Conservation
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Animals
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Animals
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Animals
Animals MyanmarThis Turtle Has a Very, Very Good Reason to “Smile”: Escape from Extinction
Twenty years ago, the Burmese roofed turtle, which has a natural goofy smile, was presumed extinct. After discovering a few survivors, scientists have grown the population back close to 1,000 animals in captivity.
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Animals
Animals USALives of Grizzly Bears Must Remain Protected by Law, Rules Court
A court in San Francisco, USA has ruled that grizzly bears around the Yellowstone National Park will remain protected by the Endangered Species Act and must therefore not be hunted, despite being delisted from the act in 2017.
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Animals
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Health
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Environment
Environment NorwaySave the Seeds: 60,000 Emergency Crops Added to Arctic Vault
A “doomsday” vault in the Arctic preserving plants that could feed a growing population threatened by climate impacts has received 60,000 new seed samples from international donors – including Britain’s Prince Charles and a Native American group.
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Animals
Animals USAOwners Can Now Give Some of Their Land to Butterflies
A landmark agreement in the U.S. is giving monarch butterflies the “right-of-way”: 45 transportation and energy companies as well as private landowners will create and maintain protected roadside and utility corridors across the nation to ensure safer habitats for the insects.
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Environment
Environment USAWe Can Still Save At Least Half of Earth’s Land from Human Influence, Study Finds
Humans have heavily influenced the world’s ecosystem – especially in cities and agricultural areas. But a team of international researchers have now found that around half of Earth’s ice-free land is still virtually unaffected by humans, sparking hope for conservationists.
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Technology
Technology USAScientists Track Animals from Space to Help Protect Them
Scientists have recently launched an animal-tracking antenna into space to monitor over 800 species of animals around the world tagged with tiny transmitters – and researchers expect to receive data from the system as early as this autumn.