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Category: Environment & Impact

Conservation

Unlike Humans Lions and Snow Leopards Had a Good Year

January 8, 2021

PICTURED: A rare camera trapped moment of a snow leopard after a successful hunt. Photo credit: Snow Leopard Trust.…

They May Not Reach 6,000 But Thirteen Tiger Range Countries are Increasing Tiger Populations
Conservation

They May Not Reach 6,000 But Thirteen Tiger Range Countries are Increasing Tiger Populations

December 4, 2020

13 months remain before the deadline arrives of the unparalleled attempt to try and double the numbers of one…

5 State Ballot Wins for Nature this Election Cycle
Policy

5 State Ballot Wins for Nature this Election Cycle

November 23, 2020

When Americans lined up to vote in November for their next president of the United States, 5 states also…

Global Warming Has Achieved Self-Sustaining Permafrost Melt
Environment

Global Warming Has Achieved Self-Sustaining Permafrost Melt

November 13, 2020

A new scientific model of climate change is demonstrating that zeroing human emissions is only the start of what…

Critical 14,000-Acre Habitat Added to American Largest Growing American Wildlife Reserve
Conservation

Critical 14,000-Acre Habitat Added to American Largest Growing American Wildlife Reserve

November 7, 2020

Photo credit: Dennis Lingohr. LEWISTOWN, Montana. August 29th 2019. American Prairie Reserve, one of the nation’s largest and most…

Having Recovered to 6,000 Individuals, DOI Removes Gray Wolves From Endangered Species List
Policy

Having Recovered to 6,000 Individuals, DOI Removes Gray Wolves From Endangered Species List

October 30, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. October 29th, 2020. Having gone to the brink of extinction and back, humanity’s most complicated animal relationship,…

With the Help of WWF Russia Wild Persian Leopards May Once Again Roam the Caucasus
ArchivesConservation

With the Help of WWF Russia Wild Persian Leopards May Once Again Roam the Caucasus

October 17, 2020July 19, 2023

Under the auspices of the Russian chapter of the World Wildlife Fund, a pair of Persian leopards, a species…

Island Extermination: An Untold Story of Conservation Success
ArchivesConservation

Island Extermination: An Untold Story of Conservation Success

September 16, 2020October 2, 2023

Story at a glance… While many of the UN’s 2020 Aichi Conservation Targets were missed, controlling invasive species was…

‘Negligible’ say Scientists: COVID-19 Shutdown Unlikely to Affect Climate Change, But What About Animals?
Environment

‘Negligible’ say Scientists: COVID-19 Shutdown Unlikely to Affect Climate Change, But What About Animals?

August 17, 2020

Short term cooling and reductions in emissions resulting from the monumental reductions in motorized transport due to Covid-19 shutdowns…

Russia’s “Bear Islands” Enshrined as a Nature Reserve – Protected Largest Concentration of Dens in Russia
Policy

Russia’s “Bear Islands” Enshrined as a Nature Reserve – Protected Largest Concentration of Dens in Russia

August 14, 2020

A face of global biodiversity conservation efforts as recognizable as the panda, tiger, and elephant, polar bears are getting…

Uzbekistan Continues to Create Protected Areas Putting it on Track to Reach 2030 Conservation Goals
Policy

Uzbekistan Continues to Create Protected Areas Putting it on Track to Reach 2030 Conservation Goals

August 7, 2020

The Government of Uzbekistan has committed to increase the total protected-areas coverage to 17% of its territory by 2025,…

Interior Department Decides Not to Reintroduce Grizzly Bears Into Public Land on Washington State
Policy

Interior Department Decides Not to Reintroduce Grizzly Bears Into Public Land on Washington State

July 24, 2020

WASHINGTON D.C. July 7th, 2020. In a press release from the Department of the Interior, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt…

Proving their Pre-Eminence in Sustainability and Green Economics, Pakistan Meets UN Climate Goals a Decade Before the Deadline
Policy

Proving their Pre-Eminence in Sustainability and Green Economics, Pakistan Meets UN Climate Goals a Decade Before the Deadline

July 17, 2020

PICTURED: The entrance of Baroghil National Park, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Photo credit: Abdul Wasiq. CC 3.0. A full…

After 30 Years of Work the World is About to Gain a New National Park – Shar Planina in North Macedonia
Policy

After 30 Years of Work the World is About to Gain a New National Park – Shar Planina in North Macedonia

July 16, 2020

PICTURED:  Waters of the Black Lake on Shar Mountain, Macedonia. Photo credit: Македонец. CC 4.0 Shar Planina, the name…

Tire and Brake Pad Particles Ride Atmospheric Winds: Polluting Environment Far and Wide
Environment

Tire and Brake Pad Particles Ride Atmospheric Winds: Polluting Environment Far and Wide

July 15, 2020

A growing number of scientific evaluations on the potential for airborne microplastic pollution are putting together a picture that…

Colombian Ex-Guerrillas Turn into Citizen Scientists Using Their Knowledge of the Jungle to Protect Biodiversity
ArchivesConservation

Colombian Ex-Guerrillas Turn into Citizen Scientists Using Their Knowledge of the Jungle to Protect Biodiversity

July 13, 2020July 14, 2023

In 2016, when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a peace agreement with the Colombian government, scientists…

Conservation is Expensive: Rwanda and The Seychelles Show How to Make Green to Save Green
Conservation

Conservation is Expensive: Rwanda and The Seychelles Show How to Make Green to Save Green

July 1, 2020

A new report from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature finds conservation in Africa is in need…

National Pollinator Week: Small Ways to Help Pollinator Species in Your Area
Conservation

National Pollinator Week: Small Ways to Help Pollinator Species in Your Area

June 26, 2020

WASHINGTON D.C. June 25th 2020. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has designated June 22nd through the 28th as National Pollinator…

Wildlife Disease Management Could be Key to Preventing Outbreaks of COVID-19-like Viruses
Environment

Wildlife Disease Management Could be Key to Preventing Outbreaks of COVID-19-like Viruses

June 19, 2020

PICTURED: Two men in Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary move their livestock across tiger habitat. Across the EU and US citizens…

Currents of Windblown Plastic Found Across North America’s Parks and Reserves
Environment

Currents of Windblown Plastic Found Across North America’s Parks and Reserves

June 15, 2020

1000 metric tons of microplastic fibers that can travel thousands of miles on storm systems are predicted to accumulate…

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