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When residents of northern Sri Lanka discovered freshwater snakehead fish scattered across their fields after an October thunderstorm, it might have seemed like a biblical miracle. But this latest example of “fish rain” – a phenomenon also documented in Honduras…
As Honduras prepares for its November 30 presidential and congressional elections, the outcome could prove pivotal for one of Central America’s most biodiverse regions. The winning candidates will inherit stewardship of a country where over half the territory is covered…
Climate change isn’t just threatening native wildlife—it’s rolling out the red carpet for invasive species that could devastate ecosystems and drain taxpayer dollars. As rising temperatures reshape habitats worldwide, opportunistic plants and animals are finding new territories to colonize, often…
A landmark conservation agreement emerged from the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil this week, bringing together 30 international organizations in an unprecedented effort to better monitor and protect the Amazon Rainforest. The Mamirauá Declaration represents what organizers call “a…
A critical vote at this week’s CITES wildlife conference in Uzbekistan could dramatically expand protections for sharks, with over 180 nations considering new trade regulations for nearly 30 species of houndsharks. The proposal, expected to face a tight vote as…
Rising temperatures create perfect conditions for ecosystem-damaging invasive species as EPA authority cuts threaten Charlotte with nearly 1,000 additional tons of annual air pollution. Meanwhile, Alabama Power delays rate hikes and Virginia postpones major gas plant decisions.
The devastating human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka reached a tragic crescendo in Hambantota district this year, where two heartbreaking incidents just kilometers apart highlight the desperate struggle for survival between people and wildlife. In August, seven-year-old Thinuli was killed by…
A new study reveals a troubling paradox in conservation science: reptile species living exclusively on islands face extinction rates more than double those of their mainland relatives, yet they receive a fraction of the research attention needed to save them.…
In 2006, botanist Ismail Ebrahim made a heartbreaking discovery in South Africa’s shrinking renosterveld shrublands near Cape Town. His team found just 27 surviving plants of Marasmodes undulata, a small yellow daisy that had been presumed extinct for decades. The…
Britain's Labour government prepares major North Sea drilling expansion despite climate pledges, as Trump becomes first US president in 30 years to skip UN climate talks. Meanwhile, 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists successfully derailed COP30 progress in Brazil.
