Animals

Wild Tiger Population in Bhutan Increases 27% Since 2015

Wild Tiger Population in Bhutan Increases 27% Since 2015

Wild tiger numbers in Bhutan have risen from 103 tigers in the country’s first tiger survey in 2015 to 131 individuals in a recent survey. But the wild tigers still face major threats, including poaching and habitat loss, according to the survey. “This is a significant achievement and an indication of a very healthy ecosystem,” […]

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    Beavers to Be Reintroduced to English Wetlands After 400 Years

    Beavers to Be Reintroduced to English Wetlands After 400 Years

    Native to England, Wales and Scotland, the Eurasian beaver was hunted to extinction in the 16th century, according to The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. But they have been slowly returning to England and conservationists say they are now being reintroduced to the Nene Wetlands nature reserve in Northamptonshire, England, for the first […]

    ‘A Geography of Arks’: Extending Park Networks Across 1% of Earth Could Save More Than 1,000 at-Risk Species

    ‘A Geography of Arks’: Extending Park Networks Across 1% of Earth Could Save More Than 1,000 at-Risk Species

    A new study by scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS), Durham University and Princeton University asserts that bolstering the protections of current conservation areas is as important for keeping biodiversity intact as establishing new protected areas, a press release from Durham University said. The researchers found that, of the approximately 5,000 species studied, […]

    Birds Around the World Are Building Their Nests With Trash

    Birds Around the World Are Building Their Nests With Trash

    A new study has found that 176 bird species around the world are building their nests with trash from humans, such as cigarette butts, candy wrappers and plastic string. Birds on all continents except Antarctica were found to make nests with this waste, which could harm the birds and the chicks. Researchers analyzed nearly 35,000 […]

    Seabird Die-Offs Linked to Marine Heat Waves

    Seabird Die-Offs Linked to Marine Heat Waves

    A new study, led by researchers at the University of Washington, has linked mass seabird die-offs to marine heat waves. The study, published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series, analyzed data collected from residents along coasts from Alaska to central California from 1993 to 2021. The researchers were looking to find if these marine […]

    Deep-Sea Mining Could Cause 25x the Biodiversity Loss of Land-Based Mining, Report Warns

    Deep-Sea Mining Could Cause 25x the Biodiversity Loss of Land-Based Mining, Report Warns

    Rising demand for metals like nickel, cobalt, copper and manganese to make batteries used in smartphones and electric vehicles, along with depleting land-based deposits, has led to increased interest in deep-sea mining. But research suggests that the process of extracting mineral deposits from the ocean floor could destroy habitats and decimate species. According to a […]