CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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News spotlight: New hope for Mekong ‘megafish’
By Vanessa Bauza
June 27, 2022
In case you missed it: A giant stingray hooked (and released) by a fisherman in Cambodia’s Mekong River earlier this month has taken the title of world’s largest freshwater fish.
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New science: Satellite data preventing climate-fueled floods — and more
By Kiley Price
February 17, 2022
Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.
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New tool provides gauge for freshwater health
By Allie Goldstein
March 19, 2018
Scientists created a scoring system for freshwater health.
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Fish or hydropower? New research eases choices in one of world’s most important rivers
By Morgan Lynch
December 15, 2017
CI scientist’s research finds harmony between fish and hydropower.
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