Conservation

Prince Charles calls for more sustainable fishing

Tuna fish at a market via Shutterstock Prince Charles is warning that urgent action is needed to increase sustainable management of fish stocks. However, the Prince of Wales says even...

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Volunteers clear tiger traps in China

Siberian 'Amur' tiger via Shutterstock Conservation volunteers in Asia have cleared 162 illegal animal traps that are a danger to rare Amur tigers. Dozens of Chinese volunteers helped the Wildlife...

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Andean species threatened

Centres of endemism; Credit: BMC Ecology Mammals, birds, amphibians and many other groups are exposed to development or climate change threats in isolated parts of the Andes in Amazonian Peru...

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Rare brown spider monkeys discovered in Colombia

Brown spider monkey; Photo Credit: Nestor Roncancio/WCS Conservationists have discovered a colony of rare brown spider monkeys in Colombia. The brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) is among the world's 25...

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Restored wetlands can take a century to regenerate

Wetlands in Albufera nature reserve Valencia, Spain via Shutterstock Restored wetlands are less productive than natural wetlands, scientists have discovered. Regeneration can take hundreds of years and sites may never...

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Stop habitat loss to save Sumatran elephant

Sumatran forest elephant, Indonesia; © naturepl.com/Nick Garbutt/WWF The future of the rare Sumatran elephant is at risk from habitat loss and it could be wiped out within 30 years, says...

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