Researchers are trying a new strategy to reintroduce Hawaiian crows, which have been extinct in the wild for two decades.
Tag: Invasive Species
Malaria Is Surging in Ethiopia, Reversing a Decade of Progress Against the Disease
Climate change, civil conflict and growing resistance to insecticides and treatments are all contributing to an alarming spread of cases.
Much of Ireland Is an Ecological Desert. Meet the Man Who Wants to Rewild It.
Eoghan Daltun rewilded his land in West Cork and wants more of Ireland to do the same.
The Kiwi Makes a Startling but Careful Comeback
At a sanctuary on New Zealand’s North Island, the long-endangered flightless birds have grown so much in number that they are being transported to other areas to start new colonies.
Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant Diseases, Study Finds
Biodiversity loss, global warming, pollution and the spread of invasive species are making infectious diseases more dangerous to organisms around the world.
They Shoot Owls in California, Don’t They?
An audacious federal plan to protect the spotted owl would eradicate hundreds of thousands of barred owls in the coming years.
Colombia to Sterilize Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’
The drug kingpin brought four hippos to his estate in the 1980s. Officials estimate that about 170 now roam Colombia, and say the population must be controlled to protect the country’s ecosystem.
Hunting Contest Reveals Rifts Over Invasive Species in New Zealand
A hunting contest has exposed tensions over which animals deserve protection, who gets to define humaneness and how children should be taught about conservation.
An Invasive Mosquito Threatens Catastrophe in Africa
A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease.
The Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?
Working on a remote island, scientists think they can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquito from spreading the disease — and do it in just a few months. But governments are wary.