Roughly nine percent of England’s farmland needs to be converted into habitats for wildlife and forest by 2050 in order to meet the country’s nature and net-zero goals, according to a consultation launched by Steve Reed, the United Kingdom’s environment secretary. Reed announced on Friday the government’s plans for land use changes intended to balance […]
The two European countries with the most forested land — Sweden and Finland — are not making enough effort to protect their old-growth and primary forests, according to a new report released by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Thursday. The report, Primary and Old-Growth Forests at Risk in Finland and Sweden, said the two northern […]
The biggest iceberg on Earth is once again on the move, on a path that could cause it to collide with South Georgia, an island in the South Atlantic Ocean. As the BBC reported, the iceberg could ground and break into smaller pieces if it hits the island. As of the morning of Jan. 23, […]
Alaska will resume the “barbaric” practice of shooting bears and wolves from helicopters to reduce their numbers with the hope that it will boost moose and caribou herds. The renewed program would permit hunters to kill as many as 80 percent of the natural predators across 2,000 acres of state lands, reported The Guardian. “Alaska’s […]
Colorado wildlife officials have released 15 Canadian gray wolves into the state’s central mountains over the past week. The historic effort was completed on Saturday, and is the second reintroduction season for the native predator. The capture and release work supports the Colorado Gray Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. “This binational effort was conducted by […]
While scientists have long known that pesticide use could impact pollinators, a new study reveals how fertilizer could negatively impact these important organisms. Not only that, but the research, which was conducted at the site of the longest ecological experiment in global history, revealed that high fertilizer use could also lead to a decline in […]
If you were a bird flying thousands of miles over land or sea with other migrating birds, what would you talk about to pass the time? Songbirds may converse with other species during their long migrations, forming social bonds and possibly exchanging information about the flight, according to a new study led by researchers at […]
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has determined that coastal marine ecosystems have rights of nature, including the right to “integral respect for its existence and for the maintenance and regeneration of its life cycles, structure, functions and evolutionary processes,” per Chapter 7, Articles 71 to 74 in the country’s constitution. This is not the first […]
According to a new proposal put forth by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Florida manatee, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, will remain listed as a threatened species and will be submitted separately for protections from another subspecies, the Antillean manatee. The Antillean manatee has been proposed to be listed as […]
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