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Want to Suppress Coral Disease? Bring Back Sea Cucumbers
By feeding on microbial pathogens in marine sediment, the weird and wonderful sea cucumber can enhance reef resilience by suppressing coral diseases.
Meet Lizzie McLeod, TNC’s Global Oceans Director
From religion major to glass blower to leader in global ocean conservation, Lizzie McLeod’s career path has been anything but conventional.
Migration Data Helps Protect Leatherbacks Across Oceans
Data from a TNC-lead tagging study reveals the epic migrations of leatherback turtles.
Meet the Leatherback: A Giant, Deep-Diving Migrant of the Open Seas
What dives deeper than a submarine, swims across oceans, is covered in polka-dots, and has a mouth straight out of a horror movie?
Fisheries Trusts Can Advance Sustainability and Resilience Goals
The first national review of community fisheries trusts in the U.S. shows they can achieve positive outcomes for fishing communities and marine ecosystems.
Freshwater Migratory Fish are in Trouble All Over the World
The Living Planet Index reports a staggering 81% average decline in global freshwater migratory fish populations since 1970.
How Can You Stop a Disease-Carrying Mosquito?
An effort to slow the spread of deadly avian malaria is giving Hawaiian forest birds a fighting chance.
Utah Nursery Gives Endangered Fish a Place to Grow
Razorback suckers have faced a perilous future on the Colorado River. A Moab preserve offers hope.
Earlier Springs Cause Problems for Birds
A climate change induced mismatch between green up and migration may prove too much for some species. But researchers say there’s still hope
When Sea Cucumbers Spawn, Where Do Their Larvae Go?
New research on sea cucumber genetics indicates that locally managed marine areas are a good way to protect this fishery for communities.
Peatlands Are One of Earth’s Most Underrated Ecosystems
Peatlands are incredible Natural Climate Solutions. They cover only 3% of Earth’s surface, but store around 30% of all the carbon on land.
Meet the World’s Largest Freshwater Crayfish
National Geographic Society & TNC extern Zoe Starke shares her experience studying the 13-pound Tasmanian giant crayfish.
