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Extinct Balkan wisent represented a distinct mountainous population of the European wisent
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...
First World Rewilding Day celebrates rewilding initiatives globally
On March 20th of this year, rewilding initiatives around the world will celebrate the first annual #WorldRewildingDay to expand awareness of rewilding, one of the most powerful and widely available methods for stabilising the biodiversity and climate crises. Are you...
One World, One Health: recommendations for harnessing the power of landscapes
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...
European bison recovering, thanks to continued conservation efforts – IUCN Red List
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...
Rewilding Iberia: A new perspective for conservation in the Spanish geographic context
Rewilding Iberia Rewilding represents a new viewpoint on nature conservation, reaching beyond to bring a more functional vision and moving into notions of rural development and reconnecting people with nature and wildness. The concept originated in North America in...
Wildcats threatened by domestic cats in the Jura mountains
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...
Sir David Attenborough: Rewilding Our Planet
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...
Nature: Humanity at a crossroads, UN warns
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...
Birth of Cloned Przewalski’s Foal Offers Genetic Diversity for This Endangered Species
On Aug. 6, 2020, the world’s first successfully cloned Przewalski’s horse (pronounced “shuh-VAL-skees”) was born in Texas at the veterinary facility of a ViaGen Equine collaborator, Timber Creek Veterinary. The foal, born to a domestic surrogate mother, is a clone of...
How can brown bears live alongside humans?
Human encroachment into large carnivore habitats and expansion of large carnivore ranges into anthropogenic settings increase the potential for human-wildlife conflicts. Future carnivore survival and population recovery therefore depend on their ability to adapt to...