To meet the COP15 biodiversity framework in the European Union (EU), one target is to protect 30% of its land by 2030 through a resilient transnational conservation network. The European Alps are a ...

With increasing rates of extinction and biodiversity loss across the globe, scientists are debating whether we are living during the Earth's sixth mass extinction event, prompting a drive to ...

The Wildlife Conservation Network’s co-founder, Charles Knowles, looks back at a decade of hands on work in conservation. The Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) is dedicated to protecting endangered ...

Ensuring habitat representativeness is fundamental to area-based conservation, yet the effectiveness and efficiency of individual protected areas in meeting this goal remain underexamined, potentially ...

When most people think about climate change, images of melting ice caps or rising sea levels come to mind. However, the reality is far more intricate and urgent. The effects of climate change, such as ...

Three conservationists supported by San Francisco-area philanthropists Juan Loaiza and Donna Howe had the same request a few years ago: a reliable vehicle. The conservationists leading the Ewaso Lions ...

0.000001 – one hundred thousandth – is a number so small that to most people it seems like nothing at all. Yet four and a half years since the Marine Act of 2009 came into force – legislation that was ...

From joining campaigns groups to making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are many ways to get involved with saving the natural world. Read on for inspiration... Ever wanted to know what that ...

Dear EarthTalk: What is the Burrowing Owl Conservation Network and why is it so important to put so much effort into saving one species? -- Ginny Bateman, Portland, OR Western burrowing owls (Athene ...

Dear EarthTalk: What is the Burrowing Owl Conservation Network, and why is it so important to put so much effort into saving one species?—Ginny Bateman, Portland, Ore. Western burrowing owls (Athene ...