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Giving Wildlife Room to Roam in the Face of Climate Change
Why Idaho’s Pioneer Mountains give wildlife room to roam in the face of climate change.
For Transplanted Tortoises, Who Lives and Who Dies?
Research into the survival of desert tortoises holds keys for successful assisted climate migration.
Digitized Data Conserves Africa’s Great Lake Fisheries
In Africa’s Great Lakes, better data collection means better fisheries management.
Helping Birds Adapt to Climate Change in the Nevada Desert
Planting trees to help birds adapt to climate change is the latest chapter in a history of Amargosa River conservation.
Can Freshwater Reserves Protect Tropical Fish Diversity?
A new paper details the conservation success of community-led freshwater reserves in Thailand.
The Carbon Cost of Converting Peatlands to Oil Palm
New research from Indonesia calculates the carbon cost of converting peat swamps to oil palm plantations: 640 metric tons of CO2 per hectare.
Why Pandas Are Rubbing Themselves with Horse Manure
It’s true: for years, giant pandas have been rubbing horse manure on themselves. New research suggests a reason.
It’s Not Too Late for Biodiversity in Heavily Urbanized Environments
It’s not too late for the 102 species at risk of extinction in the heavily urbanized Fraser River estuary of British Columbia.
Indigenous Lands Are Critical for Mammal Conservation
A new analysis reveals the importance of indigenous lands to global mammal conservation.
Bowerbirds: Meet the Bird World’s Kleptomaniac Love Architects
They display, they dance, and they collect baubles like a jealous hoarder. Meet Australia’s incredible bowerbirds.
Slow Birding: Twenty Years Observing Ring Ouzels
Two British birders set out to better understand one secretive bird species. And are still at it 20 years later.
When Only a Hippopotamus Will Do
Hippos for the holidays? Some weird stories of human-hippo relations.
