Madagascar’s Indigenous Communities Are Taking Initiative To Save Endangered Lemurs And Prevent Deforestation
PICTURED: The silky sifaka in Marojejy National Park, Madagascar. Photo credit, Jeff Gibbs, taken from Wikimedia. The South-west of…
Tag: Environment
As Wildfires Rage In Forests Across The Globe, Sec. Bernhardt Prepares For Fire Season At Home
PICTURED: The 2017 La Tuna Fire, the biggest in Los Angeles’ history. Photo credit: Scott L“More than 21,000 square…
UPDATE: Imprisoned Iranian Scientists Trying To Save Their 50 Remaining Cheetahs Go On Hunger Strike
PICTURED: Top row from left to right, Sam Rajabi, Houman Jowkar, Niloufar Bayani, Morad Tahbaz, and bottom row, from…
IUCN Red List Passes 100,000 Species Assessed
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List has broken through the 100,000 species barrier; it…
Peru Comes Good On Immense 2014 Commitments To Conserving Their Natural Treasures
PICTURED: Organizers and leaders smile on closing of the Amazon portion of Peru’s Natural Legacy. Photo credit Gordon and…
Cooperation Or Conflict: How To Save Biodiversity In The Tropics
Tremendous sacrifices have been made in the quest to feed the people of the world, much of it fronted…
Operation Thunderball Saves More Trafficked Wildlife Than Any To Come Before
Operation Thunderball – no it isn’t a convoluted scheme by a villain in a James Bond film, but rather…
‘Extinct’ Clouded Leopard Sighted In Southeast Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan. February 23rd, 2019. In 2013 a research team consisting of experts from the U.S. and Taiwan concluded…
Since 2011, Elephant Poaching Has Fallen Dramatically
According to a new paper published in Science, the numbers of elephants killed illegally in Africa dropped from 10%…
How Conservationists Take Advantage Of Public Perception To Save More Than Just Tigers And Pandas
We live in the Anthropocene, the era of humans. Unsurprisingly, most public dollars go towards the benefit and advancement…
The Fifth Oldest Tree In The World Was Discovered In US, But It’s Not A Sequoia
Bladen, North Carolina, 2017. In a stand of bald cypress trees on a North Carolina nature conservancy, scientists discovered…
Scientists Enlist The Help Of Plants In A Simple, Yet Elegant Climate Change Solution
In third grade we learn that plants breathe in carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen, and that for this reason…
Glut Of International Agreements Look To Improve Wildlife Rights
WASHINGTON D.C. April 23rd, 2019. U.S. Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with…
Trump And Nuclear Weapons Expert Stand Apart From Defense Community On Climate Change
In a 180 degree turn, President Trump seems to be second-guessing a previous decision he made to designate climate…
We Know Plastic Debris Litters The Oceans, What About The Skies?
Most of us are tragically over-familiar with the image of plastic debris littering the world’s oceans, beaches, and roadsides.…
President Trump’s 2020 Budget Includes 6x More Funding For National Forests And Firefighting
WASHINGTON D.C. April 9th 2019. The Senate Committee for Energy and Natural Resources met today to go over the…
That Green New Deal Receives No Votes May Suggest Disunity Among Democrats
WASHINGTON D.C. March 26th, 2019: Congress rejected a proposal that would create a much discussed and publicized Green New…
Africa Is Building A Great Wall To Stand Defiant Against Poverty, Climate Change, And Despair
WASHINGTON D.C. March 15th, 2019: While President Trump exercised his powers of veto in order to sustain his state…
Wildlife Researchers Trying To Save Iran’s Last Remaining Cheetahs Could Face Death Penalty
9 Iranian wildlife conservationists from the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation (PWHF) were imprisoned by Iranian Revolutionary Guards last year…
House And Senate Reauthorize America’s Most Important Conservation/Recreation Fund
WASHINGTON D.C. FEBRUARY 26TH 2019: In a fortifying display of bi-partisan cooperation, the House voted with an overwhelming majority…