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Protecting Our Natural Heritage

Discover global conservation efforts, the creation of protected areas, and initiatives aimed at restoring habitats and protecting threatened wildlife. Understand the essential role conservation plays in sustaining life on our planet.

Amazon Villagers, Chickens, and Anacondas: A New Coexistence Strategy

In Brazil’s Amazon, myths meet modern survival. A new study shows how better chicken coops — and old wisdom — could bridge the gap between villagers and anacondas.
Conservation Mayumi Nakamura -

Asexual Wasps That Mate Could Transform Pest Control

Conservation Sophia Hayes -
They were thought to be strictly asexual. Then they started mating — and could revolutionize natural pest control.

How Extinct Mastodons Still Shape South America’s Forests

Biodiversity Mayumi Nakamura -
Ten thousand years after mastodons vanished, their ecological absence still haunts South America's forests. A new study shows how their role as seed dispersers was critical—and irreplaceable.

In West Africa, Pangolins Hunted More for Taste Than Trafficking

Biodiversity Mayumi Nakamura -
A new study reveals that pangolins in Nigeria are hunted almost entirely for their meat—not for their scales. Conservation must rethink its strategy.

Where Microplastics Accumulate Depends on a Sticky Secret

Conservation Mayumi Nakamura -
MIT researchers uncover how microbial slime—biofilms—plays a key role in where microplastics stick or drift away, offering new tools to combat pollution.

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