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When any species is removed from its original ecosystem, the changes felt by that natural habitat may be unnoticeable at first. But as that one single change causes a domino effect, ripples of change are scattered across vast channels of that ecosystem, causing drastic alterations in the natural balance that once existed. A perfect example […]
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A woman’s grisly death inflames debate over how California manages problem black bears
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. — Patrice Miller, 71, lived by herself in a small yellow house beneath towering mountain peaks on the edge of a burbling river in this Sierra County village. She doted on her cats and her exotic orchids, and was known to neighbors for her delicious homemade bread. One fall afternoon in 2023, after […]
Florida man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park
A Florida man was gored by a bison after coming too close to the animal in Yellowstone National Park, officials said Wednesday. The man, 47, sustained minor injuries, the National Park Service said in a news release, and was treated by emergency personnel. The NPS did not say if the man, from Cape Coral, Florida, […]
Petition: Stop the EU from Making Wolves the Scapegoat for Farming Failures
Last year in Italy, an entire pack of wolves was tragically poisoned in a brutal act that has become all too common across Europe to protect livestock. To make matters worse, Europe’s wolves have become less protected from these dangers. The European Union’s (EU) decision to relax protections for wolves from “strictly protected” to “protected” […]
Nepal announces its snow leopard population after first-of-its-kind assessment
KATHMANDU — Following decades of speculation, skepticism and lack of consensus, Nepal’s government has announced the country’s first-ever consolidated national estimate of snow leopards (Panther uncia): 397 individuals. The figure, which translates to 1.56 individuals per 100 square kilometers (38.6 square miles), was reported by an expert committee following months of work which involved aggregating […]
Scientists Bring Back the Dire Wolf Using Ancient DNA
In an achievement that sounds straight out of science fiction, scientists have successfully revived the extinct dire wolf using genetic engineering. According to TIME’s Jeffrey Kluger, biotech company Colossal Biosciences created three dire wolf pups—Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi—by editing the genes of a modern gray wolf. These pups are the first of their kind to […]
‘Is it “woke” to care about the environment?’: how Trump’s cuts are dismantling global conservation work
When the guns finally fell silent in 1992, little was left alive in Gorongosa national park. During the 15 years of Mozambique’s civil war – in which more than a million people died – the country’s wildlife also paid a terrible price. Poaching for meat and ivory was so intense that the small surviving elephant […]
European Wolves Make Rapid Recovery, Increasing 58% in a Decade
Wolf populations in Europe have made a big comeback, increasing by almost 60 percent in a single decade, according to a new study. Populations of large carnivores are declining globally, according to a press release from the Public Library of Science (PLOS). In Europe, however, recent conservation policies have supported wolf recovery. “We report that […]