CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Environmental setbacks, rock dust, lemur loss, temperature rise: 4 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
July 13, 2020
In case you missed it: Scientists say permanent changes to society are crucial to limiting global emissions, an innovative farming technique could drastically reduce emissions, one-third of lemur species are on the brink of extinction and new data revealed that global temperatures are rising faster...
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3 hopeful stories for endangered species
By Morgan Lynch
May 17, 2018
In honor of Endangered Species Day, Human Nature highlights three recent signs of hope for some of the world’s most threatened animals.
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Cacao plantations: Home sweet home for Madagascar’s lemurs?
By Cassandra Kane
December 21, 2017
CI funded new research that found Madagascar’s lemurs are making homes within cocoa plantations.
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Wild ring-tailed lemur population has plummeted 95% since 2000
By Kim Reuter
January 13, 2017
There are now more ring-tailed lemurs in zoos around the world than remain in the wild in Madagascar.
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6 species ‘friendships’ that keep our planet healthy
By Cara Goldfarb
July 30, 2015
To celebrate the U.N.’s International Day of Friendship, a look at how some species work together to keep ecosystems running smoothly.
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