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Invasive Wild Pigs = 1 Million Cars Per Year of Carbon Emissions
Australian scientists estimate that invasive wild pigs release the carbon-dioxide emissions equivalent of more than 1 million cars per year.
Can Kelp Help Mussel Farms Thrive?
Scientists in New Zealand and the United States are using everything from GoPros to kitchen sponges to study the ecological benefits of kelp farms.
Satellite Tracking Leads to Action for Hawksbill Sea Turtles
New science on hawksbill sea turtles in the Solomon Islands provided critical information to strengthen protection for turtles on their nesting grounds.
Buffered by Bears: Why Foxes Hang Out Near A Top Predator
A new study suggests gray foxes use bears as a coyote buffer.
Giving Black Rhinos Their Space in Northern Kenya
In Kenya, black rhinos need more space, and a community conservancy offers hope.
Energy Matters: The Importance of Mitigating the Land Impacts of Energy and Extraction
Energy and mining could convert nearly as much land as agriculture by 2050 – including nearly 80% of all projected expansion into the world’s most intact natural lands.
Table Corals Could Be the Key to a Resilient Great Barrier Reef
Scientists discover that table corals regenerate Great Barrier Reef habitats 14 times faster than other coral species.
Rebalancing Water and Land Use for Nature and People in California
Examining how ecological restoration efforts – rewilding – could recover the San Joaquin’s natural diversity and ensure the long-term health and productivity of farms and the local communities they support.
Tiger Selfie A Reason for Optimism
Recently an endangered Bengal tiger was seen by villagers at Surajkund, Madhya Pradesh in an area near one of the […]
Kestrel Cam: A Story from Egg to Falcon
It’s an intimate moment. On this mid-morning in late May, the sun is just creeping through the hole in the […]
Book Picks: Nighthawk’s Wing
A mystery series for nature lovers.
How Cattle Egrets Took Over the World
In the past 150 years, cattle egrets have self-populated nearly every continent on earth. Just how, and why, remains somewhat of a mystery.
