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Looking to make an impact this Earth Month? Here’s how.
A new study identifies the primary threats to wildlife. A study published in the journal Nature examined the top threats to wildlife worldwide. The researchers found that overexploitation (logging, hunting, fishing, and gathering) and agriculture constitute the biggest threats to wildlife. Urban development and invasion & disease are the next biggest concerns, followed by pollution, system […]
A long-elusive Scops-owl has been found on Principe Island off the coast of West Africa, and it may be a new species. For almost ninety years, people wondered what kind of animal was calling during the night on Principe Island. In 1928, local islanders reported the presence of the small nocturnal bird, but were not able to confirm […]
Scientists have produced a first-of-its-kind global map of potential threats to soil diversity. When we consider variety in nature, we tend to immediately think of animals and plants. However, diversity within the soil of a terrestrial ecosystem is also critically important. Soil is by far the most biologically diverse part of the earth and includes earthworms, spiders, ants, beetles, […]
A paper by Cambridge Conservation Initiative breaks down the relationship between biodiversity and business and presents a Natural Capital Protocol, offering initial guidelines for companies to identify and account for environmental resource use. The Cambridge Conservation Initiative, a collaboration of NGO’s, has published a paper investigating the role of natural resources in business. The report brings attention to the ways […]
Biodiversity loss is a serious concern for our planet. Conservation intervention is more critical than ever before. A recent study published in Science found that biodiversity (the diversity of all lifeforms on the planet) has dropped below a “safe” level on nearly two thirds of Earth’s lands. That same area is home to 71% of all humans. […]
A middle school educational program focused on Invasive Species and Seabirds will kick off this school year. A new Invasive Species and Seabirds curriculum has been developed for middle schools and it’s free to all educators! The curriculum was developed with an eye towards rural island communities’ middle schools, but will be of interest to […]
The discovery of a new lizard species in the Dominican Republic by University of Toronto researchers reinforces a theory that lizard communities evolve almost identically on separate islands. A team from University of Toronto (U of T) has recently discovered a new species of lizard in the Dominican Republic (DR). The Greater Antillean Anole, Anolis landestoyi, is the first […]
Researchers find that humans have been altering the natural environment for thousands of years, call for conservation action. Recognition and criticism of man’s harmful impact on the natural world is becoming more and more prominent. Though this awareness may seem recent, the fact of human-induced environmental destruction is not. Research from the University of Oxford reveals that humans have […]
A new species of wild rodent has been discovered on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia: The Slender Rat, Gracilimus radix. On the slopes of Mount Gandang Dewata on a small island in Indonesia, a mammal only recently known to man makes its living. The Slender Rat, Gracilimus radix, is native to Sulawesi Island. Its discovery by an international team […]
Three new lemur species have been identified in Madagascar, an island nation off the southeast coast of Africa. Scientists from the German Primate Center (DPZ), the University of Kentucky, the American Duke Lemur Center and the Université d’Antananarivo in Madagascar have described three new species of Mouse Lemurs. The identification of new lemur species has […]
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