Nepal has been lauded for its success in nearly tripling its wild tiger population in the past 12 years, but a consequence of that has been an increase in human-tiger conflicts.
One factor for this is the lack of large-sized prey for the big cats in Bardiya National Park, home to a third of Nepal’s 355 tigers.
Creating liquid biofuels from human waste shows promise as a way to meet one of alternative energy’s greatest challenges: reducing the transportation sector’s heavy carbon footprint. The good news is there is a steady supply stream where waste is treated. Humanity produces millions of tons of sewage sludge annually via wastewater treatment.
A new study looks back into history to assess human impacts on the habitat of Asian #elephants and finds sharp declines starting several centuries ago.
Habitat loss has increasingly driven Asian elephants, like these foraging at a garbage dump in Sri Lanka, into human areas.
Until yesterday, the oak tree on the right looked very similar to the one on the left which is growing next to it. That was until one of my neighbours got a tree surgeon to basically massacre it, cutting out huge swathes of healthy branches.
One of the main reasons my immediate environment is so rich in birds is because of these trees, oak trees being the most biodiversity-friendly species in the UK.
I understand that attacking an oak so aggressively in late spring may severely weaken or even kill it. This is on top of disrupting the resident birds, squirrels and insects at a critical time of year.
The tree is over 100 years old.
We're in a climate and ecological crisis.
Please, someone, tell me that you understand when I say that witnessing this is like a bunch in the stomach. I feel like putting my arms around this poor violated tree and giving it a hug.
Leaders from Indigenous women’s organizations, environment and land management groups and philanthropists are meeting in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, for a forum aimed at strengthening the role of Indigenous women in Congo Basin land management and conservation.
Organizers hope the forum will result in a fund for Central African Indigenous women supporting biodiversity and climate resilience.
The #Ontario Government is proposing amendments to the Fish and #Wildlife#Conservation Act to allow new licenses for facilities that use captive foxes, coyotes and rabbits as bait to train #hunting dogs.
There are currently 24 of these Train and Trial facilities in Ontario. In 1997 the decision was made not to allow any more to be created, however the Ontario government proposes to change this decision. Petition.
Researchers pored over satellite imagery to create one of the most comprehensive data sets on the global mining footprint ever generated.
The data set maps out in fine detail the boundaries of a combined 65,585 km2 (25,323 mi2) of mining sites across the world.
Nearly 10% of the total mining areas mapped in the study fell inside protected areas like national parks, Ramsar wetlands and UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
New research has found that a “state-of-the-art” plastic recycling facility in the U.K. could be releasing up to 75 billion microplastics per cubic meter of wastewater annually.
This amount of plastic waste accounts for about 6% of the plastic that enters the facility to be recycled, according to the study authors.
A recent study found that the western and southern Amazon will struggle to survive against increasingly extended periods of drought brought on by climate change, which will reduce the areas’ ability to store carbon.
Researchers sampled more than 540 trees across 129 species at 11 separate sites in the western, central-eastern and southern Amazon, covering Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.
“The 30th edition of the ‘Green Oscars’ was held at the Royal Geographical Society in London this week, celebrating seven grassroots conservationists identified after a worldwide search for locally led solutions to the global #biodiversity and #climate crises.”
Caught this foxy friend taking a break among blooming wild leeks!
As the season brings new growth and renewal, it's a reminder of the endless wonders of nature. It's always a privilege to witness these moments of peace and tranquility in the wild..
Let's do our part to protect and preserve these precious ecosystems.