New details of the Biden administration’s landmark conservation efforts, made public this month amid a series of other environmental announcements, have alarmed some scientists who study marine protected areas, saying the plan would designate certain commercial fishing zones as protected. The decision could have a ripple effect around the world as countries work to meet … Read more
One of the greatest privileges of being a primatologist is spending time in remote locations with monkeys and apes, living close to these animals in their habitat and experiencing their daily lives. As a 21st century person, my immediate urge is to take photos of these encounters and share them on social media. Social media … Read more
OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — The habitat of a dwindling population of critically endangered African forest elephants is under threat, a victim of the world’s chocolate hunger. Deforestation caused by planting cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate, is reducing the Omo Forest Reserve, a protected rainforest in southwestern Nigeria that helps combat climate change … Read more