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.
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The conventional view is that Madagascar has no native cats. Yet, cats are plentiful.
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.
The largest study of insect declines to date gives us the best indication of how species all over the world are faring.
New research identifies areas where species may take refuge as the climate changes and finds they’re largely unprotected.
April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which catalyzed action to protect the environment not just in the US but internationally.
Protected areas in Nigeria are generally hampered by limited funds and resources.
Declaring conservation areas is meant to preserve nature. Why is this approach still failing?
People can still learn a great deal about these mammals while keeping a safe distance.
A new method of using camera traps has brought good and bad news for conservationists.
With the 2020 deadline for conserving biodiversity almost past, communities must now play a larger role in conservation.
Scientists thought there was only one sixgill sawshark species – until now.
The game is a fantastic metaphor for understanding how extinctions cause ecosystems to become more fragile.
Unless we know what is in the ocean, we can’t protect the biggest part of the planet.
Cod could become locally extinct in the southern gulf of St. Lawrence. One solution is to cull the grey seals that feed on the floundering stock.
Kenya can save its roan population if it re-stocks from other countries, eliminates poaching and improves their habitat.
New modelling techniques shed light on the ancient city of Ugarit and can help plan effective conservation.
Indigenous land stewardship, resource extraction and corporate interests remain critical issues to addressing large-scale environmental concerns such as pollinator loss in Canada and beyond.
Information collected from DNA samples can be used to identify species, track their movements and diagnose genetic diseases. This information is useful in conservation and management projects.
A new study revealed that indigenous territories store more than half the carbon in the Amazon forest.
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