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Wild tigers, leopards and elephants can ‘thrive near humans’
Large and endangered wild animals like tigers and elephants do poorly near human communities. Or do they?
Hawaiian plant, thought extinct, now thrives at secret site
Hawaiian conservationists say rediscovery of Delissea is a message of hope amid the loss of species, forest, and sacred indigenous spaces.
The global demand for exotic pets is driving a massive trade in wildlife
Global demand for exotic pets is increasing, a trend partly caused by social media and a shift to online marketplaces.
Scientists gain a better understanding of how ecosystems become unstable
"We can trace out a boundary that predicts the loss of stability and the onset of fluctuations of a population."
We’ve been tracking birds in a Nigerian forest for 18 years. This is what we found
In West Africa, there’s virtually no systematic monitoring of bird population trends. But this is changing.
Symbiotic partnerships with algae help corals weather thermal stress
Photo: Pixabay/lpittman Corals worldwide are facing various threats, the most pressing of which is warming water temperatures, which have increased by nearly 1 degree Celsius in many tropical regions over the past century. Some corals are more resistant than others