CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Rebounding elephants, heavy rainfall, sticky mussels: 3 big stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
July 18, 2019
In case you missed it: Elephant and rhino populations are on the rise in Tanzania, climate change is making tropical storms even wetter and mussels might hold the secret to cleaning up oil spills.
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With eye to hungry planet, new tech watches soil health
By Morgan Lynch
February 15, 2018
An estimated 10 billion people will walk the Earth by 2050 — how will humanity grow enough food on land that is increasingly tapped out?
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Field notes, Halloween edition: 6 of our scariest moments
By Leah Duran
October 31, 2017
To celebrate Halloween, Human Nature asked CI staff to describe their most spine-tingling experiences in nature.
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My ‘aha!’ moment: A trip to an empty nature reserve
By Sophie Bertazzo, David Emmett
March 27, 2017
For David Emmett, teaching biology in Malawi delivered a reality check on the intersection between conservation, poverty, food insecurity and education that shaped his career.
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A call to end the ivory trade, led by Africa
By Jamey Anderson
October 3, 2016
The international community has recommended the closure of domestic ivory markets worldwide, following an African-led coalition.
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