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Coral reefs get a lot of attention, but the world has lost almost all of its vital oyster reefs in the last few centuries.
Is this dragonfly thriving, or just hanging on?
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Alarm bells went off when several recent studies reported mass insect die-offs in different parts of the world. But reports of an ‘insect apocalypse’ have been greatly exaggerated.
Flowers of the mystical Hildegardia australiensis . I.D. Cowie, NT Herbarium.
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With unusual inflated winged fruits growing on “sickness country”, the tree flummoxed local botanists who had not seen anything like it before.
An aerial photo of Borneo shows deforestation and patches of remaining forest.
Greg Asner
A new study lays out a road map for protecting and restoring 50% of Earth’s surface, targeted to preserve biodiversity and maximize natural removal of carbon from the atmosphere.
A critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan from Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Jokowi’s re-election may put the global biodiversity at risk
Author and activist George Monbiot.
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George Monbiot talks with an ecologist about natural solutions to the climate crisis.
In Australia you can have any tree you want, as long as it’s a eucalypt.
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Eucalypts have been in Australia for 45 million years. But hundreds of species appeared more recently than previously thought.
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Camera traps allow citizen scientists to peek into the hidden lives of Britain’s mammals.
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Wild animals don’t mind humans in their habitats, so long as they make as little noise as possible.
An ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria ) – one of the species believed to be on the increase.
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Amid the insect extinction crisis, some species are actually increasing. Here’s why that’s not necessarily a good thing.
The endangered Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby is one of Victoria’s threatened species.
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Victoria’s environment is taking a pounding, but an ambitious report offers a way forward – not just for that state, but for the whole of Australia.
An elephant faces down a car full of tourists.
Isabelle Szott
Wildlife tourism is a million dollar industry, but do we know enough about how wildlife feel about tourists in their habitat?
Recreational fishers adjacent to an established marine park in NSW.
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The overwhelming majority of recreational fishers support no-fishing marine sanctuaries.
The first Fernandina giant tortoise seen in over 112 years.
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From the reappearance of giant bees to sightings of clouded leopards – can we ever be certain that a species has died out?
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Amid a growing human population, African elephants are confined to an increasingly managed existence. Do we want more for one of the world’s most loved species?
Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland National Park, UK.
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Approximately 50% of the UK’s poorest people live over 15 miles from a national park and most people require transport to get to them.
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Local tetrapod biodiversity exploded after the dinosaurs, but has barely changed in 60m years.
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Polar bears ‘invading’ a Russian village have renewed concern over climate change in the Arctic, but human-wildlife conflicts are flaring up everywhere.
The West Moberly First Nation would like to see biodiversity-rich riparian areas in the Peace River Valley, in northeastern British Columbia protected. They will be destroyed by the Site C hydro dam, currently under construction.
Garth Lenz
Countries can protect biodiversity and recognize Indigenous peoples as conservation partners.
A young shore crab displaying varied colouring.
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Citizen science game offered clues to why shore crabs get greener as they grow.