Nature conservation works, and we’re getting better at it – new study

Two-thirds of conservation actions studied were found to benefit target ecosystems and species.

Jake E. Bicknell, Senior Lecturer in Biodiversity Conservation, University of Kent • conversation
yesterday ~8 min

To tackle climate change Labour must rebuild the planning system – not ‘bulldoze’ it

Public goods like clean air and a stable climate demand more democratic planning, not less.

Gareth Fearn, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Manchester • conversation
yesterday ~8 min


Migratory birds are on the move and nature-friendly farms can help them on their way

As climate change threatens their food supply, migratory birds may find help in an unlikely place.

Yali Si, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Leiden University • conversation
April 17, 2024 ~5 min

Grizzly bear conservation is as much about human relationships as it is the animals

Whether people are hunters can have a big effect.

Alexander L. Metcalf, Associate Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, University of Montana • conversation
April 16, 2024 ~9 min

East Africa’s ‘soda lakes’ are rising, threatening their iconic flamingos

New research shows increased rainfall due to climate change is threatening the birds’ food supply.

Aidan Byrne, PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, King's College London • conversation
April 15, 2024 ~6 min

Whales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific – but one treaty won’t be enough to protect them

A new treaty could help protect cetaceans in the Pacific, but more needs to be done internationally.

John Whitehead, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
April 15, 2024 ~9 min

New mapping could help protect one of the most endangered whales

A new study of North Atlantic right whales worldwide could help avoid harmful, even fatal, exposure to commercial fishing and vessel strikes.

Duke University • futurity
April 15, 2024 ~6 min

Meet J.A. Baker – the influential nature writer you’ve probably never heard of

John Alec Baker’s 1967 novel, The Peregrine, recounts the story of a bird over ten winters, but his archive is the story of a very private man.

Sarah Demelo, Curator, Art & Special Collections, University of Essex • conversation
April 10, 2024 ~6 min


Fish schools are quieter than one fish alone

A school of fish moving together in just the right way is stunningly stealthy. A new study shows that seven fish sound like just one.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
April 9, 2024 ~5 min

Canada lynx likely roamed the US more than once thought

Canada lynx might do just fine in areas of the US, even considering climate change and the lack of lynx in those areas now.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
April 5, 2024 ~5 min

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