In-depth: Could ‘rewilding’ help to tackle climate change?
As little as 14,000 years ago, lions roamed across most of Earth’s continents, including Europe, Asia and the Americas. ... Read More
The 2004 lecture that finally convinced David Attenborough about global warming
Sir David Attenborough’s long career as a presenter of BBC natural-history programmes first began in 1953 with a three-part series called “Animal... Read More
Climate change not the only threat to giant pandas, study says
Climate change could play a smaller role in determining future giant panda populations than previously thought, a new study suggests. ... Read More
Climate change to become ‘greatest pressure on biodiversity’ by 2070
The combined effects of global warming and land-use change could cause the world’s ecosystems to lose more than a third of their animal species by... Read More
Restricting global warming to 1.5C could ‘halve’ risk of biodiversity loss
Limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels rather than 2C could halve the number of vertebrate and plant species facing severe range... Read More
CO2 emissions from wildfires have fallen over past 80 years, study finds
The annual amount of CO2 emitted as a result of wildfires has fallen over the past 80 years, a new study finds. ... Read More
UK's largest butterfly could 'be lost' due to climate change
A rare butterfly could go extinct in the UK as a result of climate change, research suggests. ... Read More
Clashes between humans and lions to increase with climate change, study says
The number of clashes between people and African lions could increase as temperatures rise, a new study suggests. ... Read More
Climate change: 70% of king penguins could ‘abruptly relocate or disappear’ by 2100
The arduous journey that king penguins must make in order to hunt fish to bring back to their young could become even longer as the climate warms,... Read More
Animals with white winter camouflage could struggle to adapt to climate change
Animals that turn white in the winter to hide themselves in snowy landscapes could struggle to adapt to climate change, research suggests. ... Read More
Polar bears could be struggling to catch enough prey, study shows
Polar bears could be failing to hunt enough seals to meet their energy demands, new research suggests. ... Read More
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