Around 12 miles northwest of downtown São Paulo lies Yvy Porã, one of six villages that make up the Jaraguá Indigenous Territory. It’s surrounded buildings...
Archive for tag: conservation
The Ambitious 30×30 Plan to Conserve United States
There’s exciting news from the Biden administration as they gear up for an ambitious mission to conserve 30 percent of the nation’s land and water...
Lions Hunting for Fur Seals? Namibia’s Coastal Lions are Making a Return
When one looks at Namibia’s Skeleton Coast National Park in pictures on the internet, one won’t think about being stalked and ambushed by lions, but...
Rebranding Invasive Carp Might Make People Want to Eat It More
In lakes and waterways of the American Midwest, invasive carp has been a constant nuisance. Catching, cooking, and eating the fish is one of the...
Bringing Back Dodo? This Company Wants to Bring the Extinct Bird Back to Life
A while ago, I wrote an article about the possibility of bringing back extinct animals to life. In that article, it was the case of...
Mumbai’s had Unexpected Flamingo Visitors, but Now It’s Trying to Protect Them
Flamingos are known to flock in Kenya and Tanzania, where the waters are rich in alkaline. But for some decades, the birds have regularly come...
Researchers Said Restore Wildlife Habitats to Prevent the Next Pandemic
According to new research, restoring natural habitats for wildlife could have another benefit for us: keeping pathogens that originates in the wildlife away from humans. ...
UN Proposed More Land and Sea Protection, but will It be Effective?
Over 190,000 square miles of ocean around the Mariana Trench in thhe remote Pacific became one of the world’s largest protected areas in 2009. By...
The Many Benefits of Protecting Very Old Trees (and How to Do It if You Have One Nearby)
Old trees are magnificent and can make our hearts skip a beat. But they don’t just look majestic, they’re also important in preserving biodiversity and...
Potential Risk? Research Shows Asian Elephants Like to Roam on the Borders of Protected Areas
It is without a doubt that we continuously try our best to protect both Asian and African elephants. One of the ways to do it...