Illustration depicting the conservation actions and interventions addressed in this Essay and showing the major infrastructure required for each. Numbers relate to the following actions/interventions:…
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Bristlecone pine in the White Mountains can live up to 5,000 years and act as massive carbon storage. Ecologists highlight the importance of preserving ancient…
Scientists advocate for the restoration of two keystone species: the gray wolf (pictured here) and the North American beaver. Credit: Gary Kramer / USFWS As…
A wolf in Sweden. Credit: Christina Hansen Wheat Scientists Say No Recently, the Swedish Parliament announced its intention to severely cut the number of wolves…
Hopefully, the lone Quercus tardifolia will be nursed back to health and well cared for like Angel Oak, pictured here. One Quercus tardifolia found clinging…
Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) is a small, brightly colored member of the dragonet family. Machine learning enables largest study to date on aesthetic preferences and fish…
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…
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…