Wildlife

"On Jackson Ramsay’s family ranch late in the summer, there were few signs it had just weathered the worst-ever winter snowpack and record-setting heat."

"Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking and deforestation to a United Nations conference in Vienna starting Monday."

"Hunters on some public lands in Alaska will be allowed to bait bears with doughnuts soaked in bacon grease before shooting them at close range, under a rule the Trump administration released Friday."

"The United Nations is convening delegates from nearly 200 countries to try to make progress on pledges to protect plants, animals and ecosystems."

"New agreement cuts vaquita's protected area by 86%. Gov't says smaller area will help fishermen. 
Only 7 to 10 vaquitas left in Gulf of California."

"Hundreds of imperiled species, including North Atlantic right whales and rusty patched bumble bees, could face greater threats from industry and development."

"Team works to restore the sunflower sea star as 95% of these key underwater ecosystems have been decimated along the Pacific coast in past decade"

"Wild bird populations in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since records began, figures show, with nearly half of species in decline."

"The world’s largest penguin colony has declined by two-thirds since 2011, most likely because of the climate crisis, a study has revealed."