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11/28/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Deadly pesticides can harm bee populations for generations, study finds
A recent study showed that pesticides can harm bee populations for generations. The paper, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, found that bee populations can take a hit for generations once a bee is exposed to a common pesticide in its first year of life. Lead author […]
08/24/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Survey by international research team shows number of insect species in various areas have plunged by ONE-THIRD
Various insect species have declined by around one-third in the last 10 years, according to a survey conducted by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany. The decline mainly affects grasslands located near intensively farmed land but also applies to forests and protected areas. The survey researchers collected more than one million insects at grassland and forest sites in […]
06/25/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
Proposed oil field in southern Africa could threaten over 130,000 elephants, regional ecosystem and local communities
An oil and gas company is planning to build a massive new oilfield in one of the world’s last untapped wildernesses in southern Africa. This proposed oilfield will threaten the lives of over 130,000 elephants, as well as the regional ecosystem and any community living in the area. The proposed oilfield would be set up […]
03/29/2021
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By Michael Alexander
Save the whales: This new detection method can help researchers find and count stranded whales… from SPACE
Advancements in satellite imaging analysis may soon make it easier for scientists to detect, count and help stranded whales, a study has found. Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), together with four Chilean research institutes, said the new image analysis and detection method, which involves the use of very high resolution (VHR) satellite images […]
03/02/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Freshwater fish species are in “catastrophic” decline, with one-third facing extinction
Nearly a third of all freshwater fish species in the world now face extinction, according to a new report released Tuesday, Feb. 23, by 16 global conservation organizations. The report, titled “The World’s Forgotten Fishes,” outlined the disastrous effects that the loss of freshwater fish could have on the planet. Freshwater fish are essential to the health […]
12/16/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
EPA report says glyphosate may harm – even kill – over 90% of endangered species
Despite Big Ag’s claims that glyphosate — the controversial active ingredient in many popular herbicides — is harmless in animals, research says otherwise. A recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed that 93 percent of the plants and animals protected under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), including 96 percent of their habitats, are likely […]
10/06/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Report: Two-fifths of all plant species face extinction
Plants and fungi are crucial to sustaining life, providing food, medicine and biofuel. But around 40 percent or two-fifths of all plant species worldwide, including those first identified in 2019, could be facing extinction, according to a recent report from London’s Kew Gardens. The latest assessment, State of the World’s Plants and Fungi, draws upon the expertise […]
09/18/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Wildlife is in peril as most protected land areas become isolated
Protected areas all over the world have become disconnected from each other due to human activity — impacting wildlife habitats and biodiversity, reports a new study in Nature Communications. In the study, an international team of researchers examined the total protected area of land per country and found that only 10 percent of them are connected via intact ecological corridors. These […]
09/03/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Researchers find large quantities of plastic in hatchling sea turtles stranded on Florida’s beaches
Sea turtles around the globe are either endangered or threatened. Florida alone is home to five species of endangered sea turtles, and all of them are afforded some form of local or international protection. Despite this, sea turtles continue to face a serious and emerging threat: plastic pollution. In a recent report, scientists and rehabilitators from […]
08/16/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Disease outbreaks are causing an alarming increase in mass die-offs of marine mammals, warns expert
Mass strandings, or “beachings,” of marine mammals are now on the rise, raising concerns that ocean health is deteriorating. According to wildlife expert Claire Sanderson, disease outbreaks like the COVID-19 pandemic are to blame for the rapid increase in mass die-offs of marine mammals. Scientists are perhaps more alert to the catastrophic impacts of infectious disease in both […]
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