Researchers in northwest Peru’s Alto Mayo region have discovered 27 new animal species, including a semi-aquatic mouse, a salamander that climbs trees and a “blob-headed fish.” The 38-day survey uncovered and recorded more than 2,000 species of plants and wildlife, reported The Guardian. “Discovering even one new species of mammal on an expedition would be […]
Over the next five years, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium will receive almost $75 million to help Alaska Indigenous communities facing the impacts of climate change. It is the biggest federal appropriation aimed at helping the state’s Native communities with climate resilience in Alaska history. “Alaska is an underserved state on the front lines […]
More than 116 miles of California’s stunning coastline is in the process of becoming designated as part of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary — the third largest in the country. The designation process reached a major milestone last week when the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the marine sanctuary was released. Under the […]
The Klamath-Trinity River system in southern Oregon and northern California was once the site of huge salmon runs — one estimate put them at 650,000 to one million fish. The Klamath River watershed supports chinook and coho salmon, steelhead trout and other fish species that contribute to Tribal, recreational, subsistence and commercial harvests. It has […]
Brian Skerry has been a National Geographic photographer for more than 25 years, focusing on life under the surface of waters around the world. He’s photographed whales, sharks, scallop farms and kelp forests, and through it all, he’s been inspired by what visual storytelling can accomplish. “Good science and good visual storytelling, and people just […]
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will pay farmers in 11 Western states $400 million to conserve water while still growing crops in the drought-stricken region, a press release from USDA said. The funds will be invested in a minimum of 18 irrigation districts to assist […]
The Mashco Piro are an uncontacted Indigenous Tribe who live in the Peruvian Amazon. They have been sighted emerging from the rainforest more often recently as they try to avoid the increasing presence of loggers, according to FENAMAD, a local Indigenous rights group. Incredible new images released on Tuesday show dozens of Mashco Piro people […]
A new United States federal government report has found that the hydropower dams on the Columbia River have flooded villages and disrupted ways of life, while continuing to harm Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Northwest. The report, Historic and Ongoing Impacts of Federal Dams on the Columbia River Basin Tribes, was released by the U.S. […]
Washington State’s Makah Tribe has been granted a federal waiver to resume its hunting traditions off the state’s coastline, allowing the Tribe to take as many as 25 Eastern North Pacific gray whales from United States waters over the course of a decade. The waiver from the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)’s take prohibitions allows […]
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