A new study looks back into history to assess human impacts on the range of Asian elephants and finds sharp decline starting several centuries ago.
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Governments and wildlife advocates are working to protect 30% of Earth’s lands and waters for nature by 2030. An ecologist explains why creating large protected areas should be a top priority.
The snailfish was recently found living at depths believed physically impossible.
Wildlife can take years or decades to respond to environmental changes made by humans.
Fires here can affect meltwater timing and water quality, worsen erosion that triggers mudslides, and much more, as two scientists explain.
Ants are skilled surgeons, bacteria have their own internet, and scientists think sperm whales have names.
Pablo Escobar’s hippos escaped in the 1990s – since then, they have become a problem.
Orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees seem to enjoy the buzz of getting dizzy.
Canada’s commitment to halt biodiversity loss can only be realized by weaving together Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge.
Chimpanzees have been the focus of primate research for decades. But their close cousins, the bonobos, can offer us important insights into human nature too.
Exactly how animal populations are affected by roadkill has remained unclear – until now.
Dogs and ground-nesting birds in breeding season: why the two should never meet.
Machine learning may not seem to have much connection with wildlife, but it’s starting to play a central role in bird conservation.
Many marine animals, birds and fish are ingesting plastic. New research identifies the first named health effect from it.
Biden vowed ‘no more drilling on federal lands,’ but Russia’s war on Ukraine and pressures at home are hard to ignore.
Avian influenza viruses have evolved to infect birds, but the current H5N1 outbreak is also infecting a wide range of mammals. This suggests that it could mutate into forms that threaten humans.
It’s endearing to think of these glamorous pink birds finding the friendship group they fit into. But navigating flamingo social lives can help with conservation too.
Researchers encourage citizen scientists to contribute to datasets on animal deaths caused by infrastructure. This will inform efforts to reduce the human impact on biodiversity.
Less than a century ago, Colorado hunted, trapped and poisoned all the wolves within its borders. Today it’s restoring them – a change that reflects a profound shift in human thinking.
Research on Denmark’s hedgehogs offers insight into their cause of death – and how to help them.
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