Study links today’s wildfires to extinction of ancient grazing animals
Can the extinction of giant herbivores tell us anything about today's weather?
Can the extinction of giant herbivores tell us anything about today's weather?
COP 15’s mission was to highlight humanity’s “pressing” need to address how biodiversity and species preservation, factors into the broader UN climate agenda.
California red-legged frogs are successfully returning to Yosemite National Park after an extensive rehabilitation effort. The work is a result of combined talent, and resources of the National Park Service, Yosemite Conservancy, the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish & Wildlife, and NatureBridge. The California red-legged frog was a staple resident of Yosemite until about 50 years ago, when their numbers finally dwindled. Today, the collaborative rehabilitation plan is seeing new frog eggs appear in the wild even sooner than was expected. As reported by the National Park Service: “A new generation of [...]
“The San Nicolas Island fox, a subspecies of the Channel Island Fox only found on the most remote of California’s eight Channel Islands, is at a low risk of extinction, new research published last week in Ecosphere shows.
When dry brush, dead trees, and undergrowth build up in America’s western forests, wildfires are sure to burn.
The sand dollars were alive when they washed in during high tides and became stranded, but they ‘are unable to make it back to the water once the tide recedes,’ aquarium representatives said. ‘This is resulting in them drying up and dying
Despite its amusing appearance, this primate is sadly nearing extinction.
Almost completely absent from the media are the success stories of elephant conservation.
Wildlife authorities from Minnesota, Colorado, Virginia and many others are sounding off about the alarming number of goldfish that are finding their way into ponds, lakes, rivers and other waterways across the U.S.A.
Groups well schooled in the art of using the ESA to snuff out any natural resources development have been trying to get the prairie chicken added to the endangered species list for years.
“Conservation officials in Indonesia have reported a sighting of two new Javan rhinoceros calves, boosting hopes for stable population growth of the nearly extinct species.
Salmon aquaculture is the fastest growing food production system in the world.
Across the globe, many conservation programs have strategically tied up with the local communities, thus providing a win-win situation for both the wildlife and the people who live nearby their habitat.
Bark beetles ravage forests. Introducing new trees may not be the hoped for solution.
A study shows that, despite reaching critically low levels, nesting populations of green and loggerhead turtles have recovered significantly.