The money that tourists spend on birdwatching in Alaska could be an untapped source of income for local communities. Birders flock to Alaska to get a glimpse of rare birds such as bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) …
The House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously approved a bill to support the National Wildlife Refuge System’s educational and volunteer programs in a June 15 markup. The Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022 (H.R. …
Until the mid-1800s, the Jamaican petrel was a common site on the shores of its namesake island. But then came invasive rats and mongooses, and the bird disappeared. Biologists have searched without luck. Since 1879, …
The White House recently launched a nationwide challenge to invest $1 billion in conservation projects consistent as part of President Biden’s America the Beautiful initiative over the next five years. Dubbed the “America the Beautiful …
At a recent meeting of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, committee members expressed the importance of federal investments in ecosystem conservation and restoration in order to advance climate resilience. Also at the …
What does the future of conservation look like? What have we learned? What do we need to do to be successful? What are we getting wrong? These are questions that participants wrestled with on Wednesday …
When it comes to biodiversity, some parts of the world are short on data. But maybe they’re not as understudied as many scientists believe. A new study suggests translating research written in languages other than …
When should biologists stop their research and take action to conserve habitats for threatened or endangered species? Researchers recently tackled this question by creating a new model that calculates how long scientists should spend improving …
The swift fox (Vulpes velox) disappeared from the landscape of the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana over 50 years ago, due largely to poisoning as part of a coyote (Canis latrans) eradication effort. Colorado, …
The International Union for Conservation of Species has created a new Green Status of Species, intended to measure how close a species is to being fully ecologically functional and how much it has recovered through …
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