Conservation

UK butterfly revival could be hit by cuts

Some of Britain's most threatened species of butterfly are showing signs of recovery after a generation of decline indicating the success of conservation efforts. Butterfly Conservation, a charity working to...

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First Canadian city bans shark fin trade

The World Wildlife Fund estimates that around 73 million sharks are killed every year, mostly for their fins. The majority of the fins are taken using barbaric methods where the...

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Plan aims to manage white nose syndrome across borders

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has released a plan for managing white nose syndrome - a disease devastating bat populations - across state and provincial boundaries. The plan...

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Bees Need Pods

You notice a bee lying on the ground. At first you think it is dead, but then it moves a little? As bees are in decline in many places, you...

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Is war really good for biodiversity?

In recent days, WWF and Greenpeace issued a call for the suspension of bluefin fishery in the Mediterranean, as tuna boats headed for the Libyan waters for the fishing season...

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Increasing wild rabbit survival through supplemental food

One-fifth of all vertebrate species worldwide are threatened with extinction and many have undergone declines. Several rabbit species also face similar circumstances and have become increasingly threatened with habitat loss....

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