Some crocodile species are vegetarians — but also extinct. A study on fossilized teeth revealed that several ancient groups of crocodyliforms, the lineage that includes crocodiles and alligators, were not carnivores at all; in fact, they were vegetarians. The team reports that at least three (but potentially up to six) different species have relied on […]
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Jun 28, 2019 We are delighted to present to you our 2018 Annual Report! 2018 was a year of firsts, and the wettest year in recent history with broad implications for the lions of northern Kenya. In our report, we are proud to introduce to you our Conservation Game, as well as a special segment on the […]
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The climate crisis affects women disproportionately: They’re 14 times more likely to die during a disaster and constitute 80 percent of all climate refugees. But a new wave of women conservation leaders is spearheading efforts around the world to prevent and adapt to the impacts wrought by climate breakdown. ELLE magazine dedicated its July issue […]
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Due mostly to predation by invasive species of carnivorous snails and flatworms, greater Bermuda land snails (Poecilozonites bermudensis) were driven nearly to extinction in their native habitat on the oceanic islands of Bermuda over the past several decades. In fact, the snails were believed to have disappeared altogether until 2014, when a small population was […]
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Press release. Seattle, 6/26/2019 Snow leopards remain one of the least well understood big cat species. In the wild, very little is known about their reproductive cycle, birth and survival rates and other key demographic parameters that will determine their chances at survival against a growing number of threats. But through the Snow Leopard Conservation […]
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A new study analyzed the attitudes of fishermen towards marine litter (and plastic pollution in particular), finding that they are acutely aware that this issue is affecting them, their catch, and the general population. They also want to be a part of the solution, the study suggests. Marine plastic pollution has grown to a gargantuan […]
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The critically endangered great Indian bustard is now down to just 160-odd individuals, most of them surviving in the Thar Desert in India’s Rajasthan state. In a last-ditch effort, wildlife researchers along with the forest department have started a hunt for the birds’ eggs to begin the process of captive breeding of the species. Last […]
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Young activists like Greta Thunberg, the sixteen-year-old leader of a global youth climate strike movement, are clear signs of a revival of the environmental sentiments that famously marked the 1960s. As the media continues to publicize contemporary environmental issues, young people around the world have championed the growing environmental movement. A worldwide study from Nielsen […]
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Jennifer Morris, Conservation International president, speaks at the Global Landscapes Forum in Bonn June 22, 2019. (© CIFOR) The only solution to protecting nature is “radical collaboration” that elevates the rights and roles of the world’s indigenous communities, said a leading conservationist at a global gathering on Saturday. Indigenous and local activists around the world […]
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MISSOULA, Mont.— The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee will consider on Tuesday whether to implement additional measures to reduce conflicts between grizzly bears and people in the northern Rockies, as requested by conservation groups and others. The number of grizzly bear deaths has spiked to unprecedented levels in recent years. In 2018 at least 120 bears […]
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