Radioactive Isotopes Being Embedded in Rhino Horns Seen as ‘Magical’ Anti-Poaching Solution
In South Africa, a strategy 6 years in the making to protect rhinos from poaching, as ingenious as it…
Category: Environment & Impact
EU Takes Romania to Court Over Failure to Monitor Air Pollution Properly
The European Commission announced on Thursday, December 11, that it is referring Romania to the Court of Justice of…
UN Environment Assembly Opens in Nairobi
Diplomats from nearly every nation have gathered in Kenya this week as the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the…
COP30 in Belém Ends with an Uneasy Climate Pact and No Clear Exit from Fossil Fuels
The UN climate summit in Belém has closed with what many leaders describe as an “uneasy” compromise: a package…
Plans to Spend Over $1 Billion to Shoot 450,000 American Owls to Proceed After Senate Vote
Story at a glance… A recent Senate vote failed to reject a Fish and Wildlife Service cull of up…
TotalEnergies Found Guilty of Greenwashing in Landmark French Ruling
French energy giant TotalEnergies has been found guilty of greenwashing by a Paris court. Environmental advocates are calling this…
Virtual Fencing May Allow Thousands More Cattle to Be Ranched on Land Rather Than in Barns
American ranchers are gradually entertaining the idea of using virtual fence systems—the same kind as used for dogs—to graze…
Marshall Islands Experience Explosion of Wildlife One Year After Invasive Rats Were Removed
Two small islets crucial to the resiliency of the local environment in the Marshall Islands Republic are witnessing a…
There Is No 6th Mass Extinction Event Taking Place, in Fact Conservation Is Working Worldwide
The narrative that Earth is experiencing a sixth mass extinction event in fundamentally flawed, and is pushed through an…
Investigation Claims Interior Dept. Permitting Controversial Eagle Sacrifices in America’s National Parks
Extraordinary reporting published by Animal Wellness Action and written by fish and wildlife reporter Ted Williams shows that, by…
The Aral Sea Disaster Has Started What Could Be the Greatest Migration Crisis of Modern Times
This is Part 2 of a two-part series looking at the Aral Sea recovery projects and the future of…
The Famous Aral Sea Disaster Is Only at Half Time
This is Part 1 of a two-part series looking at the Aral Sea recovery projects and the future of…
Asia’s Extraordinary Jumping Bird Now Thriving in Captivity—a Hopeful Halt to Population Slide
An endangered bird famous for its elaborate leaping courtship displays is being reared in a special facility where the…
‘That’s Amure’: Tiger Lovers Help Restore Populations in Russia Where Absent for 50 Years, Producing Lessons for All Asia
Conservationists have succeeded in restoring tiger populations in a region where they were virtually absent for more than 50…
Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Enters the Modern Age with Stories of Hope and Problems Solved
For an entire generation of Americans, the ones for whom The Tonight Show starred Johnny Carson, and who were…
Before and After Pictures Show World’s Largest Dam Removal Dramatically Rewilding Klamath River
22 years ago, the Yurok Tribe of Native Americans launched a campaign to reclaim their ancestral lands along the…
Mongolia Signs Ambitious Conservation Agreement with The Nature Conservancy to Protect 75% of Land
Operating for over 100 years and renowned throughout the world for its dedication to preserving the natural world, The…
‘Turtle Islands’ in Micronesia’s Yap State Cleared of Invasive Rats in Win for Wildlife and Gardens
The rich tropical “gardening island” of Loosiep is now confirmed to be free from rats, a damaging invasive species,…
Drone Technologies Are Expediting Pacific Island Conservation, Eradicating Invasive Rats at Speed
Of all the world’s ecosystems, the often unique environs on the 670,000 islands in the world’s oceans, seas, and…
Mexico Government Announces 20 New Protected Areas Totaling 2.3 Million Hectares
In what Mexican President López Obrador called a “bet on life,” on January 8th the Mexican government issued 20…