CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

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It had to be a snake: New species gets famous name

By Will McCarry

August 15, 2023
A new species of snake has been named after Harrison Ford in honor of his decades-long environmental advocacy. Unlike the actor's famously ophidiophobic character Indiana Jones, Ford reportedly likes snakes — and found a quick kinship with this one.
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Study: More than a fifth of reptile species face extinction

By Kiley Price

April 27, 2022
A new study, published today in Nature, assesses more than 10,000 reptiles around the world — from turtles, snakes and lizards to crocodiles — and warns that we must conserve them to prevent dramatic changes to Earth’s critical ecosystems.
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Nature meets culture: Vegan violin, chart-topping bird album and more

By Kiley Price

January 28, 2022
Here’s some recent arts and culture news to help bring nature to life for you, wherever you are.
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Snakes on mysterious island live in trees, impregnate themselves

By David Emmett

July 18, 2016
A recent species survey in Timor-Leste has revealed unique life on a little-studied island.
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7 species with moms weirder than yours

By Sophie Bertazzo

May 6, 2016
A peek into some of the mothering habits in Mother Nature.
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