World Mar 05 UN members reach accord to protect marine life on high seas in ‘major win’ for biodiversity By Christina Larson, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
Nation Mar 03 U.S. to restore more bison herds on tribal lands by tapping Indigenous knowledge U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says her agency will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Science Feb 10 Humans can safely feed wild Lake Tahoe chickadees by hand, research shows New research from University of Nevada scientists found that supplementing the chickadees' natural food sources with food provided in feeders or by hand did not negatively impact them, as long as proper food is used and certain rules are followed. By Scott Sonner, Associated Press
Science Dec 22 Scientists discover the secret power that makes glass frogs transparent Using light and ultrasound imaging technology, researchers have discovered how some frogs found in South and Central America have the rare ability to turn on and off their nearly transparent appearance. By Christina Larson, Associated Press
World Dec 17 Key issues unresolved as UN biodiversity summit reaches final days Negotiators at a United Nations biodiversity conference Saturday have still not resolved most of the key issues around protecting the world's nature by 2030 and providing tens of billions of dollars to developing countries to fund those efforts. By Michael Casey, Associated Press
Dec 04 Analysis: Is China ready to lead on protecting nature at the upcoming UN biodiversity conference? By Vanessa Hull, The Conversation As the world parses what was achieved at the U.N. climate change conference in Egypt, negotiators are convening in Montreal to set goals for curbing Earth’s other crisis: loss of living species. China will lead the deliberations in and will… Continue reading
Dec 03 Nevada toad threatened by geothermal power project gets endangered status By Scott Sonner, Associated Press A tiny Nevada toad at the center of a legal battle over a geothermal power project has officially been declared an endangered species, after U.S. wildlife officials temporarily listed it on a rarely used emergency basis last spring. Continue reading
Nov 26 Wildlife conference boosts protection for sharks, turtles through trade regulation By Kathia Martínez, Associated Press An international wildlife conference moved to enact some of the most significant protection for shark species targeted in the fin trade and scores of turtles, lizards and frogs whose numbers are being decimated by the pet trade. Continue reading
Sep 17 Cheetahs reintroduced to India after going extinct in the country 70 years ago By Aniruddha Ghosal, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the northern Indian city of Gwalior, part of an ambitious and hotly contested plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the South Asian country. Continue reading
Aug 20 African migratory birds threatened by hotter, drier conditions By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press Africa's migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center and east of the continent that have depleted natural water systems and caused a devastating drought. Continue reading