With its iconic giant tortoises, crested black iguanas, huge ocean manta rays and a veritable menagerie of other cool creatures, the Galapagos Islands are one of the most beautiful places you will probably never visit.
Ecology
Feb 8, 2018
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Chile's President Michelle Bachelet signed a bill Wednesday that seeks to ban plastic bags in more than 100 coastal areas in a bid to halt the accumulation of ocean plastic.
Environment
Oct 26, 2017
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I could tell you where I work, but then I'd have to kill you.
Ecology
Oct 23, 2017
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Half of the vertebrate populations in Canada are in staggering decline, despite the country's vast outback, according to a WWF report Thursday that highlighted threats to beluga whales and caribou.
Ecology
Sep 14, 2017
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Wild tigers could be returning to Kazakhstan after a groundbreaking reintroduction plan was signed off Friday.
Ecology
Sep 8, 2017
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25
Worldwide, flood risk will continue to rise as cities grow larger and rainstorms become more intense, making conventional engineering insufficient as the sole approach to flood management. "Natural and Nature-Based Flood ...
Environment
May 25, 2017
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The vaquita marina, a tiny porpoise native to Mexico, could be extinct by next year if urgent action including a ban on gillnets is not taken, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature warned.
Ecology
May 16, 2017
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Poachers killed 1,054 South African rhinos for their horns in 2016, a 10 percent dip on a year earlier, the environment ministry said Monday, as officials struggle to quell the slaughter.
Ecology
Feb 27, 2017
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Why does some research lead to changes in public policy, while other studies of equal quality do not?
Social Sciences
Feb 18, 2017
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The World Wildlife Fund on Monday called for a complete ban on fishing in the habitat of the vaquita porpoise, noting an international committee of experts has determined that fewer than 30 of the critically endangered mammals ...
Ecology
Feb 7, 2017
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