InvestEggator: Tracking Sea Turtle Egg Traffickers With GPS-Enabled Decoy Eggs
By placing 3D-printed and GPS-enabled decoy sea turtle eggs into nests on the beach, it’s possible to gather key evidence needed to expose rampant illegal…
Conservation
5 Types of Cat Owner Identified: Which One You Are Impacts Wildlife Conservation
Cat owners fall into five categories in terms of their attitudes to their pets’ roaming and hunting, according to a new study. University of Exeter…
Protecting a Nearly Endangered Species: Tracking Hammerhead Sharks Reveals Conservation Targets
Nova Southeastern University researchers lead team studying smooth hammerhead sharks. They are some of the most iconic and unique-looking creatures in our oceans. While some…
Penguin Poo Is a Clue: Discovering New Penguin Colonies From Space
Satellite images have revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. Scientists, at the British Antarctic Survey, have…
Human Impact on Wildlife Revealed by COVID-19 Lockdown
An international team of scientists is investigating how animals are responding to reduced levels of human activity during the Covid-19 pandemic. In an article published…
Lock Up Your Pet Cat, It’s a Killing Machine
Every year an average pet cat kills 110 native animals. Roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia, including reptiles, birds and…
Half the Earth Relatively Intact From Global Human Influence – Clear Opportunities to Conserve What Remains
Roughly half of Earth’s ice-free land remains without significant human influence, according to a study from a team of international researchers led by the National…
Are Bats to Blame for the Coronavirus Crisis? Q&A With Wildlife Biologist
Editor’s note: Horseshoe bats in China are a natural wildlife reservoir of SARS-like coronaviruses. Some health experts think wildlife markets – specifically in Wuhan, China…
Remote South American Kelp Forests Surveyed for First Time Since 1973 – And They Are “Pristine”
Kelp forest ecosystems at Tierra del Fuego remain relatively unchanged over 45 years. In the kelp forests of Tierra del Fuego, at the southernmost tip…
Here’s How We Can Feed the World Without Wrecking the Planet – Comprehensive Solution
Almost half of current food production is harmful to our planet – causing biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and water stress. But as world population continues…
Bumble Bees’ Favorite Flowers Identified to Aid Bee Restoration
Research in the Sierra Nevada region of California illustrates the varying flower choices of bumble bees. Many species of North American bumble bees have seen…
Humans Not Always to Blame for Genetic Diversity Loss in Wildlife, New Conservation Research Reveals
Conservationists should be wary of assuming that genetic diversity loss in wildlife is always caused by humans, as new research published today by international conservation…
Australian Researchers Fear Platypus on Brink of Extinction – Call for National Action
New UNSW research calls for national action to minimize the risk of the platypus vanishing due to habitat destruction, dams, and weirs. Australia’s devastating drought…
Climate May Affect Biodiversity in Rainforests Even More Than Deforestation
Small Mammals in South America Help Scientists See Forest-Wide Patterns “Save the rainforests” is a snappy slogan, but it doesn’t tell the full story of…
Saving the Northern White Rhino From Extinction
In December 2019 the team of scientists and conservationists repeated the egg collection from the northern white rhinos in Kenya and was able to create…
World’s Wildlife Being Squashed Under Heavy Weight of Humanity’s Footprint
Results should help improve how species’ vulnerability is assessed. A new study says that the planet’s wildlife is increasingly under the boot of humanity. Using…
Monumental Improvement in Conservation Possible With New ‘Umbrella’ Species
The protection of Australia’s threatened species could be improved by a factor of seven, if more efficient ‘umbrella’ species were prioritized for protection, according to…
Hidden Costs of Conservation Take Bite Out of Benefits
Scientists at Michigan State University’s Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability show that even popular conservation programs can harbor hidden costs, often for vulnerable populations. Returning…