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Ecuador's Violence Forces Scientists to Abandon Conservation Projects

Ecuador's escalating violence, driven by gang conflicts and illegal mining, forces scientists to abandon conservation projects in the Chocó rainforest and Amazon due to threats, kidnappings, and extortions, jeopardizing vulnerable ecosystems and communities.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Maine Scraps Stricter Lobster Fishing Rules Amid Industry Protest

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council repealed stricter lobster fishing standards in the Gulf of Maine after fishermen protested, citing economic hardship from new rules, despite a near 40% lobster stock decline between 2016-18 and 2020-22 linked to warming waters.

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Life Below Water
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Environmental Groups to Challenge Trump's Anti-Environmental Executive Orders

President Trump's executive orders targeting environmental protections are facing legal challenges from environmental nonprofits. These challenges focus on the reversal of the offshore oil and gas drilling ban, a 10-to-1 deregulatory freeze, and potential defunding of key environmental agencies and ...

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Climate Action
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Illegal Jaguar Hunts in Bolivia Spark Investigation, Exposing International Hunting Network

Photographs of hunters posing with illegally killed jaguars in Bolivia sparked an investigation, leading to charges against seven people in Argentina and an ongoing probe in Bolivia targeting an Argentine and a Spaniard accused of killing five jaguars, potentially facing 19 years in prison.

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Life on Land
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Climate Change Alters Migratory Patterns of Spoonbills in the Netherlands

Milder winters in the Netherlands, with no icy days in 2023 and 2024, are causing some spoonbills to overwinter in the Zeeland delta instead of migrating to Africa; this change in migratory behavior reflects broader trends in avian migration due to climate change, impacting various species different...

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Badger Photo Wins Wildlife Award, Sparking Debate on Culling

A badger photograph, seemingly admiring a Banksy-style graffiti of itself, won the People's Choice award at the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest; the photographer advocates against badger culling, a policy ending in five years.

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Surge in Leopard Killings Threatens Pakistan's Vulnerable Population

In Pakistan, 45 leopards have been killed in the last five years, a drastic increase driven by retaliatory killings after attacks on humans and livestock, worsened by habitat loss and inadequate government compensation.

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High Genetic Diversity Found in Overfished Shortfin Mako Sharks

A study using full-genome sequencing found that shortfin mako sharks, while facing severe overfishing, still possess high genetic diversity, particularly in the Atlantic Ocean, where their populations are managed as two separate stocks, a finding that underscores the need for effective conservation.

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Tourism Businesses Lead Conservation Efforts Where Governments Fall Short

Explora, Misool Resort, and andBeyond demonstrate how tourism businesses are actively funding and implementing conservation and community development projects, even in areas where government support is lacking, leading to positive environmental and social impacts.

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Wollemi Pine: A 200-Million-Year-Old Conifer's Fight for Survival

David Noble's 1994 discovery of the Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) in a remote gorge of Wollemi National Park, Australia, revealed a critically endangered 200-million-year-old conifer species, leading to intensive conservation measures including strict access, biosecurity protocols, and worldwide p...

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Snow Leopard Fossil Study Reveals Evolutionary Path and Conservation Implications

An international team's study published in Science Advances reveals that five fossilized snow leopards from outside the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau represent dispersed populations, not separate lineages, expanding their range during the Middle Pleistocene due to factors like mountainous terrain and prey a...

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Western Monarch Butterfly Population Plummets 96%

The western monarch butterfly population has dropped to 9,119 in 2024, a 96% decrease from 2023, primarily due to pesticides, habitat loss, and extreme heat; the US Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing them as threatened, while a petition requests pesticide testing.

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