—of Ethiopia, an ecological shift is unfolding that has echoes of similar crises all over the world. Species…
The coast of Balneário Camboriú in Brazil is an example of a coastal region that is under high levels of increasing pressure. Credit: Leonardo Felippi…
A typical seafood meal. Credit: Farhad Ibrahimzade As a major source of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, food production has long occupied an important place in the…
A new study finds that using lighted nets greatly reduced accidental bycatch of sharks, rays, sea turtles, and unwanted finfish. Credit: NOAA Fisheries LED illuminated…
Deploying streamer lines behind boats in Alaska longline fisheries has saved thousands of seabirds from being accidentally caught each year. Credit: Ed Melvin/Washington Sea Grant…
A study detected unprecedented mortality in the Atlantic Rainforest among tiny frogs that live on land, with signs of infection by chytrid fungus. The episode…
Newly planted oil palm trees on a plantation in northern Colombia. Credit: Paul Furumo Knowing the steps is not the same thing as knowing how…
UMass Amherst researchers win NSF award to help re-envision the growing, selling and buying of coffee. Coffee, that savior of the underslept, comes with enormous…
A chimpanzee named Woodstock with leprosy in Ivory Coast. Credit: Tai Chimpanzee Project Researchers have confirmed cases of the disease among two unconnected West African…
On the edge: Disease and habitat loss is decimating wild amphibian populations globally, with more than 200 species needing urgent intervention through captive breeding, says…
Global areas of importance for terrestrial biodiversity, carbon, and water and implications for prioritizing biodiversity and water protection over carbon. Credit: Adam Islaam | International…
Aerial shot of deforestation in Daly River, Northern Territory in 2008. Credit: Julian Murphy/WWF-Aus The first comprehensive list of the threats to Australia’s most endangered…
Toussaint et al 2021 – Examples of threatened species supporting unique functional traits. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The number of vertebrate species inhabiting the different regions…
Up to 85 percent of historical salmon habitat has been lost in the Lower Fraser River in British Columbia. Credit: Photo by April Bencze /…