Oyster aquaculture has little impact on shorebirds, such as the federally threatened red knot, which migrates thousands of miles from Chile every year.
Todd Bates-Rutgers •
futurity
May 18, 2020
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~5 min
COVID-19 threatens to derail conservation efforts and research for a year, which could be a huge blow to the field. Here, a biologist explains the threat.
Katherine Gianni-Boston University •
futurity
May 12, 2020
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~7 min
Buzz about "murder hornets" and "killer bees" aside, people love bees. And that's a positive sign for the conservation of our pollinators, researchers say.
Austin Fitzgerald-Missouri •
futurity
May 11, 2020
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~6 min
Biologists explain why private zoos like those in "Tiger King" are bad for big cats, what the series got wrong, and what's next for tiger conservation.
Rob Jordan-Stanford •
futurity
May 5, 2020
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~9 min
Plans to build nearly 15,000 miles of road through tiger habitats in Asia by mid-century will up the risk for the big cat's extinction, researchers warn.
Jim Erickson-Michigan •
futurity
May 1, 2020
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~8 min
There are fewer African forest elephants than scientists believed, research shows. The lack of information about these elephants has hampered conservation.
Emily Halnon-Oregon •
futurity
April 30, 2020
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~6 min