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Extinction Countdown

This Month in Conservation Science: The Dead Whale and the Pediatricians

Other new research this month looked at snow leopards, wolves, wildlife crossings, newly discovered species, and … scorpion copulation?
January 29, 2025
by
John R. Platt
Other new research this month looked at snow leopards, wolves, wildlife crossings, newly discovered species, and … scorpion copulation?
Wildlife

Saguaro Struggles: A Desert Icon Feels the Heat

Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros.
January 27, 2025
by
Karen Mockler
Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros.
A seal stares straight into the camera on a sandy beach
Wildlife

Donald Trump’s Second Term Will Be Bad News for Endangered Ocean and Coastal Animals

The waters around the United States are home to many threatened species who need science-based conservation policies to save them from extinction. They won’t get that for the next four years.
January 21, 2025
by
Dr. David Shiffman
The waters around the United States are home to many threatened species who need science-based conservation policies to save them from extinction. They won’t get that for the next four years.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

A New Idea for National Parks: Leave Some of Them to the Animals

Evidence from the pandemic found that bighorn sheep populations soared when people weren’t around to disturb them.
January 13, 2025
by
Hilary Clark
Evidence from the pandemic found that bighorn sheep populations soared when people weren’t around to disturb them.
Wildlife

Salmon, Wolves, Whales and Bears: The Wildlife MVPs of 2024

The world still faces a growing extinction crisis, but that hasn’t stopped conservation efforts or individual overachievers. Here are some of the animals who made a difference.
January 3, 2025
by
Tim Lydon
The world still faces a growing extinction crisis, but that hasn’t stopped conservation efforts or individual overachievers. Here are some of the animals who made a difference.
Four elephants lined up on a grassy expanse, with a treeline behind them
Extinction Countdown

This Year in Conservation Science: Elephants, Sharks, Mountains, Bees, and More

We asked conservation researchers to send us their best papers of 2024. They surprised us with some powerful and important science.
December 20, 2024
by
John R. Platt
We asked conservation researchers to send us their best papers of 2024. They surprised us with some powerful and important science.
Wildlife

Time to Confront the Aquarium Trade’s ‘Gray Areas’

The United Kingdom, a major European player in the global ornamental fish trade, offers a case study of this industry’s problems — and its potential solutions.
December 16, 2024
by
Tracy Keeling
The United Kingdom, a major European player in the global ornamental fish trade, offers a case study of this industry’s problems — and its potential solutions.
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On the Horizon: Nature’s Top Emerging Threats and Opportunities

Melting glaciers, plant genetics, protection from forever chemicals, and more: An annual look at the conservation horizon reveals priorities for the years ahead.
December 9, 2024
by
Mary Hoff
Melting glaciers, plant genetics, protection from forever chemicals, and more: An annual look at the conservation horizon reveals priorities for the years ahead.
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Wildlife

Saving Living Jewels: One Woman’s Mission to Shine a Light on the Ornamental Fish Trade

Marine biologist Monica Biondo has spent more than a decade studying the multibillion-dollar market for these colorful fish, which pulls thousands of species from the ocean each year.
December 4, 2024
by
Tracy Keeling
Marine biologist Monica Biondo has spent more than a decade studying the multibillion-dollar market for these colorful fish, which pulls thousands of species from the ocean each year.
A pink seahorse is camouflaged within pink coral
Extinction Countdown

This Month in Conservation Science: Trojan Seahorses and ‘Vampire’ Birds

Journals this month looked at “fabulous but forgotten” ecosystems, hungry monkeys, roaming lions, lead-poisoned birds, and more — including a focus on microplastics.
November 22, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Journals this month looked at “fabulous but forgotten” ecosystems, hungry monkeys, roaming lions, lead-poisoned birds, and more — including a focus on microplastics.

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