Category: Environment and Conservation

  • Hiker dies near Rainbow Falls in Keene, New York

    Hiker dies near Rainbow Falls in Keene, New York

    A hiker from Queens died while visiting Rainbow Falls in Keene last week, according to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers.Officials said the person was a 49-year-old from Astoria but did not provide further identifying information.Troopers from Ray Brook Dispatch received a notification from a beacon on Sawteeth Mountain that CPR was…

  • Hiker dies near Rainbow Falls in Keene, New York

    Hiker dies near Rainbow Falls in Keene, New York

    A hiker from Queens died while visiting Rainbow Falls in Keene last week, according to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers.Officials said the person was a 49-year-old from Astoria but did not provide further identifying information.Troopers from Ray Brook Dispatch received a notification from a beacon on Sawteeth Mountain that CPR was…

  • Axolotl Conservation Campaign Promotes ‘Virtual Adoptions’ for Holiday Gifts

    A critically endangered axolotl. Paul Starosta / Stone / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. On the hunt for the perfect holiday gift for someone special in your life?…

  • Axolotl Conservation Campaign Promotes ‘Virtual Adoptions’ for Holiday Gifts

    A critically endangered axolotl. Paul Starosta / Stone / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. On the hunt for the perfect holiday gift for someone special in your life?…

  • Delilah, a critically endangered Sumatran rhino, gives birth to a new calf

    Delilah, a critically endangered Sumatran rhino, gives birth to a new calf

    A Sumatran rhinoceros was born in Indonesia on Saturday, the newest calf to bolster a critically endangered species that has fewer than 50 living members. The male calf, born to a mother named Delilah, is the second of the species born this year — both within the past two months — at the Sumatran Rhino…

  • Delilah, a critically endangered Sumatran rhino, gives birth to a new calf

    Delilah, a critically endangered Sumatran rhino, gives birth to a new calf

    A Sumatran rhinoceros was born in Indonesia on Saturday, the newest calf to bolster a critically endangered species that has fewer than 50 living members. The male calf, born to a mother named Delilah, is the second of the species born this year — both within the past two months — at the Sumatran Rhino…

  • New eDNA Explorer provides a powerful new resource for conservation

    New eDNA Explorer provides a powerful new resource for conservation

    CALeDNA, a UC-wide consortium project to document California’s biodiversity, has launched a prototype of their new eDNA Explorer. This open-source tool provides a powerful and easily accessible platform for sharing, exploring, and analyzing data from projects that use environmental DNA.  Environmental DNA, or eDNA, is a tool for monitoring biodiversity that involves analyzing DNA found…

  • New eDNA Explorer provides a powerful new resource for conservation

    New eDNA Explorer provides a powerful new resource for conservation

    CALeDNA, a UC-wide consortium project to document California’s biodiversity, has launched a prototype of their new eDNA Explorer. This open-source tool provides a powerful and easily accessible platform for sharing, exploring, and analyzing data from projects that use environmental DNA.  Environmental DNA, or eDNA, is a tool for monitoring biodiversity that involves analyzing DNA found…

  • Endangered Sumatran baby rhino born

    Endangered Sumatran baby rhino born

    NewsFeed A critically endangered species welcomed the birth of a Sumatran rhino. With only a few dozen of these rhinos in the world, the newborn male calf is a sign of the success for the Indonesian government’s conservation efforts. .css-l8zrhz{display:none;font-family:”Georgia”,”Times”,”Times New Roman”,serif !important;font-size:20px !important;}.css-l8zrhz blockquote{font-family:”Georgia”,”Times”,”Times New Roman”,serif !important;}.css-l8zrhz p{font-family:”Georgia”,”Times”,”Times New Roman”,serif !important;}.css-l8zrhz h1{font-family:”Roboto”,”Helvetica Neue”,”Helvetica”,”Arial”,sans-serif !important;}.css-l8zrhz…

  • Endangered Sumatran baby rhino born

    Endangered Sumatran baby rhino born

    NewsFeed A critically endangered species welcomed the birth of a Sumatran rhino. With only a few dozen of these rhinos in the world, the newborn male calf is a sign of the success for the Indonesian government’s conservation efforts. .css-l8zrhz{display:none;font-family:”Georgia”,”Times”,”Times New Roman”,serif !important;font-size:20px !important;}.css-l8zrhz blockquote{font-family:”Georgia”,”Times”,”Times New Roman”,serif !important;}.css-l8zrhz p{font-family:”Georgia”,”Times”,”Times New Roman”,serif !important;}.css-l8zrhz h1{font-family:”Roboto”,”Helvetica Neue”,”Helvetica”,”Arial”,sans-serif !important;}.css-l8zrhz…