How to safely move turtles, and other conservation tips
The season of egg-laying for turtles has begun, and a turtle biologist at New Hampshire Fish and Game talked to News 9 about some important tips to keep in mind. Turtles are out and about, often crossing roads to their nesting areas. Josh Megyesy, the state turtle biologist, says if you find a turtle crossing […]
Two new Tennessee state parks open near Chattanooga; Here’s how to visit
GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. — Tennessee on Monday and Tuesday dedicated two new state parks that offer fresh places to hike, explore and camp on the Cumberland Plateau: Fiery Gizzard State Park and Head of the Crow State Park. Both are within easy driving distance of Chattanooga and join the state park system as recommended day […]
How to Put Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Into Practice
Overview Over decades of international negotiation, the nations of the world have committed to the sustainable management of fisheries and protection of marine ecosystems. Multiple treaties and conventions require fishery managers to account for the impact of fishing activity on the health of the entire ecosystem, not just targeted fish stocks. To effectively translate these […]
Cardiac arrests, horns and 1.4 tonnes of muscle: here’s how to move a rhino – in pictures | Environment
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has successfully translocated 21 eastern black rhinos to a region where they have been extinct for 50 years. Here’s how they caught, transported and released these critically endangered creatures to their new home Photos by Ami Vitale Main image: The operation not only underscores Kenya’s conservation triumph but also signifies […]
Scientists Have Been Freezing Corals for Decades. Now They’re Learning How to Wake Them Up
This story originally appeared in Hakai and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Arah Narida leans over a microscope to gaze into a plastic petri dish containing a hood coral. The animal—a pebbled blue-white disk roughly half the size of a pencil eraser—is a marvel. Just three weeks ago, the coral was smaller than […]