There are over 1.2 million dams in Europe that prevent fish from reaching their mating grounds and eliminate the flowing water that many species need. Over the past 50 years, the number of migratory fish species has decreased by 93 percent.To solve this problem, a...
Back in the 1980’s, the Italian fisherman Paolo Fanciulli began noticing signs of illegal trawling. Fish stocks were declining and the seabed became barren. In order to save both his livelihood and all of the sea’s ecosystem Fanciulli created the...
147 scientists from 122 research institutions and nature conservation organizations have captured 120 000 camera trap images of wildlife in eight different countries. This international team is collaborating with the Wildlife Conservation Society and together they are...
A majority of the world's coral reefs may be gone in 30 years. Fortunately, intense work is ongoing on many fronts to save the reef. One method is to renovate damaged reefs, and here researchers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel have developed an effective...
Fifty years ago, there were less than 100 Indian rhinos in the wild.But the measures that began to be taken then have yielded results and in the most recent annual count, there were over 4,000 Indian rhinos. In Assam, where 70 percent of all Indian rhinos are found,...
Some good news for the endangered bird species around the world – Nepal has opened a bird sanctuary which provides a home for about a dozen bird species. These species include the great hornbill and the Indian spotted eagle, which are both globally threatened....