taxonomy
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What a protected area actually protects
A line on a map is not a fence. Why the world can hit its "protected" targets while wildlife keeps declining inside the lines.
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conservation
How to read the Red List, and the mistakes almost everyone makes
ecology
Keystone species: a powerful idea, often misused
conservation
How extinction gets declared, and why it takes so long
conservation
Flagship, umbrella, indicator: the species we choose to save others
conservation
Rewilding, and the arguments it raises
conservation
How small is too small? The question of minimum viable populations
science
Why counting wild animals is so hard
taxonomy
How animals get their scientific names
conservation
Why migratory animals are the hardest to protect
conservation
Conservation triage: choosing what to save
conservation
Extinct in the Wild: the category almost no one understands
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‘So big and so close’: going on a bear hunt in northern Spain
Conservationists have helped Cantabrian brown bears claw their way back from the edge of extinction in the beautiful mountains of Asturias – and carefully controlled nature…
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Shetland spaceport project secures £30m of UK government investment
The funding will be used to build two more launchpads.
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Wildlife and access boost planned for city park
Coventry City Council will use developers' money to make the improvements to Longford Nature Park.
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Are rich people really worse behaved? Here’s the science – podcast
Who’s more likely to steal sweets from a child? According to science, it’s the rich. A study seemingly confirming our suspicions about the moral behaviour of the wealthy was one…
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‘We have really cool sharks’: three-year project to lift lid on Britain’s little-understood species
Anglers will help scientists investigate the porbeagle, tope and blue shark to boost knowledge and conservation ‘We have really cool sharks,” says Dr Lucy Hawkes. She is not…
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Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster
Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions Nepal is…