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Mosquito ‘birth control’ could save Hawaii’s iconic honeycreepers
Honeycreepers are a diverse group of birds found only in the forests of the Hawaii Islands, where they thrived for millions of years. But now, some species may disappear within the decade thanks to a growing threat: avian malaria.
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An Antidote To the Despair Epidemic: A conversation with Doug Tallamy and Sean B. Carroll
Wild Hope and Homegrown National Park® announce collaboration.
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This California tribe is bringing back salmon and restoring biodiversity along the McCloud River
After decades of fighting to regain ownership of their ancestral lands, the Winnemem Wintu Tribe marked this year’s Indigenous People’s Day with the purchase of 1,080 acres of land along the McCloud River in northern California.
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A busy year for Britain’s wild beavers
When beavers were hunted to extinction in England some 400 years ago, the wetlands they maintained largely vanished. Now, as part of Britain’s broader rewilding mission, conservationists are returning beavers to the landscape—and boosting biodiversity in the process.
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Prince William sees oyster reef restoration project on NYC visit for environmental summit
Prince William got a first-hand look at the waters of New York City on Monday on a visit to an oyster reef restoration project, after arriving in the United States for an environmental summit connected to a global competition for solutions to climate change challenges.
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Difficult Topics in Conservation: Managing Invasive Species
Stories of ecosystem recovery offer opportunities to celebrate the work of scientists, volunteers, and communities coming together to restore natural spaces. But sometimes, saving species calls for difficult choices.
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Endangered species are getting a boost from U.S. military bases
A century ago, the longleaf pine forests of the southeastern United States were flooded with birdsong—and the musical hammering of millions of red-cockaded woodpeckers. But by 1995, deforestation had caused woodpecker numbers to plummet to 4000 breeding groups.
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Inside This Extraordinary Living Lab
At Gorongosa National Park, scientists are determined to understand how an ecosystem recovers from the decimation of war.
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New NASA imagery reveals startling behavior among group of ‘banished’ beavers: ‘[They] were just about everywhere’
NASA satellite imagery has recently been able to show that beavers banished to rural Idaho have made significant improvements to waterways in the region.
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How Indigenous collaboration is saving the cougar
From the revitalization of riverbeds to the genetic diversity of top predators, Kim Sager-Fradkin is tracking an ecological resurrection in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula.