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Negotiators hope to put humanity on a path to harmonious coexistence with nature by 2050.
Polar bears and wolves may get the glory, but small predators like weasels, foxes and their cousins play outsized ecological roles. And many of these species are declining fast.
DDT accumulates in wildlife and magnifies up the food chain. Birds of prey occupy the top of these food chains in various ecosystems.
Governments, scientists and conservation groups are working to protect 30% of Earth’s land and water for nature by 2030. Two scientists explain why scale matters for reaching that goal.
China has rich natural resources and is seeking to play a leadership role in global conservation, but its economic goals often take priority over protecting lands and wildlife.
Seeing an animal in distress after disaster makes us want to help. But feeding them doesn’t always make the situation better.
Conservation that places less emphasis on who may or may not use a piece of land could result in better outcomes for people and wildlife.
About a third of Victoria’s land-based plants, animals and ecological communities face extinction. We look at what the political parties have promised ahead of the state election.
Ethiopia’s civet producers could benefit greatly if the industry were properly regulated and commercialised.
The report results could help explain honeybee colony deaths.
Brush turkeys, bats, and cockroaches are crucial for the environment – including our gardens. Each have fascinating ways of coping in wet weather.
Changing habitat ranges, competition for food and water, and biological effects of climate change all pose threats to wildlife.
Standard marine protected areas with fixed boundaries can’t effectively shelter these ocean nomads.
A first of its kind study shows greylag geese are stressed by fireworks.
Friendships between these two very different primates likely outlasted your promise to be best buds forever with your school classmates.
Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Climate change is having an impact.
Africa’s designated protected areas don’t handle shocks well - South Africa’s wildlife ranches offer lessons in resilience.
Journals, museum collections and other historical sources can provide valuable data for modern ecological studies. But just because a source is old doesn’t make it useful.
Wildfires are remaking western US forests. Decisions about managing forests that have burned should factor in how fires change animal behavior and interactions between predators and prey.
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