New study offers innovative model to reindeer conservation with global potential

New study offers innovative model to reindeer conservation with global potential

A groundbreaking study from the University of Calgary presents a novel method for identifying wildlife populations at risk—such as caribou and reindeer—based on their individual movement patterns. This approach could revolutionize future conservation strategies. Published in Biological Conservation, the study utilizes a long-term dataset from GPS-collared caribou across Western Canada. Researchers identified six distinct behavioral […]

38 Natural World Heritage Sites Facing Threat, Warns IUCN

38 Natural World Heritage Sites Facing Threat, Warns IUCN

Two-thirds of the 57 natural World Heritage sites are affected this year by illegal fishing, logging and poaching, said the monitoring body International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), sending alarm bells over the risk faced by some of the world’s most precious and unique ecosystems and species. On the eve of its 41st session […]