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A lone loggerhead sea turtle swims in the North Pacific Ocean. Photo Source - Ralph Pace

Loggerhead Turtles’ Feeding Grounds Shift Northward by 200 km per Decade Due to Rising Sea Temperatures

Endangered North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles are moving north at an unprecedented rate to survive warming oceans, according to new Stanford University research. The study reveals these marine reptiles are shifting their

Govind Tekale

January 28, 2025

Representative Image: Goro Nickel Mine, New Caledonia.

Climate

Nickel Mining’s Hidden Cost: Up to 500-Fold Increase in Land Use Threatens Rainforests

Every electric car battery and solar panel we use needs nickel. But getting this metal from the ground comes at a price we’re just starting to understand. New research from the University

Govind Tekale

January 28, 2025

Marine Life·News

Orca Attacks Drive Great White Sharks from Gansbaai, Disrupting Ecosystem

In just a decade, South Africa’s Gansbaai Bay transformed from a thriving great white shark haven to an ecosystem dramatically altered by the emergence of specialized orca predators. What began with a

Govind Tekale

January 27, 2025

Representative Image. Landscape day view of Yosemite Valley with trees and blue sky. Photo Source: Pexels

Nature

Yosemite Tribes Seek Traditional Plant Gathering Rights: Public Input Ends February 12, 2025

Seven tribes with deep roots in Yosemite National Park are working to restore their practice of gathering plants within park boundaries. The Bridgeport Indian Colony filed this historic request in August 2022,

Govind Tekale

January 23, 2025

Conservation·Marine Life

NOAA Withdraws Vessel Speed Limits, Endangering Right Whales

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has withdrawn its proposed regulation to expand vessel speed restrictions along the Atlantic coast, a decision that highlights the ongoing tension between marine conservation efforts

Rahul Somvanshi

January 21, 2025

Fast-growing, fish-eating herring caught off the coast northeast of Uppsala. Photo: Ulf Bergström

Europe·Marine Life

New Study Reveals Unique Piscivorous Herring in Baltic Sea Ecosystem

A new type of herring discovered in the Baltic Sea is making waves among scientists. Unlike normal herring that eat tiny floating organisms, these larger herring eat other fish – especially ones

Rahul Somvanshi

January 19, 2025

Cold weather in Florida this week could pose problems for some of our wildlife, especially warm water species like common snook (Centropomus undecimalis). Photo Source: FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (Facebook)

Conservation·Marine Life·USA

Florida’s Snook Face Mortality as Temperatures Drop Below 47.5°F Amid Cold Snap

Florida’s recent cold weather puts one of its popular fish species at risk. New research shows that common snook, a warm-water fish, handles cold differently depending on where they live. “Cold stress

Rahul Somvanshi

January 14, 2025

Representative Image. A critically endangered Dwarf Gecko. Photo Source: Vipin Baliga (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Conservation·Wildlife

Australia Faces $583 Billion Annual Cost to Save Threatened Wildlife from Extinction and Invasive Weeds

Australia faces an unprecedented challenge in protecting its unique wildlife. New research reveals that fully recovering the country’s threatened species would cost $583 billion annually – a quarter of Australia’s GDP –

Govind Tekale

January 12, 2025

Representative Image. Leopard descending the trunk of a Matumi tree. Photo Source: Arturo de Frias Marques (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Conservation·Wildlife

$7.8M Invested to Enhance 15,000 Acres of Wyoming Wildlife Habitat

Wyoming’s wildlife and natural spaces are getting a significant boost through a $7.8 million conservation investment. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) is leading this effort to protect wildlife habitats and enhance

Rahul Somvanshi

January 12, 2025

Conservation·Marine Life

Endangered Right Whales: New Calves Spotted Off Florida Amid Population Below 400

Two endangered right whales have been spotted with newborn calves off Florida’s Atlantic coast, offering a glimmer of hope for a species with fewer than 400 remaining members. Marine surveyors documented the

Govind Tekale

January 12, 2025