Conservation

The largest dam demolition in history is approved for a Western river

U.S. regulators approved a plan Thursday to demolish four dams on a California river and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habi...

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One man’s lonely quest to save the world’s corals draws a following

Twice daily, he went out to sea, staying underwater for as long as his oxygen supply allowed. He learned the shapes and textures o...

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Lula’s victory in Brazil comes just in time to save the Amazon – can he do it?

Brazil’s presidential election result is crucial for the future of the world’s forests. On Sunday, former president and Worker...

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Last Resort: Moving Endangered Species in Order to Save Them

Scientists have long warned that climate change and other threats will require relocating some endangered species outside their hi...

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Atlantic overfishing was already a problem. Then Brexit happened

It’s a calm summer afternoon off Fraserburgh in northern Scotland, and Luke Duthie is hunting mackerel. His 8-metre-long (26ft)...

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Capricorn Coast kids fight for marine conservation with inaugural Turtle Hour

A trip to the idyllic Wop-pa/Great Keppel Island sparked 12-year-old Noah Belot's keen interest in conservation and, in particula...

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WWF Living Planet Index shows wild animal population decline almost 70 per cent in ‘worrying’ report

Wild populations of a number of animals have plummeted nearly 70 per cent in the last 50 years according to a new study highligh...

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The aspiring ‘coral factory’ restoring reefs wrecked by climate change

Coral Vita, a for-profit company, aims to grow corals up to 50 times faster than in nature, improve their resilience to climate ch...

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Ships are turning whales into ‘ocean roadkill’. This AI system is trying to stop it

Fran was a celebrity whale – the most photographed humpback in the San Francisco Bay, with 277 recorded sightings since 2005. La...

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The people resurrecting India’s ancient fruit trees

It can take an entire village to grow a new-age garden. That’s what 42-year-old Shyju Machathi, a policeman living in Kannapuram...

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How close is the Amazon tipping point? Forest loss in the east changes the equation

Scientists warn that the Amazon is hurtling toward a tipping point, beyond which it would begin to transition from lush tropical f...

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Wildlife conservation tends to save charismatic species. That may be about to change

BINGHAMTON, New York — A soaring bald eagle is spellbinding. A growling grizzly is awe-inspiring. A swimming hellbender? You mig...

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