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.
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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.
Vultures help protect us from disease and in many cultures they are a symbol of strength and wisdom.
Russia has vast natural resources and is involved in many conservation efforts. Its diplomatic isolation as a result of the war in Ukraine is making it harder to protect many wild species and places.
People travel hundreds or thousands of miles and spend a fortune to see the night sky in all its splendor. But we are literally blocking out the cosmic beauty above our homes.
Most of us have heard of the dangers of deforestation but there are other more subtle ways that human beings can endanger monkeys, apes and lemurs.
Solar panels can provide places for animals to rest, shelter and breed – potentially benefitting both the land and farmers.
Despite their sharp-looking pincers, earwigs have a reputation for being tender parents.
From a ‘worm’ that shoots deadly slime from its head, to a blind marsupial mole that ‘swims’ underground, let’s take a look at three leading candidates (plus 13 special mentions).
Tigers exist in South Africa because they’re being intensively farmed for commercial trade in live individuals or their body parts.
Machine learning techniques showed that individual identity is important to spotted hyenas.
Are our animal companions showing off when they share more than toys with us? And what should we do about it?
Rodents are the most numerous – and least studied – of all Earth’s mammals.
There is no single, straightforward way to safeguard the future of this native mammal at the moment – but here are some options
Nurturing habitats close to home can make a world of difference for wildlife.
The UN biodiversity summit COP15 in Montreal is over. Here’s what should happen next.
Human-wildlife conflict can undermine public support for conservation.
Why I love spiders and think you should too. Even daddy-long-legs.
The annual report is also a reminder that what happens in the Arctic affects the rest of the world.
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