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Plants & Animals 9 hours ago

Feds greenlight return of grizzly bears to Washington's North Cascades

The National Parks Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service filed a decision April 25 outlining a plan to capture three to seven grizzlies from other ecosystems in the Rocky Mountains or interior British Columbia and release ...

Ecology 10 hours ago

Nature conservation works, and we're getting better at it, says new study

To work in nature conservation is to battle a headwind of bad news. When the overwhelming picture indicates the natural world is in decline, is there any room for optimism? Well, our new global study has some good news: we ...

Ecology Apr 25, 2024

First-of-its-kind study shows that conservation actions are effective at halting and reversing biodiversity loss

A study published April 25, in the journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that not only is nature conservation successful, but that scaling conservation interventions up would be transformational for halting ...

Environment Apr 24, 2024

Africa's megacities threatened by heat, floods, disease—action needed to start greening, adapt to climate change

Cities cover just 3% of the planet. But they emit 78% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, absorb 80% of final global energy (what consumers use) and consume 60% of clean drinking water.

Plants & Animals Apr 24, 2024

Plan to kill Catalina Island deer using sharpshooters in copters is opposed by LA County

A plan to kill all the mule deer on Catalina Island using aerial sharpshooters from helicopters was strongly opposed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on April 23.

Plants & Animals Apr 22, 2024

Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists

Lake sturgeon don't need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had vanished.

Environment Apr 22, 2024

Native village proposes new option for restoring Eklutna River

As Southcentral Alaska electric utilities push forward with a much-contested plan to reduce the impacts of a hydroelectric project on fish and wildlife, the Native Village of Eklutna is proposing an alternative option to ...

Environment Apr 21, 2024

Q&A: B.C.'s 2024 wildfire season has started—here's what to know

Last year's wildfire season marked B.C.'s most destructive on record: 2.8 million hectares burned, more than double any previous year. UBC researchers Dr. Lori Daniels and Dr. Mathieu Bourbonnais actively work on projects ...

Ecology Apr 20, 2024

NOAA confirms fourth global coral bleaching event

The world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years.

Plants & Animals Apr 19, 2024

Wild turkey numbers are falling in some parts of the US—the main reason may be habitat loss

Birdsong is a welcome sign of spring, but robins and cardinals aren't the only birds showing off for breeding season. In many parts of North America, you're likely to encounter male wild turkeys, puffed up like beach balls ...

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