Religious beliefs and practices attached to the environment and specific organisms are increasingly recognized to play a critical role for successful conservation. leer más.
Global warming devastated tropical rainforests 300 million years ago. Now scientists report the unexpected discovery that this event triggered an evolutionary burst among reptiles — and inadvertently paved the way for the rise of dinosaurs, 100 million years later. Leer más.
The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust have welcomed news that authorities in Madagascar successfully intercepted an attempt to smuggle around 200 threatened Malagasy tortoises. Leer más.
Three new sea turtles from the Caribbean island of Nevis are being tracked using state-of-the-art satellite telemetry as part of an inspirational public-private partnership between Four Seasons Resort Nevis, the nonprofit Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC) and the Nevis Turtle Group (NTG). Two of the turtles are participating in STC’s annual Tour de Turtles—a free, online education program that allows users to follow the oceanic migrations of sea turtles while learning about threats to their survival. These rare marine creatures can be tracked online at www.tourdeturtles.org. Leer más.
