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Join the Greater Victoria City Nature Challenge today!
56+ min ago (280+ words) Published 8: 00 am Friday, April 10, 2026 From its urban streams to dense west coast forests to Garry oak meadows blooming with native wildflowers, Greater Victoria is one of Canada's biodiversity hotspots " home to an incredible diversity of plants and wildlife. Filled with…...
Conservation in Colombia Leaves Locals Behind
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (1088+ words) Our community sustains itself thanks to fish and ark clams," said Espaciano Aguirre, a veteran, who, unable to fish due to health issues, rents out his boat to earn a living. This is the base of the beach's economy, even…...
We protect what we love: Why connecting to nature is so important in the fight for endangered species
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (578+ words) I couldn't help but wonder if that gifted guide led me to these birds, and this place. One day, I stumbled upon what felt like a secret treasure: Green Cay Wetlands in Boynton Beach. The nature preserve includes 100 acres of…...
An invasive ant with a potentially deadly sting is spreading in the US
1+ day ago (741+ words) Unsuspecting insects with potentially lethal stings have invaded the U. S. , spreading across the country, and are causing havoc on local ecosystems. The insects, known as Asian needle ants, are venomous and deliver a painful sting that can cause severe allergic reactions,…...
Albert Kobina Mensah, soil pollution and remediation: Risk assessment, phytoremediation, revegetation
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (569+ words) Published in 2025 and extending to 445 pages, the volume is organized into 23 chapters and addresses, with notable breadth and technical seriousness, the interrelated questions of soil pollution, potentially toxic elements, risk assessment, phytoremediation, revegetation, and post-mining land rehabilitation. At its most…...
Proposed Puri airport may threaten migratory birds, turtles: Wildlife institute
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (475+ words) The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) on Friday warned that the proposed Shree Jagannath International Airport in Odisha's Puri district could pose a "catastrophic" risk to migratory bird populations and threaten critical habitats of endangered marine species such as Olive…...
Brazil'China Supply Chain Accounts for Quarter of Global Deforestation Exposure
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (553+ words) A single trade relationship now sits at the center of global deforestation risk. According to new analysis from Trase, the agricultural trade corridor between Brazil and China accounts for a quarter of all deforestation risk embedded in international commodity flows....
Tropical trees favor cooperation over competition
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (678+ words) Step into a tropical forest, and something feels different right away. The air feels rich, the ground feels alive, and every plant seems part of a bigger system. This sense of connection is not just your imagination. Science now shows…...
The Amazon Rainforest is Home to an Astonishing Number of Species
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (1359+ words) Home " Animals " The Amazon Rainforest is Home to an Astonishing Number of Species Imagine a place so wildly alive that scientists cannot even count all its residents. A forest so dense, so ancient, so endlessly layered with life that a…...
Temporal changes in intensity of bird parasite infections are dependent on latitude in the Western Palearctic
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