African pangolin exploitation might be motivated more by local demand for meat than international demand for scales.
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Emperor penguin populations are falling much faster than expected. Ice is melting beneath their chicks before they’re ready.
Listen to conservation scientist Hollie Booth explain what happened when fishermen in Indonesia were paid to release sharks caught up in their nets.
Half of Australia’s seas are protected. So why are marine species and ecosystems in freefall?
As our domesticated herds grow, wildlife is becoming rarer and rarer. Rethinking our responsibilities to animals will be hard – but essential.
A new report reveals the perilous state of nature in the Top End of the Northern Territory. Here’s how to arrest the decline of threatened species and habitat.
Parental separation in humans can deeply affect children. But in another monogamous pair-bonding species, it has no such effect.
For decades, researchers have sought proof this critically endangered possum existed in New South Wales. Now it’s arrived by sheer chance
New research reveals only 44% of biodiversity offset policies and 27% of voluntary conservation programs consider climate risk. These 3 practical steps can help.
A new archaeological study finds early evidence of white-tailed deer declines in the 17th century, likely driven by the commodification of deerskins under colonial capitalism.
UNESCO’s comments confirm what experts already know: despite substantial money and effort, threats to the Great Barrier Reef aren’t going away.
Infected male alpine tree frogs set about fathering far more offspring, helping avoid extinction in the wild – for now.
Bringing nature back to our cities doesn’t just mean plants and birds. We can bring native animals back too.
Hundreds of Australia’s unique species are clinging to life in small patches of habitat. Now researchers have found half of their habitat has no legal protection.
Cats aren’t the only bird hazard around your home. More than 1 billion birds die each year from hitting windows, often during migration.
Violence by armed groups is dangerously disrupting the conservation and protection of the environment.
For decades, the Fleurieu Peninsula’s swamps were routinely drained. But as the region battles the driest conditions on record, the remaining swamps are a lifeline
The Trump administration’s plan would leave many endangered species at much greater risk.
Labor’s whopping majority doesn’t mean environmental reform will be any easier. When economy and environment clash, the economy usually wins.
The map combines findings from more than 1,300 studies and is an important tool for conservation.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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