A popular Spanish national park is about to become much larger. Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition has announced plans to expand Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park in the Spanish Pyrenees. Located in […]
Critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are nesting like never before, a promising sign in the species’ ongoing and struggling recovery. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service recently reported that nesting sites for Kemp’s […]
The US National Park Service announced a major initiative to research desert bighorn sheep populations inhabiting three Utah national parks. The federal park service is conducting the study in partnership with the US Bureau of […]
One of the world’s rarest species could be making a tentative comeback. The Devils Hole pupfish is a colorful yet tiny fish that grows to only about 30 millimeters in length. This species occurs in […]
Snow leopards are making a comeback in China, according to a recent government report. China’s federal National Forestry and Grassland Administration reports that populations of snow leopards surviving in the Himalayan region have approximately doubled […]
More national, provincial, and state parks and protected marine areas are urgently needed to protect biodiversity and arrest an ongoing extinction crisis. But conservationists need to find better ways to link or tie these zones […]
Endangered species reduced to just dozens or a handful of individuals may be able to bounce back and avoid extinction entirely, despite concerns and skepticism. That’s according to new research published by scientists at Australia’s […]
A national monument unknown to most people in the United States, let alone the world, has just earned an upgrade. Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona is now designated Chiricahua National Park per legislation signed into […]
Wildlife-friendly ecotourism initiatives may still chase wildlife away, according to new findings from research in northern Laos. The researchers’ conclusions are surprising and call into question how ecotourism wildlife preserves should be established and managed. […]
Activists have largely stopped the US government’s plans to build a giant wall through Big Bend National Park, but campaigners warn that their fight is ongoing. Big Bend National Park was designated 82 years ago […]
Jenny Hall, York St John University and Brendan Paddison, York St John University Growing evidence suggests that excessive outdoor lighting at night may be harming wildlife. For generations, rural communities worked to the rhythms of […]
Madison Stevens, Montana State University and Elizabeth (Libby) Lunstrum, Boise State University Bison are political animals. A federal decision to revoke grazing leases for bison on public lands on the rolling plains of eastern Montana […]
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