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An Overlooked Opportunity for Forest Restoration | Blog | Nature
Planting trees to save the planet has captured the public imagination, and with good reason. It’s a tangible way individuals feel able to do something about the climate and biodiversity crises. Forest restoration is recognized globally…
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Sun Bear Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature
Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus): small bears found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.
AKA: Dog-face bear, Malay bear, and honey bear
Kingdom: | AnimaliaPhylum: | ChordataClass: | MammaliaOrder: | CarnivoraFamily: | UrsidaeGenus:…
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Clouded Leopard Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature
Clouded leopard: one of the most ancient cat species.
Kingdom: | AnimaliaPhylum: | ChordataClass: | MammaliaOrder: | CarnivoraFamily: | FelidaeSubfamily: | PantherinaeGenus: | Neofelis
There are two species of clouded leopards: the…
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Capybara Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature
Capybara: a giant rodent native to South and Central America.
Kingdom: | AnimaliaPhylum: | ChordataClass: | MammaliaOrder: | RodentiaFamily: | HydrochaeridaeGenus: | Hydrochoeris
There are two species of capybara: the capybara or…
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Manatee Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature
Manatee: large, aquatic marine mammals.
AKA: Sea cow
Kingdom: | AnimaliaPhylum: | ChordataClass: | MammaliaOrder: | SireniaFamily: | TrichechidaeGenus: | Trichechus
There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae: the Amazonian…
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To Protect the Ocean, Look to Community Seas | Blog | Nature
A community in Watamu, Kenya is built around a vibrant mangrove forest. Photo credit: © Erika Pineros.
In a world where we are often left uninspired by the outcomes of global convenings, we recently saw two remarkable landmark…
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Shark and Ray Awareness Day is Every Day | Blog | Nature
Photo by Mile Ribeiro/ Pexels
Last year those who have spent the past decades trying to raise awareness of the global collapse of shark and ray populations spent the summer looking ahead to the possibility that governments would take…
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Axolotl Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature
Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum): an aquatic salamander.
Kingdom: | AnimaliaPhylum: | ChordataClass: | AmphibiaOrder: | UrodelaFamily: | AmbystomatidaeGenus: | AmbystomaSpecies: | A. mexicanum
Size and Weight:
Axolotls measure 6 to 18…
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Juneteenth Inspires Us to Expand Opportunities for Minority Science Careers | Blog | Nature
Since childhood, I’ve been drawn to nature and wildlife. From family fishing excursions and public television shows like Nature to exploring wild places on my own, it developed into a life-long passion. As a New Yorker, I’ve been lucky…
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Where There’s Smoke… | Blog | Nature
New York City skyline on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Credit: ©WCS.
The City of New York identifies a set of priority health risks related to climate change: heat waves driven by increased summer temperatures; flooding due to coastal storms…
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