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Habitat Destruction

DNA strands against a black background
Wildlife

Environmental Change, Written in the DNA of Birds

Two studies of California bird populations show how shifting environments can rewrite animals’ genomes — for better or worse.
April 29, 2024
by
Rebecca Heisman
Two studies of California bird populations show how shifting environments can rewrite animals’ genomes — for better or worse.
A blue and gold Ukrainian flag; a grizzly bear in the woods
News

Links From the Brink: Ukraine and Wildlife, Grizzlies and Wolves, Pesticides and Parkinson’s

Could the Russian invasion of Ukraine lead to worldwide declines in biodiversity? Plus other important conservation and environmental news.
April 8, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Could the Russian invasion of Ukraine lead to worldwide declines in biodiversity? Plus other important conservation and environmental news.
A sloth hangs upside-down in a tree
Wildlife

The Shocking Truth About Sloths

As their forests disappear, sloths are climbing on dangerous power lines. Veterinarians and rescue centers are developing new techniques to help.
March 20, 2024
by
Madeline Bodin
As their forests disappear, sloths are climbing on dangerous power lines. Veterinarians and rescue centers are developing new techniques to help.
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Critically Endangered Sumatran Tiger — Small But Mighty

This elusive predator’s stripes act as camouflage, but that’s not enough to protect them from poachers and habitat loss.
February 12, 2024
by
Hariyo T. Wibisono
This elusive predator’s stripes act as camouflage, but that’s not enough to protect them from poachers and habitat loss.
Nilgiri tahr looks out at forested hills.
Voices

Protect This Place: Saving India’s Shola Sky Islands

These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.
January 10, 2024
by
Nisha Bhakat
These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.
Two adult bison and baby.
The Ask

The Great Plains: Bringing Back an ‘American Serengeti’

Conservationists are working to preserve eastern Montana’s intact prairie and return its assemblage of native wildlife.
July 17, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Conservationists are working to preserve eastern Montana’s intact prairie and return its assemblage of native wildlife.
Elephant eating in the middle of a road.
Voices

Human Activities Have Drastically Reduced Habitat for Asian Elephants

New research shows when human actions started to fragment elephant habitat in Asia and how that could help conservation efforts.
May 15, 2023
by
Shermin de Silva
New research shows when human actions started to fragment elephant habitat in Asia and how that could help conservation efforts.
A close-up of a large, furry bat handing upside down.
Extinction Countdown

A Hidden Threat to Bats: Hunting

New research finds that at least 254 bat species face pressure from hunters, and that could push some of them into extinction.
March 24, 2023
by
John R. Platt
New research finds that at least 254 bat species face pressure from hunters, and that could push some of them into extinction.
Flowers in meadow with urban buildings in background.
Wildlife

Urban ‘Microrewilding’ Projects Provide a Lifeline for Nature

Recovering urban wildlife isn’t just about protecting a city’s parks and rivers, but also making its streets, homes and skyscrapers greener.
January 30, 2023
by
Natasha Khullar Relph
Recovering urban wildlife isn’t just about protecting a city’s parks and rivers, but also making its streets, homes and skyscrapers greener.
woodpecker on burned tree
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Learning to Love — and Protect — Burned Trees

Wildfire-killed trees are some of the most important structures in a forest. So why are they still being logged?
December 7, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Wildfire-killed trees are some of the most important structures in a forest. So why are they still being logged?

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