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DESERT TORTOISE CONSERVATION
In California, researchers tracked desert tortoises in a protected area for 34 years; numbers fell from 589 to 47 by 2002, then rose to 73 by 2012In California, desert tortoises have suffered an alarming 92% population decline, even within designated protected areas. Research attribut...- In 1962, a former newspaper editor bought a barren Seychelles island for $11,000; over the next 46 years, he planted 16,000 trees by hand and turned it into the world's smallest national parkBrendon Grimshaw bought Moyenne Island in 1962 and spent decades transforming it. He and René Antoine Lafortune planted sixteen thousand tr...
- Sniffing a chance to protect wildlifeWildlife enthusiasts are supporting a crucial WWF initiative to train sniffer dogs. These 'super sniffers' are vital in detecting illegal w...
- 52 places to go in 2025The article showcases diverse global destinations with unique experiences and recent developments. From Jane Austen's anniversary celebrati...
- The planet needs solar power. Can we build it without harming nature?Solar energy development poses a threat to wildlife habitat, but measures such as wildlife corridors and native plants can mitigate the imp...
- The planet needs solar power. Can we build it without harming nature?The sun shines strong, the terrain is flat and high-voltage transmission lines are in place from a decommissioned coal plant.
- Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limboSince the passage of the Endangered Species Act, over 1,700 species in the US have been listed as threatened or endangered. However, there ...
- Under-construction wildlife overpass in California promises to be the largest in the worldThe wildlife branch chief for the National Park Service's Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Seth Riley, stated that the over...
- A third of cacti facing extinction: StudyThe finding places the cactus among the most threatened plant groups on Earth, ahead of mammals and birds and just behind corals.
- Tips to be a green traveller and destinations that feature eco tourismVacationing via Eco Tourism offers different kinds of savings — you help save the environment and the local culture.
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