Interior announces $130 million toward wetlands
The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved a total of $130 million in federal grants and matching funds this month to advance wetlands conservation. The ...
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Conservation has saved 48 birds, mammals from extinction
Efforts to conserve species have resulted in saving at least 48 mammals and birds from extinction since the early 1990s. The rates of extinction would have been ...
Brazilian high school students committed to conservation
High school students throughout Brazil agree that conservation is important, and they strongly disagree that conservation is the responsibility of rich countries ...
Watch: New board game shows the challenges of conservation
A new board game called Endangered shows players how hard conserving endangered species can be. In the game, which can include one to five players, individuals can ...
Healthy ecosystems deter disease transmission
Deadly diseases like COVID-19 are less likely to jump from wildlife to humans if healthy, intact ecosystems are conserved, according to a report and a separate ...
Can internet memes help conserve uncharismatic wildlife?
When researcher Magdalena Lenda was spending long evenings at Australian University, far from her home in Poland, she often waited for her family back home to wake ...
Campaign highlights birds’ benefits to humans
As people shelter at home to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus, thoughts are increasingly turning to … birds. That’s a tiny bit of good news amid the ...
Are environmental impact assessments short on science?
Environmental impact assessments used in many countries to analyze the effects of human activities on wildlife and ecosystems have scientific shortcomings the world ...
Deadline approaching for conference abstracts
The deadline to submit your abstracts to present your research at this year’s TWS Annual Conference is this Friday, April 17, 2020. SUBMIT ABSTRACT This ...
Watch: Kemp’s ridley sea turtle continues to rebound
The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) was once thought to be on its way to extinction. But thanks to conservation efforts, the turtle is making a ...