Conservation (Page 12)

Protecting natural resources—from sea to sky—is about much more than planting a few trees.

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Many popular carbon offsets don’t actually counteract emissions, study says

Many popular carbon offsets don’t actually counteract emissions, study says

Adult zebra shark swims in a tank at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago

A virgin birth in Shedd Aquarium’s shark tank is baffling biologists

By Laura Baisas

The plan to save Western salt lakes from biting the dust

The plan to save Western salt lakes from biting the dust

By Caroline Tracey / High Country News

a grizzly bear crosses the road in yellowstone national park. cars are stopped in the background

Connecting national parks could help generations of wildlife thrive

Bush rats are back to reclaim their place in this Australian park

Bush rats are back to reclaim their place in this Australian park

By Gemma Conroy / Hakai Magazine

A big-eyed Brown Mouse Lemur from Madagascar.

If Madagascar’s animals disappear, it’ll take 23 million years to get them back

By Laura Baisas

Blazing sun over the ocean.

Earth’s oceans are getting hotter and saltier than ever before in human history

By Laura Baisas

A crab’s biggest turn off? Ship noises.

A crab’s biggest turn off? Ship noises.

By Brian Owens / Hakai Magazine

Red and white lighthouses being submerged by sea level rise. Illustration.

Humans and nature will handle rising tides, together

By Philip Kiefer

A pink iguana in green grass at Galápagos National Park in Ecuador.

Pink Iguana hatchlings spotted for the first time on the Galápagos in decades

By Laura Baisas

World governments strike historic deal to protect planet’s biodiversity

World governments strike historic deal to protect planet’s biodiversity

By Laura Baisas

What more rain in the Arctic means for people, ecosystems, and wildlife

What more rain in the Arctic means for people, ecosystems, and wildlife

By Matthew L. Druckenmiller, Et al. / The Conversation

Sediment running into a river in Alabama from a solar farm construction site. Aerial view.

The hard truth of building clean solar farms

Barnacles on the side of the ship

Better anti-barnacle coating could keep ships smooth with less harm to ocean life

a cross cut of a tree revealing its rings. little labels are on some of the rings

What Indigenous fire practices can teach us about saving Southwestern lands

Indigenous ‘sea gardens’ could protect shellfish in an acidifying ocean

Indigenous ‘sea gardens’ could protect shellfish in an acidifying ocean

By Jen Schmidt / Hakai Magazine

Brightly colored tropical fish in a coral reef

To save coral reefs, color the larvae

By Laura Baisas

What successful forest restoration looks like

What successful forest restoration looks like

By Carla Delgado

Saving seals may come at the cost of fragile flora

Saving seals may come at the cost of fragile flora

By Sean Mowbray / Hakai Magazine

Plastic bottles and fishing nets and other trash on sea beach

Plastic microfibers in the Mediterranean Sea are keeping bacteria afloat

By Lauren J. Young

Meet SharkGuard, a tiny electric field that protects sharks from fishing nets

Meet SharkGuard, a tiny electric field that protects sharks from fishing nets

How kelp farming is helping revive the economy and ecology of a Long Island bay

How kelp farming is helping revive the economy and ecology of a Long Island bay

By Iris M. Crawford / Nexus Media

This 18-foot python’s last meal was a whole alligator

This 18-foot python’s last meal was a whole alligator

By Dac Collins / Outdoor Life

Three nations pledge to reverse decades of destruction in the rainforest

By Laura Baisas

Schools of herring are filling a once-dead waterway

Schools of herring are filling a once-dead waterway

By Lauren Kaljur / Hakai Magazine

What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon

What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon

By Becki Robins / Undark

At long last, a homecoming for the Fender’s blue butterfly

At long last, a homecoming for the Fender’s blue butterfly

By Jaclyn Moyer / High Country News

Wildfire smoke from across continents is changing the Arctic Ocean’s makeup

Wildfire smoke from across continents is changing the Arctic Ocean’s makeup

By Brian Owens / Hakai Magazine

Noise pollution messes with beluga whales’ travel plans

Noise pollution messes with beluga whales’ travel plans

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

Ocean plastic ‘vacuums’ are sucking up marine life along with trash

Ocean plastic ‘vacuums’ are sucking up marine life along with trash

By Carla Delgado

Tiny conifer plants growing out of the Sheenjek River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The 2022 midterm elections could shake the course of environmental action in the US

Mountain lions in Los Angeles face the heat of worsening wildfires

Mountain lions in Los Angeles face the heat of worsening wildfires

By Noah Schlager / High Country News

Italian chefs are cooking up a solution to booming jellyfish populations

Italian chefs are cooking up a solution to booming jellyfish populations

By Agostino Petroni / Hakai Magazine

A Sumatra tiger in the jungle

Some of Asia’s iconic wildlife doesn’t seem to mind human encroachment

By Laura Baisas

Ducks and other North American waterfowl are faring surprisingly well

Ducks and other North American waterfowl are faring surprisingly well

By Sage Marshall/Field & Stream

brilliant-10-2022

The Brilliant 10: The top up-and-coming minds in science

By Mara Grunbaum, Yasmin Tayag

bat eating fruit

Turn your backyard into an awesome hangout for bats

By Helen Bradshaw

Lab-grown coral

Scientists grow stunning, endangered coral in a lab

By Alex Riley / Hakai Magazine

Wildland firefighters face another danger—an increased risk of long COVID

Wildland firefighters face another danger—an increased risk of long COVID

By Miles W. Griffis / High Country News

Endangered species Karner blue butterfly on a flower bud

Why the Endangered Species Act is often too little, too late

Wildlife populations have decreased 70 percent in only 50 years, report finds

Wildlife populations have decreased 70 percent in only 50 years, report finds

By Laura Baisas

Why planting new forests could do more harm than good

Why planting new forests could do more harm than good

By Erica Cirino / OpenMind

Barreleye fish from a deep-sea video taken by robotic ocean rovers in Monterey Bay

Your gaming skills could help teach an AI to identify jellyfish and whales

By Charlotte Hu

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown

By Laura Baisas

Despite longer hunting seasons, Idaho’s wolf population could be holding steady

Despite longer hunting seasons, Idaho’s wolf population could be holding steady

By Laura Baisas

a beautiful desert canyon landscape basked in the glow of the setting sun

How tribal co-managing movements are transforming the conservation of public lands

a great white shark under water

Watch what can happen when killer whales tangle with great white sharks

By Lauren J. Young

Melting glacier pink

Collecting ancient geomyths could give scientists new insights on climate change

By Chris Baraniuk / Hakai Magazine

Even mining in shallow waters is bad news for the environment

Even mining in shallow waters is bad news for the environment

By Carla Delgado

Asian honeysuckle

Scientists are disagreeing on the effects of invasive species

By Asher Elbein/Undark

Live caught lobster

Why Maine is pushing back on a seafood watch group’s red-listing of the American lobster

By Megan Zhang / Saveur

Hurricane Ian Category 1 Carolina coast satellite image

Hurricane Ian surges back and heads for the Carolinas

By Purbita Saha

Melting sea ice is acidifying the Arctic Ocean

Melting sea ice is acidifying the Arctic Ocean

By Laura Baisas

What an ancient Maya city excavation taught scientists about the origins of reef fishes

What an ancient Maya city excavation taught scientists about the origins of reef fishes

By Jesse Kathan / Hakai Magazine

Bowl of mussels.

Eating seafood can be more sustainable and healthy than red meat

By Carla Delgado

Philadelphia’s microscopic algae archive is a time machine for coastlands

By Jack Tamisiea / Hakai Magazine

Children playing in polluted sand in front of AES Gener thermoelectric plant in Chile

For years, Chile exploited its environment to grow. Now it’s trying to save it.

Fish kill in Lake Merritt, Oakland, California, from algae bloom seen from above

California’s mega algae bloom is like a ‘wildfire in the water’

By Emily Harwitz / High Country News

Biofuel is a ‘renewable’ resource, but climate change could soon limit its potential

Biofuel is a ‘renewable’ resource, but climate change could soon limit its potential

By Carla Delgado

a schematic of a satellite beaming down to a dish to study the ocean floor

The centuries-long quest to map the seafloor’s hidden secrets

By Bill Gourgey

A blue whale near Sri Lanka and a container ship.

World’s largest shipping company reroutes ships to protect world’s largest animals

By Laura Baisas

Hawaii’s prolonged drought is pushing native species to the brink

Hawaii’s prolonged drought is pushing native species to the brink

A cooked lobster claw.

Eating sustainably may mean skipping the lobster for now

By Laura Baisas

A bluefin tuna swimming in the open ocean.

Where food is scarce, ocean predators find snacks in swirling eddies

By Laura Baisas