Bad Conservation News Archives | Page 35 of 311 | The Cool Down

A large oak tree stands beside a building with modern architecture and two people walking in the foreground at sunset.

Tech

Austin Wildlife Rescue stops taking mammals and birds from 7 counties over flesh-eating screwworm

A close-up of a gray humpback whale surfacing in clear ocean water, showing distinctive barnacles on its skin.

Tech

Whale that captivated Germany likely died days after rescue attempt while heading for the Baltic

A Burmese python wrapped around a tree branch.

Tech

New study finds Burmese pythons are now changing Everglades soil chemistry

A koala resting on a tree branch.

Tech

DNA study rewrites koala history, finding their collapse began 100,000 years ago, before humans arrived

A young hammerhead shark swims in clear turquoise water.

Tech

Under Miami's skyline, baby hammerheads face life in a bay turning into open ocean

Aerial view of a mining site with excavated land, roads, and machinery.

Tech

Africa's mining boom is destroying forests at unprecedented rates, study finds

A seal swims below the water's surface near a coral reef.

Business

Trump reopens protected Pacific monument waters to commercial fishing, igniting legal clash

A close-up of an armadillo walking on a gravel path.

Outdoors

Armadillos are crossing state borders and digging into North Carolina

A koala munching on eucalyptus leaves.

Tech

South Australia's koala boom is stripping forests bare, and scientists fear a starvation crash

A group of wild boars forages in tall grass near a roadside, with a car visible in the background.

Tech

'Feral swine bomb': Northern states brace for Canada's disease-carrying 'super pigs'

Two earthworms are lying on damp, brown soil scattered with small rocks and organic debris.

Tech

Invasive 'crazy worms' that can leap a foot off the ground are now threatening Colorado ecosystems

A large, furry nutria sits on green grass.

Tech

Destructive nutria that resurfaced in California were likely brought in on purpose