Managers of protected areas will be watching the start of this week’s climate change negotiations in the Middle East closely with great anticipation, but very few real expectations. The latest Conference of Parties to the […]
Travelers will have to wait a few months to enjoy a massive Australian desert park before access is permitted again next year. The National Parks and Wildlife Service of South Australia has announced that Munga-Thirri— Simpson […]
Officials in South Africa announced that a court has handed down a 10-year prison sentence to a former park ranger for poaching. Eckson Musa Matumbu was a field ranger at a section of Kruger National […]
Authorities in Ireland are on a mission to expand and improve formal protections for natural areas and wildlife across the Emerald Isle. The new push comes after what critics characterize as years of mismanagement and […]
European Union leaders are hailing a new agreement that will pave the way for an EU-wide Nature Restoration Law sometime early next year. The proposed law would direct EU member states to expand ecosystem protections […]
Though famed for its tropical islands teeming with endemic wildlife, the beaches and seas are the main draw for tourists visiting the Galapagos Islands, a new study has revealed. One of the most renowned UNESCO […]
Visitors to a popular public beach in Queensland had their fun interrupted by an unwelcome guest—a large cassowary, a flightless bird native to Australia. “Those watching on initially thought it was a turtle,” said Queensland’s […]
The three former Soviet states of the Baltics boast some of the darkest night skies in Europe, especially at their national parks, according to a new study. Latvia came in first place for Europe’s darkest […]
A conservation group is sounding the alarm over potential steep budget cuts that could cripple operations at America’s most popular natural destinations. The National Parks Conservation Association says Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill are mulling […]
The Lone Star State’s voters have gifted a massive pool of money to conservation authorities for creating more state parks. Texas’ Proposition 14 passed with overwhelming support on Tuesday, paving the way for a new […]
Conservation authorities are calling for immediate land use restrictions at and near a national park in northern Kazakhstan to protect threatened and endangered species of eagles recently discovered inhabiting the park. Burabay State National Nature […]
Colorado parks authorities are moving forward with their radical plan to completely rid a lake of zebra mussels. Zebra mussels are a species of invasive freshwater mollusk that have infested lakes across the United States. […]
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