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Stray DNA is all around us. It could revolutionize conservation
On a warm, sunny day in April, biologists David Duffy and Jessica Farrell prepare to motor down the Matanzas River on a small boat to catalog the area’s aquatic life. Ripples signal the river’s lazy flow along Florida’s northeastern coast. Birds fly overhead, some settling onto mangroves occupying the river’s edge. The muddy-brown waters obscure…
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Environmental conservation beyond tree-planting routines
In recent years, the global dialogue on environmental conservation has frequently highlighted tree planting as a pivotal strategy to combat climate change, restore biodiversity, and improve air quality. While tree planting undeniably plays a critical role, it is only one facet of a much broader conservation framework. Effective environmental conservation involves a holistic, multi-dimensional approach…
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French Envoy Advocates for Sikkim’s Wildlife Conservation
French Ambassador to India, Thierry Mathou, made a significant visit to the Himalayan Zoological Park in Bulbuley, Sikkim, on Wednesday, highlighting an international interest in wildlife conservation efforts. Mathou was warmly received by Pradeep Kumar, Secretary cum PCCF of the Forest and Environment Department, along with other officials, who detailed various ongoing initiatives, including the…
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Everything Lee Zeldin has said about climate change
President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that former New York Representative Lee Zeldin will lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during his second term as president. Zeldin, a 44-year-old Republican who mounted a failed bid for governor of New York in 2022 and left Congress in 2023, will “ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will…
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USFWS and Environmental Groups Look to Promote Bison Conservation
USFWS and Environmental Groups Look to Promote Bison Conservation Russell Nemetz The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Parks Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources recently signed a new agreement to strengthen cooperation and coordination for the conservation of the American bison across its…
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N.Y. environmental officers face bomb, death threats following euthanization of internet-famous squirrel
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1 PINE CITY, N.Y. — Following the seizure of illegally possessed wildlife in Chemung County, New York State Environmental Conservation Officers have received significant threats, the officer’s union said in a statement. Misleading social media posts regarding the investigation have spurred death and bomb threats against officers and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)…
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Your Environment This Week: Feral horses, Black wolves, Lizard poaching
This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the latest high quality, original video stories from nature’s frontline in India. To receive a weekly email roundup of stories, please sign-up for our newsletter. The lizard caught between myth and modernisation The spiny-tailed lizard of Rajasthan is…
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Grant Funding Support for Water Quality and Conservation Efforts
Did you know? Grant funding plays a big part in water conservation and quality efforts! With recent hurricanes and flooding affecting much of the southeastern U.S., these issues are top of many folks minds. For water conservation efforts to succeed, community support is essential, and. of course, the right funding. One key process is “reclamation.”…
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Will the new EU environment leader change Sweden’s conservation direction? (commentary)
When the European Union introduces measures to protect forests, Sweden often tries to thwart them. But with opposition to its destructive forestry model growing inside the country, and a Swede about to become the new EU environment chief, things could be changing, a new op-ed states. The likely nomination of Sweden’s Jessika Roswall as EU Commissioner for…
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Prince William wraps up his South Africa trip with visit that reminded him of his rescue pilot days
SIMON’S TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prince William rode on a sea rescue boat along part of the South African coast on Thursday as he wrapped up a four-day visit to Cape Town dedicated to promoting conservation and the battle against climate change. William met with volunteers at the National Sea Rescue Institute station in…
