Browsing: Conservation

The giraffe population has been plummeting for 15 years. A 2015 survey found that fewer than 70,000 giraffes remained. Various…

It has recently been found that in areas of the Arctic with no human inhabitants or activity, there is now…

Tasmania has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions along with increasing its removal of carbon dioxide. This has allowed Tasmania to…

In January 2023, a popular weed-killer by the name of Roundup will no longer be sold. The main ingredient, glyphosate,…

The green turtle population is making a comeback after being deemed endangered. Even after the turtle hunt ban in 1968,…

Some very simple steps to follow whenever you spend time outdoors arethe seven principles of “leave no trace.” Leave no…

A new study demonstrates how nature plays an important role in reducing plastic pollution. Seagrass ‘Neptune balls,’ which are naturally…

In November 2021, the largest environmental restoration project in U.S. history was completed in southern Florida. The project created a 6,300-acre man-made…

Almost 59 million hectares of forest—able to absorb more than the annual CO2 emissions of the United States—have been regrown…

Every spring, Yosemite toads set out across the alpine meadows of the Sierra Nevada to find a mate. They have…

Much of the garbage thrown into the sea ends up reduced to tiny plastic particles. It collects in fish and…

Plant a tree or donate to an organization that will plant one for you! Established trees require less water than…

We’ve all heard that we can make a difference if we turn off the tap while we’re brushing our teeth…

A team lead by the British Antarctic Survey traveled to South Georgia, a biodiverse Antarctic island, to assess the recovery…

Nonhuman primates, our closest living relatives, face an extinction crisis. Over 65% of the world’s 514 primate species are threatened…