WILDLIFE
Norwegian reindeer thriving
Sep 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
Reindeer on the Norwegian high-Arctic archipelago of Svalbard are thriving as temperatures rise, according to a new long-term study
Melting snow prompts earlier nesting
Aug 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
A new study has revealed that earlier snowmelts are causing migratory birds that breed in Arctic Alaska to initiate nesting earlier in the spring
Icebergs scouring Antarctic seabed communities
Aug 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
The loss of sea ice around the Antarctic coastline is leading to a huge drop in biodiversity on boulders on the shallow seabed as they are scoured by icebergs, according to a new study
In the fly zone
Aug 01, 2014
Written by
Nick Haslam
The Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve in northern Spain’s Basque Country is a hotspot for migrating birds on the East Atlantic Flyway. A hi-tech new birdwatching centre is pioneering survey and conservation work as well as offering visitors an unparalleled twitching experience
Global species shake-up discovered
Jul 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
New study demonstrates that despite increasing rates of extinction of organisms around the globe, in most areas, biodiversity is unchanged, or even increasing
Climate change favouring lighter coloured insects
Jul 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
With temperatures across Europe rising, lighter coloured butterflies and dragonflies are taking over from their dark-coloured relatives, according to a new study
Coquis getting smaller and squeakier
Jun 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
Puerto Rico’s national animal, the coqui frog, has undergone a series of small but significant changes due to the warming of the territory’s climate over the past three decades
Climate change is good news for one British bird
May 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
A new study has found that long-tailed tits may benefit from climate change
Malaria origin updated
Apr 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
A new study has rewritten the origin story for Plasmodium vivax, the second-worst malaria parasite of humans
Unnatural acts
Mar 01, 2014
Written by
Geordie Torr
From the arrival of the first snowdrop to the fall of the last autumn leaf, the timing of seasonal events is changing, as are the ranges of countless species, all evidence of climate change’s impact on the natural world
Sahara's wildlife has suffered severe declines
Feb 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
The Sahara Desert has suffered a catastrophic collapse of its wildlife populations, according to a new study led by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Zoological Society of London
Schistosome range to shrink
Feb 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
Climate change could make the parasite Schistosoma mansoni, which causes schistosomiasis, significantly less common in the future, according to a new international study
Rain killing peregrines
Feb 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
An increase in the frequency of heavy rain brought on by warmer summer temperatures is proving deadly for young peregrine falcons in the Canadian Arctic
Hunting helps lizard populations
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
Hunting by Aboriginals in Australia’s Western Desert can actually increase the populations of the hunted animals, according to a recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Hunting the hunters
Sep 01, 2013
Written by
J Michael Fay
In an edited extract from new book The Modern Explorers, US conservationist J Michael Fay joins a team of forest guards as they head into the jungles of Gabon on the trail of a gang of elephant poachers
Cashmere trade threatening biodiversity
Sep 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
A new study published in Conservation Biology has linked the cashmere garment trade to the destruction of ecosystems that support numerous endangered species
Restoring South Georgia
Mar 01, 2012
Written by
Jamie Watts
An ambitious attempt to eradicate rats from the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia
Total wipeout
Mar 01, 2012
Written by
James Howe
After a shipping accident introduced rats to Lord Howe Island in 1918, the rodents have slowly been destroying its biodiversity. A controversial plan hopes to eradicate them for good
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