Near-extinct North Atlantic right whales get a small population boost
The population of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale increased by five individuals, bringing the estimated total to 372 in 2023, according to an Oct. 22 report. The North Atlantic...
View ArticleA ship will set one more record when it becomes the world’s largest...
The SS United States, the fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic, is preparing for one final voyage. Then it’ll be sunk and turned into the world’s largest artificial reef. The post A ship will...
View ArticleAre biodiversity efforts keeping up with the effects of climate change?
This week and next, world leaders are gathering in Colombia for the 16th United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity to check up on their collective progress in slowing biodiversity loss. Can...
View ArticleLangurs in Bangladesh face extinction as hybridization between species escalates
A recent study revealed a troubling trend among the wild monkey population in Bangladesh’s northeastern forests. The study, conducted by the German Primate Centre, unveiled a concerning tendency of...
View ArticleIf all life mattered, what would decision-making look like? (Analysis)
In April 2013, the Supreme Court of India delivered a historic judgement recognizing the cultural, religious and spiritual rights of the Dongria Kondh Adivasis, an Indigenous community residing in the...
View ArticleNGO takes on BlackRock over ‘sustainable’ funds that prop up oil majors
Environment law NGO ClientEarth has filed a complaint against asset management giant BlackRock with France’s financial markets authority for allegedly misnaming multiple retail investment funds as...
View ArticleThe small team caring for some of the last of Hawaii’s native snail species
More than a million species are at risk of extinction, many within decades, because of human actions. Among them? The kāhuli, Hawaii’s native tree snails that are some of the most endangered animals on...
View ArticlePolar bears are suffering paw injuries likely driven by the warming Arctic:...
What’s new At least two populations of polar bears in the high Arctic are developing paw injuries, possibly because of shifting sea ice conditions in a warming environment, according to a new study....
View ArticleDebate over Chile’s fisheries law exposes industry influence on fish management
Chile is in the process of drafting a new fisheries law after President Gabriel Boric’s government presented a bill proposing the law for legislative consideration at the end of 2023. The proposed law...
View ArticleTropical cyclones pummel Philippines, India
Two tropical cyclones have barreled through Asia, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines and India. Severe tropical storm Trami (local name Kristine) triggered...
View ArticleNew abuse allegations hit China ghost ships in Indonesia waters
Labor abuses on foreign-flagged fishing vessels in Indonesia’s remote eastern seas continue to claim lives, with Indonesian crew members bearing the brunt of exploitation amid weak law enforcement, a...
View ArticleProtecting coral reefs boosts fish numbers by 10%: Study
A new study suggests that more than 10% of the fish swimming in coral reefs are there because their habitats have been protected. Tropical reefs support vibrant communities of fish and other sea life,...
View ArticleWhen bats die, farmers use more pesticides & infant deaths rise, study shows
A fungal disease killing millions of bats across North America has been connected to higher infant mortality rates in affected areas, according to new research published in the journal Science. Bats...
View ArticleAlarm call as world’s trees slide towards extinction
Salvamontes Colombia Scientists assessing dangers posed to the world’s trees have revealed that more than a third of species are facing extinction in the wild. The number of threatened trees now...
View ArticleGlobal biodiversity financiers strategize at COP16 to end ‘perverse subsidies’
CALI, Colombia — At COP16, an international conference here on the edge of the Amazon that is devoted to enacting plans to protect forests, oceans and the biodiversity living in both, a staggering...
View ArticleInbreeding adds to growing threats to Africa’s smallest wildcat, study finds
Populations of the black-footed cat, a little-known feline in Southern Africa, have been declining for the last half a million years and exhibit very high degrees of inbreeding. This could increase...
View ArticleChilean Indigenous association participates in key study for lawsuit against...
The town of San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile’s Antofagasta region is surrounded by natural wonders such as volcanoes, colorful lagoons, geysers, salt flats, gigantic dunes and rock formations....
View ArticleTrial begins in U.K. for victims of Minas Gerais dam disaster
A civil trial began October 21 to determine whether several mining companies are liable for the collapse of a dam that released toxic sludge into communities in rural Brazil, resulting in one of the...
View ArticleClimate crisis endangers pregnant women and babies: Report
Extreme climate events including heat waves, flooding and drought can be dangerous for anyone, but pregnant women and their babies are particularly vulnerable, according to a new report. Researchers...
View ArticleSix months after its worst floods, Rio Grande do Sul works to bounce back
Santa Maria, RIO GRANDE DO SUL— On the evening of April 29, Jean Paolo Gomes Minella, a hydrologist at the Federal University of Santa Maria in southern Brazil headed to his river monitoring station...
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