Tarmo A. Raadik
I’ve worked in threatened fish conservation and management for more than 35 years, but this species is special to me.
Wildflowers blooming in box gum grassy woodland
Jacqui Stol
Box gum grassy woodlands are critically endangered. What’s left often grows on farms, and farmers are helping to conserve them.
People have been rediscovering nature during the pandemic, but it’s not just good for public heath. Conservation also creates jobs.
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The Trump administration is rolling back environmental regulations, claiming it’s good for the economy. But research shows that conservation is better both for public health and for job creation.
On Bijilo Beach in the Gambia, there are no fruit sellers in sight.
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Developing countries that depend heavily on tourists need international support, and more sustainable offerings for the future.
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Did you read about ‘dinosaur trees’ saved in a secret firefighting mission over summer? Well, these mysterious trees are turning up in backyards in 27 different countries.
For Black birdwatchers, the outdoors is a relaxing space but not one free from racism and discrimination.
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As Black birdwatcher Christian Cooper learned in New York City’s Central Park, nature is seen as a white space and Black birdwatching as an aberration.
Black bear in Jasper National Park, Alberta.
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Researchers who visited parks throughout Alberta’s bear and cougar country want to know if parks education is improving park-friendly behaviour.
Crocodiles bask in the sun while a local person reclines on the opposite bank.
Anirudh Vasava
In the villages of central Gujurat, humans and wildlife are forced to share the same spaces – with varying consequences.
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How fast can an animal run? How intense was the fire? Picking which species to help after a bushfire tragedy is no easy task.
A juvenile Hippocampus nalu.
Richard Smith
South Africa is home to four other seahorse species, but this was the first time a pygmy seahorse had been observed in South Africa, let alone Africa.
A forest cat.
Captured by the project's camera trap.
The conventional view is that Madagascar has no native cats. Yet, cats are plentiful.
Using new technology to answer questions about shark reproduction.
Tanya Houppermans
Researchers are using a newly developed satellite tag to study previously unknown aspects of tiger shark reproduction. This approach could be used on other difficult-to-study shark species.
A Rosalia longicorn – the chosen insect of 2019 in Hungary by the Hungarian Entomological Society.
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The largest study of insect declines to date gives us the best indication of how species all over the world are faring.
Seismic exploration lines cut through boreal forest near Fort McMurray, Alta.
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New research identifies areas where species may take refuge as the climate changes and finds they’re largely unprotected.
The first Earth Day in 1972 spurred other countries to support global environmental action.
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April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which catalyzed action to protect the environment not just in the US but internationally.
Omo Forest, a home for elephants, in Ijebu East and North Local Government Areas, Ogun State, Nigeria
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Protected areas in Nigeria are generally hampered by limited funds and resources.
Forest in Gunung Leuser National Park.
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Declaring conservation areas is meant to preserve nature. Why is this approach still failing?
A Western lowland gorilla in a zoo enclosure in Prague, Czech Republic.
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People can still learn a great deal about these mammals while keeping a safe distance.
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A new method of using camera traps has brought good and bad news for conservationists.
Conservation is as much about the critical role of communities as custodians of biodiversity as it is about creating people-free zones.
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With the 2020 deadline for conserving biodiversity almost past, communities must now play a larger role in conservation.