Many land animals ‘will go extinct’ in just two decades
The northern white rhinoceros. The passenger pigeon. The Javan tiger. The golden toad. The Pinta Island tortoise.
These are just some of the dozens of...
Guns, Corals and Steel: Are Nuclear Shipwrecks a Biodiversity Hotspot?
In our last Reefscape story, we explored the northern Marshall Islands in search of answers about the long-term effects of nuclear fallout on coral...
Deforestation surges in hotspot of critically endangered Bornean orangutans
Deforestation within a pulpwood concession that overlaps with key orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo has escalated in recent months.Concession holder PT Mayawana Persada cleared...
With record ocean temps, is the Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophe?
The inaugural international edition of the famed South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival and conference took place from October 15-22, 2023 in Sydney and...
Bonobos, the ‘hippy apes’, may not be as peaceful as once...
Bonobos have a reputation of being the hippies of the ape world, due to their propensity to “make love, not war.”But a new study...
NASA satellites reveal restoration power of beavers
A new partnership between NASA and researchers is measuring the impact of beavers reintroduced to landscapes in Idaho.Beavers are one of the world’s most...
The Sardine Run has arrived on the KZN South Coast –...
Visitors to the KZN South Coast were treated to an ocean spectacle last weekend as the #greatestshoalonearth – the annual Sardine Run – arrived...
Wild boars aren’t just pests. They help tropical forests
Wild pigs can support higher diversity ecosystems and are not just nuisances and pests.
Wild boars are seen as a scourge in the rainforests of...
Panama ocean conference draws $20 billion, marine biodiversity commitments
The eighth annual Our Ocean Conference took place in Panama March 2-3.Participants made 341 commitments worth nearly $20 billion, including funding for expanding and...
