How lockdown birds sang to a different tune
It's official, bird song did sound different during lockdown, according to a scientific study.
Tags: environment birds wildlife
Wild maple trees 'in serious need of conservation'
One in five species of maple are threatened in their natural habitats, an extinction study says.
Tags: environment conservation biodiversity trees botany wildlife
Experts call for new era for wildlife in UK
Conservation experts urge the prime minister to take a lead on reversing the decline in nature.
Tags: conservation biodiversity nature extinction wildlife wildlife-conservation
How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050
Wildlife populations have plummeted by 68% since 1970. But we have a plan to turn things around.
Sept. 14, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: conservation biodiversity agriculture wildlife ecosystem-services ecosystems biodiversity-loss sixth-mass-extinction food-systems
Women have disrupted research on bird song, and their findings show how diversity can improve all fields of science
For decades, scientists believed that only male birds sang. Then women entered the field and showed what their predecessors had missed.
Tags: birds women stem wildlife ornithology gender-bias diversity birdsong womens-representation breeding gender-bias-in-academia diversity-in-science
Wildlife in 'catastrophic decline' due to human destruction, scientists warn
Conservation group WWF says global wildlife populations have shrunk by two-thirds since 1970.
Tags: environment conservation biodiversity extinction animals wildlife wildlife-conservation amphibians
Predatory pine martens boosting red squirrel numbers
Pine martens prefer feasting on grey squirrels, which is helping to save reds, say conservationists.
Tags: nature wildlife squirrels lampeter bangor ruthin ceredigion
Painting wind turbines black could help protect birds – as long as it doesn't disrupt their migration
Black turbine blades seem to reduce bird collisions, but it's important to know why.
Sept. 3, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: birds wildlife renewable-energy wind-farms bird-migration power-lines bird-strike wind-turbines
Painting wind turbines black could help protect birds – so long as it doesn't disrupt their migration
Black turbine blades seem to reduce bird collisions, but it's important to know why.
Sept. 3, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: birds wildlife renewable-energy wind-farms bird-migration power-lines bird-strike wind-turbines
Scientists have the answer to a tadpole mystery
The advance could help protect amphibians from extinction by protecting their breeding grounds.
Tags: animals wildlife amphibians
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