Endangered Persian leopards persist across borders, despite hunters and landmines
There are fewer than 1,100 Persian leopards left in the wild, with 80% — perhaps 732 individuals — concentrated in…
At least 65 dead in latest Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo
A new Ebola outbreak has been declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to an announcement made…
Canada aims to double its electric grid by 2050 with clean energy and lower costs for users
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a clean electricity strategy Thursday he says will help double Canada’s electricity grid by…
Endangered Species Day highlights wildlife wins — and mounting losses
At least 18,000 animal species globally are threatened with extinction: they’re listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered by the…
European bottom trawling costs billions every year in climate impacts, study finds
Europe’s fishing industry makes around 180 million euros ($210 million) every year in profits from bottom trawling, which involves dragging…
How AI could save koalas
A new AI-powered camera system could make road crossings less of a nightmare for koalas. Koalas face multiple threats to…
Illegal wildlife trade in Himalayan countries threaten mountain ecosystem
Illegal wildlife trade across the eight countries of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region has more than doubled since 2019, according…
After quinoa’s boom, Bolivian farmers face degraded soils and climate stress
Quinoa, a pseudocereal, has been grown in the Andes since pre-Hispanic times. The 2010-2014 quinoa boom benefited some farmers in…
Salt marsh recovery isn’t enough to offset destroyed older wetlands, study finds
Along Earth’s coastlines, grassy wetlands flooded by seawater, called salt marshes, trap and store carbon at rates roughly 40 times…
Scientists mark Attenborough’s 100th birthday with newly named wasp
A tiny wasp, collected in the early 1980s in Chile’s Valdivia province, lay inside an unsorted drawer in the Natural…
Honduran authorities seize jaguar kept as pet, put spotlight on local trafficking
Honduran authorities seized a live jaguar being kept as a pet, along with other wildlife, from the home of a…
Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area
Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it,…
Solar brings power to women entrepreneurs in Borneo, but rural energy inequality remains
In the village of Muara Enggelam, East Kalimantan province, the arrival of affordable and reliable renewable energy has sparked a…
In Nepal’s capital, invasive flora crowd out native species
Native plants are rapidly declining in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, replaced by invasive species historically introduced for ornamental and urban greening…
At world’s largest shark conference, scientists warn of a grim outlook across the board
Hundreds of researchers and conservationists met in Colombo from May 4-8 for Sharks International, held once every four years. Major…
China and Norway push to increase krill harvests around Antarctica
In Antarctic waters, an international fishery targets krill, shrimp-like crustaceans that form massive schools and support the continent’s iconic wildlife.…
From caws to code: AI helps decrypt animal communication
Scientists are increasingly using artificial intelligence models to decode the communications of other species. The Earth Species Project has built…
Popular Miyawaki reforestation method lacks evidence, study finds
Devised in the 1970s, the Miyawaki method has been a popular reforestation approach in urban areas worldwide. The method involves…
Liberia’s carbon market policy nears completion amid pushback
Liberian policymakers have almost completed a framework for selling carbon credits to international buyers. But local environmental groups say they’re…
Scientists race to study the Amazon’s frogs before they disappear
The Amazon is home to the world’s greatest amphibian diversity, with an estimated 1,525 species, of which only 810 have…