Category Biodiversity

A new report indicates Africa's monitored wildlife populations have decreased by an average of 80% between 1970 and 2022, exceeding the global average decline of 73%.

More than half of the assessed wild tulip species are threatened with extinction, with a significant concentration of at-risk varieties found in Central Asia's mountain systems.

A large-scale kelp restoration project in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, has planted over 4,200 square meters of new kelp habitat. The initiative combines science and Indigenous knowledge.

A study found that corals treated with probiotics, beneficial bacteria, were protected from bleaching during a 2022 heat wave in the Red Sea, marking a potential method to aid coral resilience in the wild.

Critically endangered maleo birds in Indonesia are now being targeted by wildlife traffickers for the exotic pet trade, adding to threats from habitat loss and nest raiding.

At least 20 endangered Ganges river dolphins survive in Bangladesh's Buriganga River, despite pollution levels that have eliminated native fish. Researchers observed active reproduction among the dolphin groups.

Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park, a biodiversity hotspot, is being opened for oil extraction, prompting the relocation of endangered Nubian Giraffes. Nearly half of Uganda's oil reserves are believed to be within the park.

The birth of two Przewalski’s horse foals in Kazakhstan marks a significant milestone for conservation efforts to reintroduce the species to its native grasslands after nearly two centuries.

Scientists discovered 31 new species, including a giant octopus and a gossamer worm, during an expedition in Brazil's vast, unexplored ocean midwater zone.

Wayan Wardika's Bring Back the Light initiative focuses on breeding fireflies and promoting organic farming to combat habitat loss and pesticide use, aiming to reverse declining numbers on the Indonesian island.