Computer Conservation: Lily Xu Uses Artificial Intelligence To Stop Poaching Around the World
Lily Xu knew from a young age how much the environment and conservation mattered to her. By 9 years old, she’d already decided to eat…
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Aquatic Fungus Has Already Wiped Amphibians off the Map – Now Threatens Survival of Terrestrial Frogs
A water-borne fungus that has led to the extinction of several species of amphibians that spend all or part of their life cycle in water…
Ancestors of Whale Sharks in Panama May Come From Distant Waters Around the World
The world’s largest fish, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), is a plankton-loving giant that can be found alone or in groups in all tropical oceans….
Timing Is Everything: Stanford Research Reveals Why the Right Sequence of Policies Is Critical To Slow Deforestation
Knowing the steps is not the same thing as knowing how to dance. Similarly, policy interventions to stop deforestation are most effective when enacted in…
Drinking Our Way to Sustainability – One Cup of Coffee at a Time
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…
Leprosy Found in Wild Chimpanzees for the First Time
Researchers have confirmed cases of the disease among two unconnected West African populations of chimpanzees, in Guinea-Bissau and the Ivory Coast. Analysis published in the…
Wildlife Conservation on Ice: Frozen Zoos To Save Animals
In a south-eastern suburb in Melbourne, there’s a zoo. It has no visitors, and there are no animals anywhere inside it. Rather, the Australian Frozen Zoo…
Social Distancing: Not Just for Humans – How Diseases Spread in Mountain Gorillas
New study shows sick gorillas transmit illnesses to others nearby. Coughs and colds spread quickly within wild mountain gorilla groups but appear less likely to…
Hundreds of Cape Fur Seals Entangled in Fishing Lines and Nets Every Year – Causing Horrific Injuries and Painful Deaths
High number of affected animals were pups and juveniles, which were mainly entangled around the neck by fishing line. Fishing line and nets are having…
Integrated Strategies To Meet Biodiversity, Climate, and Water Objectives
We are collectively failing to conserve the world’s biodiversity and to mobilize natural solutions to help curb global warming. A new study carried out by…
Grim Warning for Australia’s Most Endangered Plants and Animals
The first comprehensive list of the threats to Australia’s most endangered plants and animals reveals blunt news about the future for some of the country’s…
Consequences of the Loss of Threatened Vertebrates in Different Regions Across the World
The number of vertebrate species inhabiting the different regions of the world is highly variable, as is the proportion of threatened species. Some regions, such…
Up to 85% of Historical Salmon Habitat Lost in Lower Fraser Region – Here’s What’s Needed To Reverse Salmon Declines
In order to reverse salmon declines, researchers say, more than 1,200 barriers blocking off streams and habitats need to be removed. For perhaps the first…
Marine Ecologist Surprised To Find “Critically Endangered” Giant Sea Bass Thriving in Mexican Waters
I was looking at the seafloor, focused on identifying fish species as I normally did when diving off of the California coast, when suddenly I…
One of World’s Rarest Chameleons Found Clinging to Survival in Patches of Rainforest in Malawi
Chapman’s pygmy chameleon had been feared extinct due to forest loss. Urgent conservation measures are needed to save a Critically Endangered species of chameleon which…
Nearly 20% of Intact Forest Landscapes Overlap With Extractive Industries Such As Mining, Oil and Gas
Intact Forest Landscapes are critical for conserving biodiversity and fighting climate change. A new study from WCS and WWF reveals that nearly 20 percent of…
Five Incredible Ways NASA Helps With Shark Conservation
While scientists at our partner institutions are directly focusing on shark conservation, NASA’s Earth-observing satellites collect key information about sharks’ habitat – the ocean. NASA’s…
“Get Out of the Water!” Monster Shark Movies Massacre Shark Conservation Efforts
Undeniably the shark movie to end all shark movies, the 1975 blockbuster, Jaws, not only smashed box office expectations, but forever changed the way we…
