To coexist with giants, meet people’s needs first: expert
[ad_1] Greta Francesca Iori heard the elephant’s sharp trumpet blare and knew she was in trouble. While mapping elephant habitats in a new national park
Can an ancient tradition save an African grassland?
[ad_1] MATATIELE, South Africa — On a bright morning in early February, Paul Mfazwe drove down a bumpy road, cratered with dips and divots. It
Where ‘ghost gear’ haunts the seas, divers unite to clean up
[ad_1] For nearly two decades, Edgardo Ochoa has picked away at a problem. A net here, some fishing line there — Conservation International’s marine and
Heat waves put spotlight on overlooked climate ally
[ad_1] Brutal heat waves swept across the Southern Hemisphere earlier this year. Now it’s the Northern Hemisphere’s turn. This week, much of the eastern United
Still the world’s oldest tree?
[ad_1] This post was updated on May 12, 2023. In eastern California, a Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) known as Methuselah has long been
Nature’s decline is driving a surge in diseases
[ad_1] Our health is personal, but health risks are not. Around the world, entire populations — both human and wildlife — are facing new infectious
Climate change hurts soil’s ‘essential workers’
[ad_1] It’s easy to take what happens under our feet for granted. Whether you know it or not, thousands of species of mites and springtails
On World Oceans Day, charting a new course for our seas
[ad_1] It’s the origin and the engine of life on our blue planet. The ocean feeds us, regulates our climate and sustains economies. Yet unprecedented
The ocean provides — and needs to be protected. Can humanity do both?
[ad_1] Conservationists had reason to cheer as 2020 dawned. On January 1, the Pacific island nation of Palau officially closed 80 percent of its territorial
Mining could disrupt manta ‘superhighway’
[ad_1] If you’re a reef manta, there are few better places to be than northeastern Indonesia. In the clear blue seas of the Raja Ampat