CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Coral-saving crabs, biodegradable plastic surge, iceberg collision: 3 stories you may have missed
By Vanessa Bauza
December 21, 2020
In case you missed it: A voracious crustacean helps restore seaweed-choked coral, a surge in biodegradable plastic threatens to further pollute oceans and rivers, and a massive ice melt endangers one of the world’s richest ecosystems.
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Trove of new species discovered in hidden Bolivian valley
By Kiley Price
December 14, 2020
On an expedition to Bolivia's Zongo Valley, a team of researchers recently discovered 20 species completely new to science, and rediscovered several species that had not been seen for decades.
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Kenya’s wildlife tourism, a casualty of COVID, gets a lifeline
By Kiley Price
November 19, 2020
The loss of tourism revenue in the Maasai Mara could spell trouble for the very species that tourists come to see. Now, wildlife conservancies are getting a lifeline.
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In Galápagos, novel conservation approach finds ‘sweet spot’ between production, protection
By Scott Henderson
September 2, 2020
A Conservation International expert explains how an integrated approach to protection and production could help humanity transform how we manage the lands and seas we depend on.
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Notes from the field: Protection protocol and revitalizing grasslands
By Kiley Price
August 5, 2020
Here are two recent conservation success stories you should know about.
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