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Study uncovers major hidden human-driven bird extinctions

Humans have wiped out around 1,400 bird species -- twice as many as previously thought -- with major implications for the ongoing biodiversity crisis, a new study has found. The estimated extinctions would mean almost 1...

How one South American country became a lab for conservation

 In retrospect, it seems like a simple plan: Reduce a country’s foreign debt in exchange for nature conservation.  But in 1987, the “debt-for-nature” swap was a radical and untested idea. And Conservation International,...

Conserving Wildlife Can Help Mitigate Climate Change

Protecting  wildlife across the world could significantly enhance natural carbon capture and storage by supercharging ecosystem carbon sinks, a new study led by Yale School of the Environment Oastler Professor of Popul...

Animals and People Are Clashing More Frequently

Climate change is driving more conflicts between humans and wildlife, as expanding development, deepening drought and quickly changing ecosystems force animals and people into new territories where they’re more likely ...