Bad Conservation News Archives | Page 8 of 303 | The Cool Down

A cow stands in a field, watching a wolf approach.

Outdoors

California's wolf comeback is raising the stakes for ranchers after new cattle DNA findings

A person casting a fishing net into calm water during sunset, with fishing equipment visible in the background.

Tech

Study finds abandoned tuna fishing rafts reached more than half of the world's protected marine areas

A fishing net submerged in clear blue water over a coral reef.

Tech

Study finds bottom trawling leaves seafloor scars for decades

A queen conch.

Tech

Florida Keys' queen conch remains threatened as lawsuit says missed deadline left habitat exposed

A bird standing on the edge of a birdbath.

Tech

Across North America, female birds live shorter lives than males, a UCLA study finds

A person in gloves examines a macaque's mouth.

Tech

Endangered macaques lose US protection bid again as labs import 30,000 a year

A black skimmer bird.

Tech

After 160 black skimmer chicks died in Texas, scientists found 2 undocumented parasite types

A grove of cottonwood trees.

Outdoors

Arizona crews uproot 200-year-old cottonwoods for border wall, despite outcry

Ripe grapes hanging from leafless vines.

Business

California wine slump leaves over 500,000 tons of grapes unpicked, upends family vineyards

A butterfly perched on a cluster of pink and white flowers.

Tech

Monarchs skipped one Maine yard this June, and naturalists warn we need 'more data'

A person holds a fish above the water.

Tech

Great Lakes whitefish could vanish within 5 years as invasive mussels upend the food chain

A brown land snail crawling on a surface with a blurred green background.

Outdoors

Southwest Florida under quarantine as giant African land snail returns, officials ask for help