Monday, February 2nd, 2015
MONTREAL, Jan. 29, 2015—The Great Lakes have been invaded by more non-native species than any other freshwater ecosystem in the world. In spite of increasing efforts to stem the tide of invasion threats, the lakes remain vulnerable, according to scientists from McGill University and colleagues in Canada and the United States. If no new regulations
Wednesday, January 28th, 2015
Our current crises of nature, conservation and culture call for an audaciously hopeful response in the form of this new public charity. Our mission is to further conservation of biodiversity of native species and their habitats in the U.S., to expose the full breadth of our environmental problems, to show there are good-hearted people working to
Monday, January 19th, 2015
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y., Jan. 20, 2015 – The impact of catastrophic flooding can be mitigated by protecting biodiversity, suggests a new study led by Bard College biology professor Alexandra Wright and published this week in the journal Nature Communications.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2015
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 6, 2015—In a new polar bear study published today, scientists from around the Arctic have shown that recent generations of polar bears are moving towards areas with more persistent year-round sea ice.
Monday, November 24th, 2014
NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2014—In the first-ever GPS-based study of leopards in India, led by WCS and partners has delved into the secret lives of these big cats, and recorded their strategies to thrive in human-dominated areas.
Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
Sydney, Australia, Nov. 17, 2014—Fishing, logging, mining, agriculture and other activities to satisfy our growing appetite for resources are threatening the survival of thePacific Bluefin Tuna, Chinese Pufferfish, American Eel and Chinese Cobra. The destruction of habitat has caused the extinction of a Malaysian mollusc and the world’s largest known earwig, andthreatens the survival of many other species
Monday, October 20th, 2014
Pyeongchang, Republic of South Korea, Oct. 17, 2014—Despite increasing recognition of the biodiversity crisis and its impacts on human well-being, the scale of the government response is far from commensurate with the magnitude of the calamity, says IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, at the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to
Friday, October 10th, 2014
As with the proverbial canary in a coal mine, birds are often a strong indicator of environmental health. However, over the past 40 years, many species have experienced their own environmental crisis due to habitat loss and climate change, among other factors. To fully understand bird distribution relative to environment requires extensive data beyond those
Tuesday, September 30th, 2014
GLAND, Switzerland, Sept. 29, 2014—Global wildlife populations have declined by more than half in just 40 years as measured in WWF’s Living Planet Report 2014. Wildlife’s continued decline highlights the need for sustainable solutions to heal the planet, according to the report released today. The Living Planet Report 2014 also shows Ecological Footprint – a
Tuesday, September 9th, 2014
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced nearly $35 million in grants to 20 states to enable collaborative efforts to conserve many of America’s imperiled species, ranging from the red cockaded woodpecker in the Southeast to a variety of bat species in the Midwest to
