Green Turtles Eat Plastic that Looks Like Food
It may seem obvious but it has now been scientifically proven that green turtles eat plastic that closely resembles sea grass, their preferred food. This research is important, as it shows what kind of plastic pollution is a particular problem.
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Fishing for Mammals
An innovative new technique has been developed to survey for animal species. Scientists have used environmental DNA shed by animals in water to provide a snapshot of the local mammal community.
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More Endangered Amphibians
A lack of data on many amphibian species has meant that their extinction risk was unknown. A team of scientists have now used known ecological, geographical, and evolutionary attributes to model the risk...and results show that at least another 1,000 species are under threat.
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Ghost Fishing Threatens Species
Surveys along the length of the River Ganges, alongside interviews with local fishermen, have revealed that waste fishing gear is posing a serious threat to many species. A system that would provide fishermen to recycle their nets could be effective at preventing entanglement.
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River Dolphins in Decline
The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the pink dolphin, is the largest of the river dolphins. For over a decade their carcasses have been appearing on riverbanks recently in record numbers.
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Rhododendrons: Beautiful but deadly
R. ponticum poses a major problem for conservationists by creating dense thickets and out competing our native shrub and tree species by smothering the understory of our woodlands. It is not a new problem but one we are still persistently trying to deal with.
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