Note: This is Rare’s Senior Vice President of Global Programs Paul Butler’s fifth blog post in a series about his recent trip to the Philippines and Indonesia to monitor Rare’s conservation work in the field. You can find his first post here, his second … Continue reading
20 percent of mammals at risk for extinction (Discovery News) Expanding agriculture and hunting are driving this unprecedented extinction period for mammals. But there is hope: 24 mammal species are improving due to conservation efforts. Never give up hope. Coral … Continue reading
Coral reef winners and losers (Science Mag) “Scientists have just made the job of those trying to save the world’s coral reefs a bit easier. A new map published today pinpoints the reefs that can still be saved—and those that … Continue reading
Note: This blog post originated on RarePlanet, our online community inspiring conservation. It was written by Rare Conservation Fellow Taufiq Hidayat and translated. Locals gather for a heated meeting to discuss MPA violations Earlier this month, a purse seine vessel owned by … Continue reading
“If we lose the Coral Triangle, we lose the most marine biodiversity the world has to offer.” Mike Henley, is an animal keeper and aquarist at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s Invertebrate Exhibit. As a keeper for the last five years, … Continue reading
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“The two factors — thermal history and community composition — were the most important in explaining the variability among the sites in bleaching variability.” If the above embedded video does not display,
Coral reefs have been in the news a lot lately because they are under threat from ocean acidification, climate change (and this summer’s nasty heatwave), overfishing, coastal development, and more. Many people don’t understand why coral reefs are so important, … Continue reading