The Devil’s Return
New research has assessed the ecological impact of returning Tasmanian devils to the mainland and the results show that doing so would improve Australia’s biodiversity.
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Bringing you the latest articles, opinion and analysis in the conservation world
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Ripple Africa & Their Fight Against Deforestation
Watch how they are combating deforestation & see how you can lend a hand.
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Resurgence of the World’s Rarest Penguin
A new study has revealed that shifting trade winds and ocean currents have resulted in a doubling of their population over the past 30 years.
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Historical Records Track Gibbon Decline
Today, gibbons are some of China’s most threatened species, surviving in only a few remote forest patches in the far southwest of the country. All four species face extinction.
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Return to Oz – The Recovery of the Humpback Whale
The west coast population has increased by nine percent and the east coast population has increased by ten percent. These are the highest increases documented worldwide.
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Is There Hope for Conservation?
James Borrell’s recent TEDx talk on conservation achievements so far. Should we be more optimistic in conservation? Get involved with the debate.
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Polli:Nation
‘Free’ pollination by bees and other insects is worth over £400m** to UK agriculture each year but their numbers are in severe decline. This innovative project will engage 260 schools to help transform their grounds into pollinator-friendly habitats.
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W is for Wart-Biter
‘W’ is for Wart-Biter, which, much to the astonishment of anybody you tell, does just that.
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Conservation Volunteering – Nicholas Gibson Looks Back on his Journey
I signed up to numerous volunteering opportunities simultaneously. With a background in computing, widespread acceptance of my application was not something I expected but ‘giving up’ is not an option in my books.
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The Sixth Mass Extinction is Underway
Using fossil records and extinction counts, the researchers compared a highly conservative estimate of current extinctions with a background rate twice as high as those widely used in previous analyses. This way, they brought the two estimates as close to each other as possible.