
U.S. rabbit populations contend with lethal virus, RHDV2
Wildlife officials recently announced outbreaks of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2 (RHDV2) ravaging...

New Animal Endangerment Map shows global distribution of threatened animal species
Today’s wildlife are in peril, facing a variety of threats that test their survivability. To illustrate the...

More than half of Europe’s native trees face extinction
Europe’s endemic trees are threatened by extinction, states a recent International Union for Conservation of...

Robotic fish offer a solution to controlling invasive species
Invasive species have become a growing environmental challenge, causing serious harm to ecosystems. An interdisciplinary...

Demand for sand: the largest mining industry no one talks about
The world’s largest and perhaps most destructive mining industry is rarely discussed. Approximately 85 percent...

Taichung Discovery Pavilion champions biodiversity in new "Half Earth" multimedia art installation
In Taichung, Taiwan, the recently completed Discovery Pavilion at the Taichung World Flower Expo explores what...

Global warming to blame for insect collapse in Puerto Rican rainforest
35 years ago, scientist Brad Lister left the Puerto Rican Luquillo rainforest after studying the arthropods of...

California’s Monarch butterfly population hits 'potentially catastrophic' low in 2018
California’s Monarch butterfly population hit a record low in 2018 after dropping a whopping 86 percent from...

The 'Billion Tree Tsunami' is transforming northwestern Pakistan
Once arid hillsides have now become wide swaths of lush green woodland in northwestern Pakistan, where hundreds...

Reforestation in China heralds the return of rare animals
If you plant it, they will come. China is pursuing an ambitious project, underway for decades, to increase the...

Some of the oldest and largest baobab trees are dying
A new survey of baobab trees throughout southern Africa has shown that most of the two dozen largest and oldest...

Climate change has transformed much of Alaska over the past three decades
Climate change disproportionately impacts the Arctic, where rising global temperatures wrought by the burning of...

Iceland is replanting its forests 1,000 years after vikings razed them
Iceland has become a popular tourist destination due in no small part to its breathtaking views and unique geological...

Trump's border wall threatens Texas plants and wildlife
If it is ever built, Trump's US-Mexico border wall would pose a threat to vulnerable wildlife and plants, as well...

Conservationists sound the alarm to address 'America's wildlife crisis'
A coalition of conservationist groups have called for urgent action to address the drastic decline in American...