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Most North Atlantic right whales that are severely injured in fishing gear entanglements die within three years, a study by the New England Aquarium and Duke University finds. Severely injured whales were up to eight times more likely to die than those with minor injuries, and only 44% of males and 33% of females with severe injuries survived longer than 36 months. Females that did survive had low birth rates and longer intervals between calving.

SUNY ESF is the oldest and most distinguished institution in the United States that focuses on the study of the environment.

Gcina Dlamini blows through a whistle fashioned from a piece of dried fruit in the forest near his home in the town of Lavumisa in Eswatini, the Southern African kingdom previously known as Swaziland. The whistle is called ingongolo in siSwati, and Dlamini is using it to summon the inhlava bird, or greater honeyguide (Indicator […]

SUNY-ESF is the oldest and most distinguished institution in the United States that focuses on the study of the environment.

In the introduction to his new book, conservation biologist David Shiffman quotes Senegalese forestry engineer and conservationist Baba Dioum: “In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught,” Dioum says. If anything is clear from Why Sharks Matter: […]

Cannabis, marijuana, pot, bud, grass or herb — no matter its nickname, this go-to drug has long been associated with the essence of “green” and connected to eco-friendly movements. Yet, as legalization for medicinal and recreational use gathers pace globally, concerns are rising over the environmental impacts of this nascent industry as it emerges from […]

Bangladesh is set to implement a total ban on entry into the Sundarbans mangrove forest for three months starting June. This will apply not only to tourists but also the communities that live around the forest. The ban, which the Bangladeshi government plans to enforce for three months — June, July and August — every […]

Scientists have explored the idea of intentionally cross-breeding species in order to help them adapt to the climate crisis.

Clinging on a honeycomb and glimmering gold, Byzantine-style background, the image of a honeybee appeared on computer screens around the globe...

Both conservation practice and conservation science have made enormous strides towards interdisciplinarity over the last few decades, but the training we are providing to students appears to be lagging behind. If conservation is to become truly interdisciplinary then we must ensure that interdisciplinarity is incorporated into conservation training from the earliest stages.