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A Caribbean expedition captured rare footage of a false catshark with its distinctive cat-like eyes, alongside a manta ray carcass, revealing...

• Biodiversity hotspot: August 16 flight over the Northeast Canyons and Seamount Marine National Monument documented over 2,000 animals across 15...

Recreational angling, including catch-and-release, threatens conservation species far more than many realize.

• Massive scale: Hundreds of millions...

Conservationists possess world-class research and tools yet repeatedly fail to make ordinary people care, because they rely on data instead of stories...

Online platforms enable illegal wildlife trade, with researchers finding primates, birds, snakes, frogs, and orchids advertised on Facebook,...

Global wildlife populations have declined 73% since 1970, with over 46,300 species now facing extinction threats amid structural shifts in consumption-based biodiversity loss.

• E/V Nautilus launches 31-day survey of remote Wake Atoll waters, targeting biodiversity, geology, and WWII shipwrecks.
• ROV dives reach 6,000...

Singapore Oceanarium has achieved the first successful captive breeding and release of a bowmouth guitarfish, a major conservation milestone for this...

Over 250 marine scientists are calling for stronger no-take sanctuary zones to protect Australia's biodiversity, noting that current parks heavily...

Online platforms are supercharging illegal wildlife trafficking through anonymity, speed, and global reach that traditional markets cannot match.

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Over 270 scientists warn Australia's highly protected marine parks are biased toward remote 'places no one goes', leaving coastal bioregions with just...

Spain's push for 23 new MPAs targets the 30x30 goal after reaching 22.5% coverage, yet highlights the global risk of paper parks.

• Management plans...

Progress on global targets to protect 30% of land and seas by 2030 remains too slow, risking breakdowns in ecosystems that support food, water, and weather resilience. Countries must accelerate funding and policy changes ahead of COP17.

Protected areas maintain on average just 31% of remaining species distributions, pointing to potential shortfalls in current protections as ranges shift.

Current biodiversity monitoring frameworks overlook animal behavior, creating a critical gap that limits conservation effectiveness.

South Africa's KBF project reframes MPAs by treating communities as governance partners, not stakeholders, to embed participation, equity, and local...

Digital globalization has supercharged wildlife trafficking via online marketplaces and untraceable currencies, yet experts now deploy AI-powered scanners and 3D printing to turn the tide.

Marine protected areas show uneven results tied to governance gaps. Legal coalitions now target enforcement failures, such as bottom trawling in EU...

Bill Konstant's early fascination with wildlife evolved into a career championing endangered species through mentorship and storytelling.

• Early...

Biodiversity-rich regions were targeted by colonial powers for violent resource extraction, which forcibly restructured their economies around raw...