August 8, 2016
Saving Easter Island’s Last Native Species
Invasive species and tourism have depleted most of Easter Island’s native wildlife. Ten microscopic insects are all that are left, and they…
August 8, 2016
Invasive species and tourism have depleted most of Easter Island’s native wildlife. Ten microscopic insects are all that are left, and they…
August 8, 2016
A recent study in Ecology Letters found that in Costa Rica, native vegetation attracts pest-eating birds to plantations. Pests are a pervasive and…
August 3, 2016
Conservation fieldwork on explosive-ridden, ecologically and culturally rich Kaho’olawe Island is as rewarding as it is challenging. Everyone in Hawaii knows…
July 28, 2016
NZ resolves to protect its native species by eradicating 100% of its invasive rats, weasels, and possums by 2050. New…
July 27, 2016
Scientists have produced a first-of-its-kind global map of potential threats to soil diversity. When we consider variety in nature, we tend…
July 26, 2016
A paper by Cambridge Conservation Initiative breaks down the relationship between biodiversity and business and presents a Natural Capital Protocol, offering…
July 26, 2016
Report finds that mainland and island birds benefit from the Endangered Species Act and captive breeding programs, but many are…
July 26, 2016
A remote island off of New Zealand offers South Island Robins protection from invasive predators. South Island Robins are an iconic…
July 26, 2016
Once a species is extinct, there’s no going back…right? Conservationists in the Galapagos are not so sure. The highly publicized…