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Impacts and legacies of migration across the Pan Amazon

Timothy J. Killeen 24 Oct 2024
A European blackbird.

New study upends common belief that birds escape winter to save energy

Abhishyant Kidangoor 21 Oct 2024

Rural-urban migration across the Amazon Basin

Timothy J. Killeen 18 Oct 2024

Indigenous communities in the Amazon fight for full recognition

Timothy J. Killeen 9 Oct 2024

Birds caught in the eye of Hurricane Milton

Bobby Bascomb 8 Oct 2024

The people who make up the Pan-Amazonian melting pot: regional demographics

Timothy J. Killeen 4 Oct 2024

CHAPTER 6. Culture and demographics defines the Pan Amazon’s present

Timothy J. Killeen 25 Sep 2024
Saiga antelope herd. Image by Yakov Fedorov via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

First-ever global atlas shines light on large mammal migrations

Mongabay.com 10 Sep 2024
More than 95% of southern elephant seal pups (Mirounga leonina) born in 2023 perished in that year from the deadly outbreak of avian influenza.

Animal apocalypse: Deadly bird flu infects hundreds of species pole-to-pole

Sharon Guynup 6 Aug 2024

‘Lost’ snow leopard to remain at Kathmandu zoo, officials say

Abhaya Raj Joshi 31 Jul 2024

‘Explorer elephants’ in transfrontier conservation area offer solution to tree damage

Ryan Truscott 28 Jun 2024
Elephant and calf in Moremi National Park, Botswana. Image by serenea_tang via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Analysis of largest elephant surveys ever shows stable population, but disturbing trends

Jim Tan 9 Apr 2024

Nepal’s release of endangered crocs into historical habitat raises concerns

Abhaya Raj Joshi 23 Mar 2024

Landmark report on migratory species underlines threats to Asia’s wildlife

Anton L. Delgado 12 Feb 2024
Dorado catfish. Image courtesy of Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá via Macaulay Library.

Amazon catfish must be protected by the Convention on Migratory Species COP-14 (commentary)

Mariana Varese 8 Feb 2024

Newly identified shorebird species takes its name from Hanuman, a mythical Hindu ape god

Malaka Rodrigo 25 Jan 2024
Snow leopard found in Nepal's plains

Rare snow leopard sighting in Nepal’s ‘home of tiger’ puzzles conservationists

Abhaya Raj Joshi 25 Jan 2024
A group of elephants observed during the 2022 KAZA aerial survey. Photo courtesy of Dylan Blew and Ty-Mason James/KAZA Elephant Survey.

Count, connect, conserve: Southern Africa elephant survey points the way (commentary)

Russell Taylor, Robin Naidoo, Lisa Steel, Michael Knight, Steven A. Osofsky 3 Jan 2024

Plan to bring Mennonite farmers to Suriname sparks deforestation fears

Maxwell Radwin 9 Oct 2023
Pigeon flock in Nepal

Super flock of pigeons leaves Nepali researchers asking what happened

Abhaya Raj Joshi 8 Sep 2023
An Andean motmot.

‘What we need to protect and why’: 20-year Amazon research hints at fate of tropics

Justin Catanoso 24 Jul 2023
Virtual fencing collars emit a warning sound when an animal approaches the invisible boundary. If the animal does not respond to the sound, the collar will deliver a small electric shock. Image courtesy of Vence.

Virtual fences can benefit both ranchers and wildlife

Ruth Kamnitzer 19 Jul 2023
A leatherback hatchling.

Tag team effort brings tech to aid leatherback turtle conservation

Abhishyant Kidangoor 14 Jul 2023
A northern pintail takes flight in the Tanguar Haor wetland.

Fewer migratory birds stopping at key Bangladesh wetland amid human disturbances

Abu Siddique 15 May 2023
A flock of snow geese.

Feathered forecast: Tech tools comb weather data for bird migrations

Abhishyant Kidangoor 20 Apr 2023
A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).

Monarch butterflies become a powerful symbol for justice at the U.S./Mexico border (commentary)

Meg Perret 31 Mar 2023

Human migration to Nepal’s tiger capital adds to conservation challenges

Abhaya Raj Joshi 28 Mar 2023
A spoon-billed sandpiper.

Russian invasion hinders global biodiversity conservation, study shows

John Cannon 20 Feb 2023
elephant nepal jungle

‘Unprecedented crisis’ for Nepal’s elephants: Q&A with conservationist Ashok Ram

Abhaya Raj Joshi 19 Jul 2022
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia)

In world convulsed by climate-driven conflict, are peace parks an answer?

Saul Elbein 14 Jul 2022
A pack of hyenas in Tanzania.

Spotted hyenas adapt to climate change in famed Tanzanian park

Ryan Truscott 18 May 2022
Detroit Dam in Oregon

The world’s dams: Doing major harm but a manageable problem?

Petro Kotzé 21 Apr 2022

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