Focus on Biodiversity
Rescuers look for improved tides this week in effort to save orphaned B.C. whale
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — The latest advancements in identifying killer whales with the help of artificial intelligence are being put to use to help...
Low tide pauses efforts to save orca stranded off Canada’s west coast
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Low tide kept rescuers trying to save an orphaned whale calf stranded near a remote British Columbia community off the...
New electrochemical technology could de-acidify the oceans – and even remove carbon dioxide in the process: research
In the effort to combat the catastrophic impacts of global warming, we must accelerate carbon emissions reduction efforts and rapidly scale strategies to...
In Indonesia, deforestation is intensifying disasters from severe weather and climate change
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Roads turned to murky brown rivers, homes were swept away by strong currents and bodies were pulled from mud during...
Robot disguised as a coyote or fox will scare wildlife away from runways at Alaska airport
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A headless robot about the size of a labrador retriever will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward...
Endangered North Atlantic right whales lose three of 19 calves this season
FREDERICTON — An international environmental organization is calling on the federal government to step up protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales beyond...
Biden restores endangered species protections rolled back by Trump
The Biden administration on Thursday restored some protections under the Endangered Species Act rolled back under former President Donald Trump, giving the federal...
Sawfish are spinning, and dying, in Florida waters as rescue effort begins
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Endangered smalltooth sawfish, marine creatures virtually unchanged for millions of years, are exhibiting erratic spinning behavior and dying...
Secret planting operation boosts critically endangered Welsh shrub
LONDON (Reuters) – At a secret location in the Welsh countryside, naturalists have planted 30 young specimens of a once-common plant that has...
Intensifying water crisis in Iraq leaves farmers clinging to sidr trees
BASRA – Faced with a failing date palm business due to scarce resources, Iraqi farmer Ismail Ibrahim has planted “sidr”, or jujube, trees...
