"Even if policies stopped the decline of animal populations... it will be hard to detect improvements with high certainty..."

Deeper ocean habitats (30-150 metres) are a key feeding ground for critically endangered hawksbill turtles.

Nature knows no borders. While decline of threatened migratory animals is alarming, there are reasons to be optimistic about international conservation efforts.

The caption may say that only scientists and trained professionals should handle wild animals, but viewers remember the image, not the words.

There were 69 unprovoked shark attacks in 2023, 10 of which were fatal. That's within the normal range, "though the fatalities are a bit unnerving..."

"There is a path forward to avoid a global extinction crisis for sharks, but the time to act is now."

Maths plays a crucial role in new research which finds that bats “leapfrog” their way home at night.

Trophy fishing is a big threat to some of the most threatened species of fish, but there are ways to adapt the sport with marine conservation in mind.

"The sea otters are stabilizing [these creek banks] for free in exchange for an all-you-can-eat crab feast."

Stephen Garnett takes us inside a scientific spat about how to govern the naming of new species. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.