Thousands of native milkweeds are transforming North Florida roadsides into experimental pollinator corridors. Along rural…
Browsing: Conservation
Conservation is the science and practice of protecting Earth’s natural resources, ecosystems, and biodiversity from degradation and loss. It encompasses efforts to preserve wildlife habitats, combat climate change, restore damaged ecosystems, and sustainably manage land and water. Drawing from ecology, environmental science, and policy, conservation research seeks solutions to pressing environmental challenges while balancing the needs of nature and society. This page presents the latest scientific studies and innovations in conservation, spotlighting strategies to safeguard the planet’s biological richness for future generations.
UCL researchers found that abandoned farmland can be transformed into grassland rich in wildflowers without…
A flower may seem like a perfect meal to a bee, but its pollen may…
A plant misidentified for more than a century has been named as a distinct and…
Chimpanzee stone-throwing sites may preserve rare evidence of primate culture and communication. In the savanna…
Evidence from archaeology, archives and Indigenous knowledge shows moose have a much longer history in…
A rare roloway monkey has welcomed a new baby after surgery saved her foot and…
India’s dry woodland cover has expanded sharply over the past decade, but new satellite analysis…
A calf’s return to her herd showed how elephant family bonds, long-term research, and landscape…
A confirmed sighting of the critically endangered Cozumel dwarf fox has renewed calls for urgent…
Camera traps are revealing that the Amazon’s “ghost dog” is less rare than feared but…
Coastal farmland in the Mid-Atlantic is being overtaken by rising seas faster than forests, revealing…
Koalas survived a climate-driven population crash 100,000 years ago, and new genomic research is helping…
New research shows that wildlife reacts differently to human presence than to human-made landscapes. For…
A hidden wave of fungal disease and lung parasites is putting wild rattlesnakes and other…
Sweden’s celebrated wolverine recovery program is losing momentum, raising concerns about the future of one…
DNA taken from elephant dung revealed that Angola’s elephants living at high elevations belong to…
Cape leopards are small, genetically distinct, and locally adapted, making them a conservation priority in…