by TNF | Apr 27, 2021 | Biodiversity, Reintroduction, Species Restoration
The origin and evolutionary history of the European bison Bison bonasus (wisent) have become clearer after several morphological, genomic, and paleogenomic studies in the last few years, but these paleogenomic studies have raised new questions about the evolution of... 
by TNF | Jan 12, 2021 | Biodiversity, Ecological Restoration
Global Landscapes Forum community urges seven ways to harness the power of landscapes to safeguard biodiversity BONN, Germany – As the world wakes up to the strong links between biodiversity loss, global pandemics such as COVID-19, and climate change, the Global... 
by TNF | Dec 17, 2020 | Biodiversity, Conservation, Research
The European bison (Bison bonasus), Europe’s largest land mammal, has moved from Vulnerable to Near Threatened thanks to continued conservation efforts, according to today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. With this update, 31 species also move... 
by TNF | Oct 2, 2020 | Biodiversity, Conservation, Research
European wildcats, thought to be extinct 50 or so years ago in the Jura mountains, have since recolonised part of their former territory. This resurgence in an area occupied by domestic cats has gone hand-in-hand with genetic crosses between the two species. The... 
by TNF | Sep 21, 2020 | Biodiversity, Ecological Restoration, Rewilding
For decades David Attenborough delighted millions of people with tales of life on Earth, exploring wild places and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Now, for the first time he reflects upon both the defining moments of his lifetime as a... 
by TNF | Sep 15, 2020 | Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation
UN’s Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report outlines eight major transitions needed to slow, then halt nature’s accelerating decline Final report card on Aichi Biodiversity Targets, set in 2010: 6 of world’s 20 goals “partially achieved” by 2020 deadline Towards a...