CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

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On U.S. East Coast, smoky skies latest sign of a changing climate

By Bruno Vander Velde

June 8, 2023
This week, the East Coast of the United States is grappling with something that other places around the world are all too familiar with: wildfire smoke. But it may not stay a novelty for long, Americans should start expecting more of these episodes thanks to climate change.
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© Grant Linley/Charles Sturt University. Swamp wallabies in New South Wales

After Australia’s bushfires, AI cameras capture wildlife recovery

By Mary Kate McCoy

May 11, 2023
Three years after Australia’s most devastating fire season ever, new images from motion-activated cameras placed across the country’s scorched forests are giving researchers an unequaled view into wildlife recovery.
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News spotlight: A climate hero emerges — beavers

By Max Marcovitch

February 13, 2023
Increasing drought and urban expansion have contributed to the destruction and degradation of 35 percent of the world’s wetlands. How might we stymie this decline? Introducing beavers back into their natural habitats is a good start.
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‘Audacious’ reforestation effort grows in Brazil

By Bruno Vander Velde

February 7, 2023
A bold initiative to regrow 73 million trees in the Brazilian Amazon has made substantial progress despite some unexpected hurdles, according to an upcoming report.
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Study: How years of wildfires have devastated the Amazon

By Kiley Price

September 1, 2021
For the first time, scientists have quantified the impact these fires have had on animals and plants in the Amazon over the past two decades. And according to their new study published today in Nature, these species are suffering — but there is still time to protect them.
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