Researchers estimate that 10 wolves from Yellowstone National Park have been killed by hunters this…
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.
Impoverished agricultural communities in Central Valley, California have been plagued for decades by contaminated drinking…
Deforestation in tropical rainforests adds more carbon dioxide to the Earth’s atmosphere than the sum…
A bacterial disease outbreak is threatening a collection of 3,200 coconut palms in the South…
The UK’s new plan that will deal with ash disease might not come in time,…
The Georgia Aquarium’s controversial plan to move 18 wild beluga whales into captivity has met…
A rare species of ibis is part of a large European conservation effort, and the…
The seas surrounding Antarctica are among the world’s most pristine, but fishing vessels are set…
The issue at hand is that the common badger, Meles meles, one of the largest…
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently fighting hard to stop the destructive mining…
Researchers have estimated that protecting all of the world’s threatened species will cost $4 billion…
American chestnut trees are hard to breed but easy to kill. Scientists are trying to…
Brazilian and British scientists have been examining the heavy smoke plumes from wildfires in the…
If scientists are able to figure out the precise weight of the world’s oceans it…
According to a new survey of Brazil’s Atlantic forests, mammal extinctions are occurring at least…
India’s official forest surveys indicate that the country’s 1.2 billion people are managing to preserve…
Protected California sea lions are apparently gorging themselves on Chinook salmons and steelheads in the…
One in five of Earth’s invertebrate species is currently threatened with extinction. These creatures represent…