The 155-million-year-old fossil
Gunter Schweigert
Starfish reproduce by splitting in two. A new fossil reveals how ancient this ability is.
Sunday Abiodun, 40, a former poacher turned forest ranger, armed with a sword, looks for poachers inside the Omo Forest Reserve in Nigeria, 2023. Abiodun is now part of a team working to protect the Omo Forest Reserve, which is facing expanding deforestation from excessive logging, uncontrolled farming and poaching.
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Interventions to prevent crime against wildlife can be effective, but significant gaps in our knowledge remain.
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Explore the incredible underwater world of plankton.
A pair of male mule deer captured by camera trap in Cathedral Provincial Park, B.C.
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The proliferation of camera traps provided a rich source of observational information about animal behaviour during the pandemic.
A sign warning of a bear in the area is shown in Squamish, B.C. in November 2022.
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The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is a police-like body which is not subject to police oversight. This must change.
A restored wetland near Pflach, Austria.
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Two-thirds of conservation actions studied were found to benefit target ecosystems and species.
Gregory Moore
Many in the wider community still see sugar gums as risky trees that drop dangerous branches. But there is much to appreciate and admire about Eucalyptus cladocalyx.
Wild turkeys in a yard on Staten Island, N.Y.
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Wild turkeys were overhunted across the US through the early 1900s, but made a strong comeback. Now, though, numbers are declining again. Two ecologists parse the evidence and offer an explanation.
If the government takes grizzly bears off the Endangered Species List, some states will likely introduce a hunting season.
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Whether people are hunters can have a big effect.
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And why earthworms are careful to select a mate of the same size as themselves.
A tourist on National Elephant Day in Thailand.
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Even self-proclaimed ethical tourism programs can widen economic gaps and harm communities they claim to protect. Here are a few steps you can take as an ethical tourist.
Wetlands at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland shows signs of ‘pitting,’ where areas of cordgrass have converted to open water.
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A coastal scientist explains why marshes, mangroves and other wetlands can’t keep up with the effects of climate change, and how human infrastructure is making it harder for them to survive.
South Africa’s new biodiversity economy strategy aims to make the benefits from biodiversity available to more people.
Hayley Clements
The strategy aims to conserve biodiversity while also contributing to the creation of jobs and economic growth.
Land ownership is a challenge for Maasai women in this highly patriarchal society.
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Conservation strategies should promote equitable benefits across communities.
Managing the spread of chronic wasting disease in British Columbia means assessing and responding to the threat.
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A government program in British Columbia discovered the presence of chronic wasting disease in deer. Now, managing the spread of the disease is a priority.
Male anglerfish are tiny compared to females.
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Does size matter? In the animal kingdom, yes.
A pine plantation and hedgerow as seen from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Alexandre Changenet, 2023
The SUPERB project, part of the EU’s Horizon programme, aims to restore thousands of hectares of forest landscape across Europe.
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Translocation may have been the key to survival for the eastern barred bandicoot but it might not be the golden ticket for every species.
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Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.
A Curious eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).
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New research suggests the gut bacteria of red and grey squirrels differ significantly, potentially explaining the decline of the native red and the success of its grey counterpart.