Published by the Environmental News Service JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 29, 2022 (ENS) – The High Court of the Western Cape Friday ruled against South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on its 2022 […] The post South Africa Inflates Value of Trophy Hunts to Conservation first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Cameras captured the wild feline purloining a Burmese python’s eggs, giving hope that the state’s native species are responding to a voracious, invasive predator. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/28/science/bobcat-python-eggs.html
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited El Paso, Texas, today with Congresswoman Veronica Escobar to meet with local officials and community members and to learn about their vision for increasing access to, and conservation of, outdoor spaces. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-highlights-locally-led-conservation-efforts-el-paso-texas
Published by the Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau visited Idaho, Washington and Oregon on a three-day swing this week to highlight the historic investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for wildfire resilience, conservation and ecosystem restoration. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/deputy-secretary-beaudreau-highlights-investments-president-bidens-bipartisan
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The planet has experienced five previous mass extinction events, the last one occurring 65.5 million years ago. Experts now believe we’re in the midst of a sixth mass extinction. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/what-is-the-sixth-mass-extinction-and-what-can-we-do-about-it
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Reforestation can fight climate change, uplift communities and restore biodiversity. When done badly, though, it can speed extinctions and make nature less resilient. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/14/climate/tree-planting-reforestation-climate.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Home of Gorillas launched in February after winning the Beyond Tourism in Africa Innovation Challenge to foster new income-generating ideas for local communities and wildlife conservation in Africa. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/leveraging-technology-to-support-mountain-gorilla-conservation
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Research from the CARE-WWF Alliance shows that empowering women can reduce environmental damage, especially when women are engaged in natural resource management and conservation leadership positions. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/how-gender-equality-impacts-conservation
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Recovering species is essential for effective wildlife conservation and critical to the work WWF does around the world. Here are just a few of our favorite, recent recovery stories. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/eight-species-making-a-comeback
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment To bring abalone back from the edge of extinction, scientists need to find improved ways of coaxing the snails into reproducing. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/science/abalone-ultrasound-reproduction.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Diana Beresford-Kroeger, a botanist and author, has created a forest with tree species handpicked for their ability to withstand a warming planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/climate/celtic-wisdom-trees-climate.html
Published by the Department of the Interior The U.S. Departments of Interior and Agriculture announced they are opening a nominations period to find qualified individuals to fill current member vacancies in the newly re-established a Federal Advisory Committee to advance wildlife and habitat conservation efforts and to encourage partnership with sporting conservation organizations. Read the full […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Years of drought, fires and habitat loss have drastically reduced the population of the iconic marsupial. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/11/world/australia/koala-endangered-species.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A federal judge has overturned the Trump-era decision that removed the predators from the endangered species list. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/10/climate/wolves-endangered-species-list.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A study shows that even in a country that is considered a bastion of conservation, many big cats were severely wounded in encounters with human snare traps and shotguns. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/10/science/lions-teeth-bones-injuries.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The North American Grasslands Conservation Act would establish a grant program providing landowners with voluntary economic incentives to conserve & restore the United States’ disappearing grasslands. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/newly-proposed-grassland-conservation-act-offers-hope-for-vital-ecosystems
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A white-headed raptor has been preying on smaller birds in Central Park. It’s come a long way since conservationists affixed aluminum bands to its legs four years ago. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/science/bald-eagle-central-park-rover.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund A new WWF report reveals 224 plant and vertebrate animal species were discovered in the Greater Mekong region (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam) in 2020. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/scientists-discover-224-new-species-in-the-greater-mekong
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A study shows that there is a way to successfully transplant burrowing owls to new habitats when developers build over their homes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/science/burrowing-owls-transplants.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund From dense jungles to the Himalayas, tigers are an elusive species—hard to find and hard to count. But, thanks to camera traps, the movements, and behaviors of tigers are now less of a mystery. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/how-scientists-count-tigers-in-india