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Thermal Imagery Sheds Light on Wolf Disease
Psychedelically colored wolves depicted by thermal imaging will shed light on how mange affects the survival, reproduction and social behavior of wolves in Yellowstone National Park.
Malaga Bay Declared National Park After Tough Environmental Battle
After months of intense debate and only days before a new government took office, Colombia announced that a massive swath of its Pacific coast, also an important spawning ground for humpback whales, has become the country’s newest national park.
Five Countries to Mark First-time Carpathian Parks Day
Almost 30 national and nature parks in five countries across the Carpathian Mountains will celebrate for the first time on Sunday the immense biological diversity of Europe’s last great wilderness area. Organized for the first time, Carpathian Parks...
Four Gorillas Die in Volcanoes National Park
WWF is saddened by the death of four mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. The mother and three infant gorillas were part of an estimated 380 members of the highly endangered Virunga mountain gorilla population.
Rare Javan Rhino Found Dead in Vietnam
A Javan rhino was found dead late last week in Cat Tien National Park in, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, further endangering the population of one of the world’s rarest large mammals. It is now uncertain how many, if any, Javan rhinos are left in Vietnam,...
Slovakia Moves to Sacrifice Wildlife for Ski Slopes
Slovakia is considering opening its oldest national park to developers in a move that flouts basic conservation principles, WWF says. Authorities recently submitted a proposal to rezone Tatra National Park that would open some of the most ecologically...
Costa Rica Government Backed Proposal Would Harm Critically Endangered Sea Turtles
The Costa Rican government is supporting a proposed law that will allow construction in Las Baulas National Marine Park and destroy a critical nesting beach for endangered leatherback turtles. If passed, Proposal 17383 would reduce the 175 km2 Baulas...
Study Reveals That Logging Debris Suppresses Development of an Invasive Competitor, Scotch Broom
Countless studies and reports exist describing how a landscape is impacted after logging Douglas-fir: What is the impact on the soil? Should one leave the debris in place? Pile it? Burn it or haul it off site in preparation for replanting the area in...
