Save wildlife, save forests, and avoid pandemics
Covid-19 emerged from the wilderness. That alone is reason to protect the forests, control trade in wildlife – and avoid pandemics. The post Save wildlife,...
Food shortage may finish polar bears by 2100
How long polar bears can survive depends on how long they can last without food. And that may be: not long enough. The post Food...
The North Atlantic right whale is the face of an extinction crisis, report says
The North Atlantic right whale is “one step from extinction,” an international group of governments and scientists declared Thursday, slightly more than a month after...
Koalas Face Extinction in Next 30 Years Without Urgent Intervention, Report Warns
Koala populations across parts of Australia are on track to become extinct before 2050 unless "urgent government intervention" occurs, warns a year-long inquiry into Australia's...
Millions of species face extinction emergency
An extinction emergency unparalleled in the history of life on Earth could soon overtake millions of species – thanks to us. The post Millions of...
Human activity threatens some of the ‘most unique animals on the planet,’ researchers warn
Human activity could drive extinction and destroy billions of years of evolutionary history, which has produced remarkable creatures such as the punk-haired Mary River turtle,...
Where have all the insects gone?
The butterflies just kept coming—at first thousands, then tens or even hundreds of thousands. Their wings were brown on the underside and vivid orange above,...
Wildlife Collapse From Climate Change Is Predicted to Hit Suddenly and Sooner
Scientists found a “cliff edge” instead of the slippery slope they expected.