A new WCS-led study reveals that mountain-dwelling species fleeing warming temperatures by retreating to higher elevations may find refuge from reduced human pressure.
Ecology
Apr 24, 2020
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A team of scientists combined high-resolution data of highly threatened habitats with intact natural systems, revealing a first-of-its-kind global map of the world's remaining high-value biodiversity habitat areas. Shockingly, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2020
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A study of East African coral reefs has uncovered an unfolding calamity for the region: plummeting fish populations due to overfishing, which in turn could produce widespread food insecurity.
Ecology
Feb 7, 2020
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A year-round acoustic study of marine mammals in the northern Bering Sea is providing scientists with a valuable snapshot of an Arctic world already under drastic pressure from climate change, according to WCS (Wildlife Conservation ...
Ecology
Feb 3, 2020
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A new study says that the planet's wildlife is increasingly under the boot of humanity.
Ecology
Jan 13, 2020
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While many conservation plans focus on only environmental indicators for success, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)'s coral reef program is trying a relatively new approach: focusing on both social and ecological processes ...
Ecology
Dec 19, 2019
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A new study by a team of Russian and American scientists revealed the first-ever detailed analysis of a tigress from the birth of her cubs through their first four months. What did they find? Tiger motherhood involves lots ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2019
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A new study in the journal PLOS One says Glacier National Park's iconic mountain goats are in dire need of air conditioning.
Plants & Animals
Dec 11, 2019
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A new study in the journal Science Advances says that carbon impacts from the loss of intact tropical forests has been grossly underreported.
Environment
Oct 30, 2019
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The largest study ever conducted of its kind has identified where and how to save coral reef communities in the Indo-Pacific, according to an international group of scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and ...
Environment
Aug 12, 2019
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