Sharks, seals, hunters, tourists: How wildlife‑human interactions matter for conservation
Our relationships with wildlife are dynamic. They can change rapidly and unexpectedly.
Ecology
Jun 11, 2026
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Research news on recreation
City birds dazzle females with 'borrowed' human items
Bowerbirds in an Australian city use a range of human items—from glass and plastic to banknotes and even a pair of handcuffs—to impress females, shows new research in Royal Society Open Science. Male bowerbirds create an ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 2, 2026
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Divers may think they protect reefs, but one unseen habit is taking a steady toll
Research at the University of Sydney has found that scuba-diving tourism—widely promoted as a sustainable way to experience coral reefs—is causing frequent and often hidden damage to fragile marine ecosystems.
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2026
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Researchers collaborate on effort to map biodiversity on Indonesia's unexplored seamounts
Researchers from the University of Rhode Island are contributing to an international effort to document life on Indonesia's remote tropical seamounts—underwater mountains rising from the ocean floor that can host diverse ...
Ecology
May 22, 2026
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Food and drink plastics dominate marine litter across 112 nations, research reveals
Plastic food packaging, caps and lids, and plastic bottles are the planet's predominant items of marine litter, according to the world's first overview of marine litter by usage type.
Environment
May 20, 2026
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Seabird world shrinks as oceans warm, forcing longer flights to survive
Seabirds such as albatrosses and petrels are retreating into smaller areas of ocean and traveling further to find new places to live as the climate warms. Scientists from the University of Reading studied more than 120 species ...
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2026
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How reindeer herds, nature and Sámi culture can thrive when forests are restored across northern Europe
Political debates about the future of forests in Sweden and the EU are reaching an impasse. Producing more wood comes at the expense of nature and the storage of carbon within trees and soils. Conserving and restoring more ...
Ecology
May 15, 2026
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Nature draws more tourists to the Canary Islands than previously believed
The Canary Islands are best known for their sandy beaches and vibrant nightlife. Yet while the islands' remarkable natural diversity is often overlooked, it remains a significant draw for tourists, as a social media analysis ...
Environment
May 6, 2026
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Hunters' appreciation of a targeted deer-management program transcends harvest
Too many white-tailed deer are damaging forests in the U.S. by eating young plants before they can grow, limiting forest regeneration and damaging biodiversity. To mitigate this challenge, the Pennsylvania Game Commission ...
Ecology
May 6, 2026
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Blooming surprise in upstate New York reveals first new flowering plant species in nearly ten years
Justin Scholten '22 knows the plants growing on the forest floor around the Finger Lakes. There's the white baneberry, Actaea pachypoda and the red baneberry, Actaea rubra. Both are about 30–70 centimeters tall, herbaceous ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2026
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