Preservation in a Petri Dish: Scientists Hope Cloning Will Save Endangered Animals
Biotechnicians want to use cloning to save endangered species, but they are having only limited success. Critics say that the push toward a new era …
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Papua New Guinea’s Royal Trophy: Are Collectors Key to Saving Giant Butterfly?
Papua New Guinea is home to the world’s largest butterfly, but oil palm plantations are threatening the rare species’ habitat. Conservationists and local residents alike …
A Passion for Bigfoot: Hiking the Redwoods with California’s ‘Squatchers’
Amateur researchers in the United States continue to eagerly search for the mysterious creature known as Bigfoot, staking out California’s redwood forests at night in their …
The Stench of Money: Canada’s Environment Succumbs to Oil Sands
Canada is home to the world’s third largest oil reserves. But extracting the black gold is difficult, and threatens to destroy both the surrounding environment and …
Die Geister des Urwalds
In der Karibik versuchen Biologen, den giftigen Schlitzrüssler zu retten. Der Säuger zählt zu den seltensten Arten der Erde. Dass er bislang überhaupt überlebt hat, …
German Cities for the Bees: Wanted — Young, Urban, Professional Beekeepers
Germany is running out of bees. But urban beekeeping may just be the solution. The country’s aging beekeepers are looking to attract young city dwellers …
The Price of Survival: What Would It Cost to Save Nature?
How much is the Earth worth to us? At a global conference in Bonn, Germany, representatives of 191 nations are discussing a revolution in conservation. …
Elephant Poaching on the Rise: Africa Mulls Loosening Ivory Trade Ban
Some African nations are seeking to relax an international ban on the ivory trade, but wildlife conservations fear that will lead to a renewed massacre …