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“#Home of ‘Asian unicorn’ becomes nature reserve in Vietnam” Saola antelope. Credit: David Hulse, WWF Research by the University of Leeds has helped secure the highest government protection for internationally-important Vietnamese forests. Over the past five years, conservation organization Viet Nature, and its partners World Land Trust, IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands (IUCN NL),…
“#Humanity at crossroads, biodiversity report cards warn” Haze from forest fires blankets the landscape in Riau, Sumatra. Deforestation for agriculture is a leading driver of biodiversity loss, new report cards warn. Credit: Aulia Erlangga/CIFOR (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Developing countries that have been pushing for stronger ecosystems protections have been armed with a cache of evidence,…
“#Once near death, rescued sea turtles sent back to the ocean” by Wayne Parry Tabitha, a 168-pound loggerhead turtle, crawls into the ocean in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, after being released by Sea Turtle Recovery, a volunteer group that rescues sick or injured turtles, nurses them back to health and returns…
“#When hurricanes temporarily halt fishing, marine food webs recover quickly” Hurricane Harvey set up a rare natural experiment to study the effects of fishing. Credit: NOAA via Wikipedia Fishing has a strong impact on coastal marine food webs, but it’s a hard effect to measure. When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017, it temporarily halted…
“#One of Earth’s most biodiverse habitats lies off the Scottish coast – but climate change could wipe it out” Credit: Lukassek/Shutterstock Maerl beds stud the ocean floor like underwater brambles. They’re pastel pink and, despite their knobbly appearance, made up of a red seaweed. This algae has a limestone skeleton which gives it a complex…
“#The first step to conserving the Great Barrier Reef is understanding what lives there” Credit: Shutterstock Look at this photo of two coral skeletons below. You’d be forgiven for thinking they’re the same species, or at least closely related, but looks can be deceiving. These two species diverged tens of millions of years ago, probably…
“#Citizens help scientists demonstrate value of protected areas in biodiversity hotspots” Restricted to the Atlantic Forests of Brazil and at risk of extinction, this species require effective protected areas to prevent the loss and degradation of its forest habitats. Credit: Hector Bottai Protected areas are considered the most important tool for curbing the ongoing biodiversity…
“#Study reveals impact of centuries of human activity in American tropics” Altitudinal grasslands, southern Brazil. Credit: Juliano A Bogoni The devastating effects of human activity on wildlife in the American tropics over the last 500 years are revealed in a new study published today. More than half of the species in local ‘assemblages’ – sets…
“#Team offers new rules for algae species classification” Florida State University Assistant Professor of Biological Science Sophie McCoy surveys the algal community underneath a canopy of “sea spaghetti” (Himanthalia elongata) at Cape Cornwall, England. Credit: Sophie McCoy. FSU Assistant Professor of Biological Science Sophie McCoy and her team are proposing formal definitions for algae species…
“#How do giraffes and elephants alter the African Savanna landscape?” Giraffes may consume about 75 pounds of vegetation a day. Credit: Duncan Kimuyu As they roam around the African savanna in search for food, giraffes and elephants alter the diversity and richness of its vegetation. By studying the foraging patterns of these megaherbivores across different…