Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When confronted with recordings of human voices, 19 species fled instantly, while they were less frightened by lion sounds and other potentially threatening recordings. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/science/humans-lions-fear-sounds.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Seven aircraft surveyed over 40,000 miles of southern Africa’s Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) to estimate the size of Africa’s largest savanna elephant population. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/in-good-news-for-elephants-africa-s-largest-savanna-elephant-population-is-stable
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Native Nations seeking to restore bison to their lands remain the cornerstone of the species’ recovery. WWF has partnered with them to support efforts to conserve and restore grassland ecosystems. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/native-nations-lead-the-way-to-returning-bison-to-their-traditional-homelands
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers believed there were eight species of the strange mammals. But a ninth was identified genetically, although no one knew it was a separate species in the wild. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/25/science/pangolins-new-species-scales.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new model suggests that in 250 million years, all land will collide into a supercontinent that boosts warming and pushes mammals to extinction. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/25/science/future-earth-warming-mammal-extinction.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The New York Times Climate Forward event will include speakers who are working on everything from new grain technologies to protecting native species. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/climate/climate-foward-profiles.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The head of the Wildlife Conservation Society makes a case for the High Seas Treaty, which would protect ocean biodiversity and more. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/climate/high-seas-treaty-united-nations.html
Published by the Department of the Interior During Climate Week 2023, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced a $15 million commitment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to the Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) and other programs supporting the next generation of conservation and climate stewards. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-announces-15-million-commitment-support-indian-youth-service-corps
Published by the Department of the Interior Interior today announced a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management to protect more than 4,000 acres within the Placitas area in Sandoval County, New Mexico, to safeguard sacred Tribal lands, boost important local recreation opportunities, and support wildlife habitat connectivity. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-takes-steps-protect-sacred-sensitive-lands-new-mexico
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The animals, from a financially struggling private herd in South Africa, have been sold to a conservation group and will be released into the wild. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/climate/rhino-herd-sold-south-africa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Amid fertile valleys, gorges, ancient ruins and mountain villages, Europe’s first wild river national park attempts to balance tourism and conservation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/travel/albania-vjosa-river-park.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A study of hundreds of specimens from European archaeological digs found two species of whales that are no longer present in the continent’s waters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/science/european-whales-extinction.html
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced more than $40.6 million in grants through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to 10 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands to support land acquisition and conservation planning projects on over 7,200 acres of habitat for 65 listed and at-risk species through the Cooperative Endangered […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced that more than $50.6 million in funding has been approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, providing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners the ability to help conserve, restore or enhance more than 106,600 acres of wetlands and associated […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund When I was a kid, marking days off the calendar until school holidays arrived, I knew that each day took me closer to Etosha National Park in Namibia. We must protect this iconic species. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/behati-prinsloo-levine-on-the-magic-of-namibia-s-black-rhinos-and-what-we-can-do-to-save-them
Published by the Department of the Interior Under the Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967, when the Secretary of the Interior finds that “nationals of a foreign country . . . are engaging in trade or taking which diminishes the effectiveness of any international program for endangered or threatened species,” such as the […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Florida governor, who has cast himself as a Teddy Roosevelt-style conservationist, sounds far different as a presidential candidate, pledging to expand fossil fuel production and fight electric-vehicle mandates. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/us/politics/desantis-florida-storm-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new scientific report offers the most exhaustive look yet at how nonnative plants and animals can drive extinctions, disrupt food systems and harm human health. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/climate/invasive-species-cost-ipbes.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sharp-eyed birders might spot brown boobies, a tropical species once rare even in the Southern states. A flock of Canada geese might just include a pink-footed goose, too. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/nyregion/new-york-city-climate-birds.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality presented plaques to the 2023 recipients of the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) program earlier this month. Among the winners is Kaitlyn Culbert, a Toms River High School North […]