biodiversity

A new study urges scientists to move their focus from species extinction to species rarity in order to recognize—and avoid—a mass extinction in the modern world.

A diverse range of human societies have been protecting land and sea resources for centuries—without any outside conservation assistance.

The news is full of announcements about newly discovered forms of life.

As California wildfires burn tree canopies and forest floors, plants commonly found in more southern areas of the western United States are moving in.

Beginning in the 1880s, coastal dunes in the United States were planted with European beachgrass in an attempt to hold the sand in place and prevent it from migrating.

Today, many zoos promote the protection of biodiversity as a significant part of their mission. As conservation “arks” for endangered species and, increasingly, as leaders in field conservation projects such as the reintroduction of captive-born animals to the wild, they’re preparing to play an even more significant role in the effort to save species in this century.

What to do about invasive species, which are having a growing and generally detrimental effect on Europe’s environment and economies, is the subject of discussion in both the European Parliament and UK Parliament this week.