Return of the Yak
Conservationists believe that this is down to efforts by Chinese park officials and provincial governments. The Qinghai provincial government, for example, recently launched several conservation-related policies and region-wide projects that aim to build a foundation for wildlife conservation.
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North American Birds Face Threats All Year Long
North American birds are facing threats from human-caused habitat loss, and it is predicted to become worse as climate change impacts all stages of the birds' lives - whether they are breeding, wintering or migrating.
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Saving Asia’s Vultures
The manufacture of diclofenac was made illegal in 2006, but the problem persists. The human form of the drug is not banned, so livestock owners can get around the veterinary ban by using the human form to treat their cattle
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Aliens in the Med
Aliens have invaded the Mediterranean, and are disrupting the ecosystem’s delicate balance.
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“The Sea is not a Rubbish Bin”
Floating plastic debris is ingested either directly, because the birds believe them to be food items, or indirectly by eating prey that has plastic in their stomach. The result of plastic ingestion is entanglement, ulcers, infections and death to many marine animals.
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Darwin’s Orchid and its Contribution to the Theory of Coevolution
It wasn’t until 21 years later that an African hawkmoth was discovered. This moth had a 30 cm long proboscis and was observed carefully inserting it down the long spur of Darwin’s Orchid to feed.
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