Browsing: conservation
In the warm, shallow waters just off the city of Miami, is a haven for one of the ocean’s most…
In 1975, a mechanical great white shark terrorized beachgoers on the big screen in Jaws, launching a cultural phenomenon and…
A cloud forest reserve was recently created in the Andes of southern Ecuador to help conserve the range-restricted Endangered Red-faced…
Nature has always been a quiet inventor. From Velcro inspired by burrs to bullet trains shaped by kingfisher beaks, the…
First described in 1884, the frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is one of those deep-sea creatures that looks like it swam…
A new study finds that overlooking the lives of female birds can have severe conservation consequences I’ve long wondered why…
The Wildlife Trust of India’s “Pan India Whale Shark Project” has rescued and released 1,001 whale sharks that were accidentally…
The U.S. government is investing $265 million in 17 states to save private forests from development, while improving rural economies,…
In Oman, shark liver oil finds its way into traditional eyeliner. In Indonesia, shark and ray skins are served as…
Many types of plant, animal, and mammal species globally are at risk of extinction. Over 1 million species are threatened…