Podocnemis sextuberculata lost more than half its population over 36 years in the Brazilian Amazon and moved from near threatened to endangered on the national list. The decision calls for nest protection, trafficking controls and management with river communities.
University of the Free State researchers tested a non-invasive genetic method to estimate greater kudu populations in a South African reserve. The result closely matched existing counts and can also provide data on sex, diet, parasites and the health of elusive species.
Keene is preparing New Hampshire's first amphibian underpasses, an ecological infrastructure project shaped by community science to reduce road mortality and keep breeding wetlands connected.
The recording of two Andean bear cubs in Peru offers a valuable sign for the conservation of a vulnerable species and of the mountain ecosystems where it plays a key role as a seed disperser.
A scientific commentary argues that environmental change, declining rodent diversity, reservoir microbiomes and global travel should be integrated into early warning systems under a One Health approach.
The research examined Brazil’s Equatorial Margin and projected cumulative spill risks for seagrass meadows, mangroves, rhodolith beds, coral reefs, mesophotic reefs and seamount ecosystems.