Focus on Biodiversity
Ravaged by wildfires, Chile’s national botanic garden seeks to regrow
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – After deadly fast-moving wildfires tore through central Chile, killing at least 131 people last week, most of the country’s National...
Monarch butterfly numbers in Mexico plummet to near record low
By Diego Delgado MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The population of monarch butterflies in the Mexican forests where they spend the winter fell to...
US wildlife service considering endangered status for tiny snail near Nevada lithium mine
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials have agreed to conduct a full, year-long review to determine whether a tiny snail found only...
Spain’s paella rice could ‘disappear’, say farmers angry at EU rules
By Charlie Devereux, Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) -A Spanish rice variety traditionally used to make paella is under threat from a fungus after...
Delayed Alberta report shows little caribou progress despite federal deal
EDMONTON — An Alberta government document suggests the province has made little progress in protecting its 15 threatened caribou herds, despite having signed...
The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this year
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of endangered monarch butterflies at their wintering areas in Mexico dropped by 59% this year to the...
