One of four lynx captured in Scottish Highlands dies
(theguardian.com)
One of the four lynx captured in the Scottish Highlands this week has died.
One of the four lynx captured in the Scottish Highlands this week has died.
Great Whales Can Live a Lot Longer Than We Thought – If We Leave Them Alone
(theguardian.com)
Bowhead whales may not be the only species that can live to 200 years old. Researchers have found that the industrial hunting of great whales has masked the ability of these underwater giants to also live to great ages
Bowhead whales may not be the only species that can live to 200 years old. Researchers have found that the industrial hunting of great whales has masked the ability of these underwater giants to also live to great ages
Baby red handfish 'thriving' in captive-breeding program in Tasmania
(abc.net.au)
A Tasmanian marine research project has handed "one of the world's rarest fish" a lifeline.
A Tasmanian marine research project has handed "one of the world's rarest fish" a lifeline.
Chlamydia could make koalas extinct. Can a vaccine save them in time?
(bbc.com)
This hospital is ground zero of a grim chlamydia epidemic which is killing thousands of koalas and making even more sterile, pushing the national icons to the brink of extinction.
This hospital is ground zero of a grim chlamydia epidemic which is killing thousands of koalas and making even more sterile, pushing the national icons to the brink of extinction.
Painstaking work to conserve Ireland's oldest paper documents begins
(theguardian.com)
Work has begun to conserve and digitise one of the oldest paper documents still in existence on the island of Ireland.
Work has begun to conserve and digitise one of the oldest paper documents still in existence on the island of Ireland.
Saving the Apple's Ancient Ancestor in the Forests of Kazakhstan
(smithsonianmag.com)
Found in the Tian Shan mountains, Malus sieversii could hold the secret to making other species of the fruit more stress-resistant
Found in the Tian Shan mountains, Malus sieversii could hold the secret to making other species of the fruit more stress-resistant
When Two Hemispheres Collide: Where to Now for Rewilding in Ireland?
(worldsensorium.com)
When Two Hemispheres Collide: Where to now for rewilding in Ireland?
When Two Hemispheres Collide: Where to now for rewilding in Ireland?
As Wolf Populations Rebound, an Angry Backlash Intensifies
(e360.yale.edu)
The reintroduction of endangered wolves to Yellowstone National Park 30 years ago was a major conservation victory. But as wolves have spread across the West, anger and resentment at the apex predator has escalated, with hunters in some states increasingly targeting them.
The reintroduction of endangered wolves to Yellowstone National Park 30 years ago was a major conservation victory. But as wolves have spread across the West, anger and resentment at the apex predator has escalated, with hunters in some states increasingly targeting them.
Miles of Russian Forest Couldn't Keep These Two Tigers Apart
(nytimes.com)
When Russian scientists released a pair of orphaned Amur tiger cubs into the wild in a remote corner of Russia’s far east in 2014, they were trying to save a species.
When Russian scientists released a pair of orphaned Amur tiger cubs into the wild in a remote corner of Russia’s far east in 2014, they were trying to save a species.
Turning bogs from wastelands to nature-scapes
(worldsensorium.com)
An astonishing 85% of our peatlands are degraded.
An astonishing 85% of our peatlands are degraded.
An English castle became a stork magnet
(bbc.com)
Helped by a bold rewilding project, storks are migrating between Britain and North Africa again for the first time in 600 years. How can we make their journey safer?
Helped by a bold rewilding project, storks are migrating between Britain and North Africa again for the first time in 600 years. How can we make their journey safer?
For the Love of a Little Sea
(hakaimagazine.com)
The birthplace of experimental marine biology is in decline. Will Ireland rally to save it?
The birthplace of experimental marine biology is in decline. Will Ireland rally to save it?
'The sixth great extinction is happening', conservation expert warns
(bbc.com)
“We’re in the midst of the sixth great extinction,” Dr Goodall tells me during our interview for BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science. “The more we can do to restore nature and protect existing forests, the better.”
“We’re in the midst of the sixth great extinction,” Dr Goodall tells me during our interview for BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science. “The more we can do to restore nature and protect existing forests, the better.”
Scientists Clone Two Black-Footed Ferrets from Frozen Tissues
(smithsonianmag.com)
Researchers have cloned two black-footed ferrets from preserved tissue samples in an effort to conserve the creatures, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week.
Researchers have cloned two black-footed ferrets from preserved tissue samples in an effort to conserve the creatures, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week.
'The sixth great extinction is happening', conservation expert warns
(bbc.com)
“We’re in the midst of the sixth great extinction,” Dr Goodall tells me during our interview for BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science. “The more we can do to restore nature and protect existing forests, the better.”
“We’re in the midst of the sixth great extinction,” Dr Goodall tells me during our interview for BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science. “The more we can do to restore nature and protect existing forests, the better.”
The Leningrad botanists who saved the first seed bank
(theguardian.com)
During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger
During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger
Islands of the Feral Pigs
(hakaimagazine.com)
In Hawai‘i, people, pigs, and ecosystems only have so much room to coexist, and the pigs exist a little too much.
In Hawai‘i, people, pigs, and ecosystems only have so much room to coexist, and the pigs exist a little too much.
Listening in on the Mysterious Marbled Murrelet
(hakaimagazine.com)
The marbled murrelet is an elusive creature. At sea, the stubby seabird dives at the first sign of predators. On land, it lays its eggs high in the mossy branches of the Pacific Northwest’s old-growth forests—a fact only serendipitously discovered by a utility-company employee climbing trees in the 1970s.
The marbled murrelet is an elusive creature. At sea, the stubby seabird dives at the first sign of predators. On land, it lays its eggs high in the mossy branches of the Pacific Northwest’s old-growth forests—a fact only serendipitously discovered by a utility-company employee climbing trees in the 1970s.
Ratting on wildlife crime: training rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife
(frontiersin.org)
The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global crime economies, directly threatening species and their habitats, and biodiversity, and indirectly the global climate, and countries’ economies.
The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global crime economies, directly threatening species and their habitats, and biodiversity, and indirectly the global climate, and countries’ economies.
Much of Ireland Is an Ecological Desert. Meet the Man Who Wants to Rewild It
(nytimes.com)
Is Ireland really all that green? Ecologically speaking, the answer is no, says Eoghan Daltun, a sculptor who restored a patch of native rainforest in the Beara Peninsula, on the country’s rugged southwestern coast.
Is Ireland really all that green? Ecologically speaking, the answer is no, says Eoghan Daltun, a sculptor who restored a patch of native rainforest in the Beara Peninsula, on the country’s rugged southwestern coast.
Migrating birds find refuge in pop-up habitats
(hcn.org)
Every July, the western sandpiper, a dun-colored, long-beaked bird, leaves the shores of Alaska and migrates south. It may fly as far as the coast of Peru, where it spends several months before making the return trip. Western sandpipers travel along the Pacific Flyway, a strip of land that stretches along the Western coast of the Americas, from the Arctic down to Patagonia.
Every July, the western sandpiper, a dun-colored, long-beaked bird, leaves the shores of Alaska and migrates south. It may fly as far as the coast of Peru, where it spends several months before making the return trip. Western sandpipers travel along the Pacific Flyway, a strip of land that stretches along the Western coast of the Americas, from the Arctic down to Patagonia.
Wild animals are spiraling to extinction. Can a bunch of bureaucrats save them?
(vox.com)
Starting this week, thousands of people will descend on the Colombian city of Cali for an important meeting you may have never heard of: COP16.
Starting this week, thousands of people will descend on the Colombian city of Cali for an important meeting you may have never heard of: COP16.
Wildlife numbers plummet 73 percent over past half-century, report finds
(aljazeera.com)
Wildlife populations across the globe have shrunk by more than 70 percent over the past half-century, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Wildlife populations across the globe have shrunk by more than 70 percent over the past half-century, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Pine martens return to Dartmoor after 150-year absence
(theguardian.com)
Fifteen pine martens are darting through the woods of Dartmoor for the first time in 150 years after the rare but recovering species was reintroduced into south-west England.
Fifteen pine martens are darting through the woods of Dartmoor for the first time in 150 years after the rare but recovering species was reintroduced into south-west England.