Technology
You can give old batteries a new life by safely recycling them
[ad_1] NEW YORK — When household batteries die, it’s hard to know what to do with them. So they get shoved into a junk…
Tag: environmental conservation
Technology
As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic
[ad_1] BAYAHIBE, Dominican Republic — Oxygen tank strapped to his back, Michael del Rosario moves his fins delicately as he glides along an underwater…
Technology
Columbus Zoo welcomes second Asian elephant calf this year
[ad_1] POWELL, Ohio — POWELL, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed its second baby elephant in a single calendar year…
Technology
Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species
[ad_1] Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining…
Technology
Goodall’s influence spread far and wide. Those who felt it are pledging to continue her work
[ad_1] In her 91 years, Jane Goodall transformed science and humanity’s understanding of our closest living relatives on the planet — chimpanzees and other…
Technology
A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand’s annual bird election
[ad_1] WELLINGTON, New Zealand — WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand ’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and…
Breaking News
UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change
[ad_1] An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70% of the country’s plant life…
Finance
Western states seek to end long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande
[ad_1] ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A simmering feud over management of one of North America’s longest rivers reached a boiling point when the U.S. Supreme…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Healey plan would double pace of land protection
[ad_1] STATE HOUSE, BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey announced on Thursday a plan charting a path forward for the state’s biodiversity conservation goals and…
Finance
At U.N. summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisions
[ad_1] CALI, Colombia — After two weeks of negotiations, delegates on Saturday agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary…
Washington DC Local News
A new deal to provide more opportunity for students at Bowie State University – WTOP News
[ad_1] Bowie State University reached an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that will create more environmental conservation opportunities for students. President…
Technology
The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too
[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya — The rhino population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching…
World News
He once poached the wild animals of Zimbabwe. Now he preaches against it
[ad_1] CHIREDZI, Zimbabwe — Tembanechako Mastick and a group of men scanned bushes near their village in southeast Zimbabwe, on the hunt for the…
Technology
Tahiti’s rahui tradition has helped revive ecosystems — including near the Olympics surfing venue
[ad_1] TIAHURA, Tahiti — During their days on Tahiti’s turquoise ocean some years ago, fishers noticed their catches — and the fish inside —…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Endangered turtle species found in Ipswich River
[ad_1] IPSWICH — An endangered species of turtle was caught and released back into the Ipswich River last week after being spotted sitting on…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Endangered turtle species found in Ipswich River
[ad_1] IPSWICH — An endangered species of turtle was caught and released back into the Ipswich River last week after being spotted sitting on…
Technology
The winner in China’s panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — China’s panda diplomacy may have one true winner: the pandas themselves. Decades after Beijing began working with zoos in the U.S.…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Mind the mangroves! Some Kenyans combat the threat of logging with hidden beehives
[ad_1] MOMBASA, Kenya — Dressed in protective clothing and armed with a smoker, Peter Nyongesa walked through the mangroves to monitor his beehives along…
Technology
Newborn white rhino Silverio takes his giant first steps in a Chilean zoo in a boost to his species
[ad_1] SANTIAGO, Chile — Hannah, a 13-year-old white rhinoceros, has delivered a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the almost endangered species.…
World News
The Iberian lynx is back from the brink of extinction, thanks to conservation efforts
[ad_1] MADRID — Things are looking up for the Iberian lynx. Just over two decades ago, the pointy-eared wild cat was on the brink…