Study confirms that ant-eating aardvarks have a craving for buried melons
A new study has used camera-trap footage and scent analysis to confirm the unusual relationship between an African melon and the aardvark, an elusive ant-eating mammal found in sub-Saharan Africa....
View ArticleColombia’s cattle traceability bill awaits approval as deforestation spikes
Lawmakers in Colombia are considering new regulations that would make it easier to track the movement of cattle as they’re bought and sold, with the goal of controlling illegal deforestation connected...
View ArticleMale African elephants develop distinct personality traits as they age, study...
Not all elephants are the same. A new study has found that male African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) develop distinctive personality traits as they age. “We wanted to know whether male...
View ArticleFirst Niger Delta red colobus monkey videos reflect community conservation...
Camera traps installed in December 2024 in a community conservation area in the Niger Delta have captured the first videos of elusive and critically endangered red colobus monkeys. The news comes...
View ArticleSeeds of 19 African tree species added to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
On Feb. 25, the World Agroforestry Center (CIFOR-ICRAF) deposited seeds representing tree species of special value to communities across Africa in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The 19 species...
View ArticleThe view from Greenland: ‘We don’t want to be Americans’
President Trump’s calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland have sparked alarm and outrage. Denmark, which is responsible for Greenland’s security, recently announced that it would further boost its...
View ArticleDecline of Cambodia’s native bees spells trouble for country’s farming future
As natural pollinators, Cambodia’s native honey bees are key to the survival of the country’s forests and farms. But these species are at a conservation crossroads, warns a recent study that...
View ArticleBP to slash green investment and ramp up gas and oil
BP is expected to announce it will slash its renewable energy investments and instead focus on increasing oil and gas production. The energy giant will outline its strategy later following pressure...
View ArticleCanada’s Liberal hopefuls talk Trump and carbon tax
1 hour ago Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Getty Images After back-to-back debates in both English and French, the candidates to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party in...
View ArticleIndigenous Dayak community makes strides on Borneo toward forest autonomy
MEKAR RAYA, Indonesia — Yulius Yogi kneels under the forest canopy here on the island of Borneo, surveying land he plans to reclaim for his Dayak Simpan Indigenous community. “Our ancestors...
View ArticleThe rarely seen Madras hedgehog in India is also poorly studied
The Madras hedgehog, found only in southern India, is considered a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List of threatened species. However, this elusive spiny species is poorly understood, and...
View ArticleIn one of Michigan’s shortest fishing seasons, hundreds race to catch...
Northeast Michigan held one of the shortest fishing seasons ever — 17 minutes. Hundreds of people gathered and raced against the clock in an effort to catch a lake sturgeon, or “dinosaur” fish. The...
View ArticleHalf of homes need heat pump by 2040, government told
6 hours ago Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt BBC Climate & Science Getty Images Four in five cars should be electric and half of homes should have heat pumps within 15 years, say the government’s...
View ArticleElusive wildlife shows up for photographer’s camera traps in Congo
In 2023, Will Burrard-Lucas, a U.K.-based photographer who specializes in high-definition camera-trapping, set up cameras at four sites in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, a 4,000-square-kilometer...
View ArticleProtected areas alone can’t shield mammals from human impact, study finds
Protected areas in tropical forests may not be enough on their own to safeguard local mammal species, especially when there are human settlements nearby, a new study finds. “Wherever human pressure is...
View ArticleMeet the ‘wooly devil,’ a new plant species discovered in Big Bend National Park
The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. It was found with help from the community science app iNaturalist....
View ArticleSome Mardi Gras parade planners ban plastic beads to cut back on waste
Mardi Gras can make a lot of trash, adding up to millions of pounds each year. Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting down on their environmental footprint by banning plastic beads. The post Some...
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Exporting natural gas raises your power bills. Trump is doing it anyway.
When former President Joe Biden paused the Department of Energy’s approval of new natural gas exports last January — a move received positively by environmental advocates and scorned by fossil fuel...
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US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s...
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina, WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region, and...
View ArticleConcerns of illegal sea turtle trade persist in Bali as police foil smugglers
DENPASAR, Indonesia — Conservation foundations on the Indonesian island of Bali raised concerns in February over the volume of live sea turtles seized from traffickers so far this year. “The number of...
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