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Climate change threatens to extirpate polar bears from the shores of Hudson Bay.
North America

Hudson Bay polar bears facing annihilation, scientists warn

July 2, 2024

Climate change is killing off one of North America’s most iconic Arctic animal populations, scientists are warning in a new report. Manitoba’s polar bears are among the Canadian province’s most popular tourist draws. Every year, […]

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Two-thirds of Great Barrier Reef hit by bleaching

March 18, 2024

Most of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is being hit by coral bleaching, Australian marine park managers announced. Since early March, oceanographers and marine scientists have been monitoring a spreading coral bleaching event affecting coral systems at the […]

Addo Elephant National Park now commonly experiences droughts and a lack of sufficient water for the park’s namesakes—the elephants—to survive on.
Africa and Middle East

Climate and crowding threaten South Africa’s national parks

January 29, 2024

Concrete scientific evidence is emerging showing the damaging effects of climate change on South Africa’s coastal national parks. Parks authorities in that country are also fretting about a rush in tourism and crowding that’s making […]

The Atlantic salmon has moved from Least Concern to Near Threatened on the IUCN list.
Global

Rising number of threatened species underscores the need for more protected areas

December 14, 2023

44,016 species now face the risk of extinction if more isn’t done to save them, according to the latest assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. In the latest update of the famous […]

Eilat Coral Beach Nature Reserve in the Red Sea in Israel.
Africa and Middle East

Heat waves keep people away at Israel’s national parks

September 24, 2023

More evidence has emerged that global warming could be hitting would-be parks visitors. New research out of Israel has revealed that fewer tourists bother to venture out to public parks during heat waves unless a park happens […]

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