Wildlife

Wildlife refers to undomesticated animals and uncultivated plants living in their natural habitats without direct human introduction. While the term often evokes animals untouched by humans, most wildlife is affected by human activity. Wildlife exists in all ecosystems, from remote wilderness to urban environments, forming distinct ecological groups. Some species can pose risks to human health, safety, or property, while many provide economic, educational, or cultural value. Human activities such as habitat destruction, overconsumption, intensive farming, and population growth have caused global wildlife populations to decline by 68% since 1970, contributing to what scientists identify as the ongoing sixth mass extinction.

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Seed-dispersing animals are vital to forests and climate, scientists warnClimate

Seed-dispersing animals are vital to forests and climate, scientists warn

International team of researchers issues global warning about the need to include frugivores in conservation, forest restoration, and climate change mitigation strategies Summary: The dramatic…
SourceSourceAugust 8, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 7, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 7, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 7, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Image of the day: Meteliai Regional ParkNews

Image of the day: Meteliai Regional Park

Meteliai Regional Park (Metelių regioninis parkas) in southern Lithuania stretches across more than 17,000 hectares of protected landscape, encompassing three of the country’s largest and…
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Greece to create new marine reserves to protect underwater wildlifeNews

Greece to create new marine reserves to protect underwater wildlife

Athens, Greece | AFP Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday said that his government was creating two new protected marine areas, fulfilling a promise he…
SourceSourceJuly 21, 2025 Full article
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Global drought hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage in 2023-2025News

Global drought hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage in 2023-2025

Food, water, energy crises, human tragedies in 2023-2025 detailed in sweeping analysis Fuelled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some…
SourceSourceJuly 3, 2025 Full article
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Towards a shared future with natureClimate

Towards a shared future with nature

The Nature Relationship Index offers a new way of of measuring how countries use and protect natural resources Summary: A group of international experts has…
SourceSourceJune 30, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: June 27, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 27, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 27, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Emperor penguin population shrinking faster than expected in AntarcticaScience

Emperor penguin population shrinking faster than expected in Antarctica

Antarctica’s emperor penguin population may be decreasing faster than some of the most pessimistic predictions Summary: Emperor penguins may be vanishing from Antarctica more quickly…
SourceSourceJune 11, 2025 Full article
A group caribou from the Western Arctic Caribou Herd travels along a winter trail between the villages of Selawik and Ambler, Alaska, within the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge. The herd migrates through and sometimes winters on the refuge (s. tundra, climate)
AI sea ice forecasts help protect Arctic caribou migration routesClimate

AI sea ice forecasts help protect Arctic caribou migration routes

Artificial intelligence sea ice forecasting systems could help predict and protect the migration routes of endangered caribou in the Canadian Arctic, according to a new…
SourceSourceJune 1, 2025 Full article
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Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland’s reindeer herdersNews

Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland’s reindeer herders

Rovaniemi, Finland | AFP A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign…
SourceSourceMay 24, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: May 9, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: May 9, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (May 9, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: May 6, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: May 6, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (May 6, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Abundant today, gone tomorrow: birds disappearing in their core habitatsScience

Abundant today, gone tomorrow: birds disappearing in their core habitats

Zoomable maps pinpoint where birds are declining most — some locales with positive trends Summary: Bird populations in North America are declining most rapidly in…
SourceSourceMay 2, 2025 Full article
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Award goes to Camille Parmesan for uncovering global species shifts due to climate changeNews

Award goes to Camille Parmesan for uncovering global species shifts due to climate change

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change and Environmental Sciences goes in this seventeenth edition to Camille Parmesan (Centre National de la…
SourceSourceApril 24, 2025 Full article
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Salmon strongholds: A quiet force for global resilienceClimate

Salmon strongholds: A quiet force for global resilience

A new study examines the “stronghold strategy” — an ambitious plan to protect food security, biodiversity, and climate resilience through salmon rivers Summary: In the…
SourceSourceApril 16, 2025 Full article
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Birds with narrow climate tolerance more likely to decline across EuropeClimate

Birds with narrow climate tolerance more likely to decline across Europe

Summary: New research suggests conservation efforts could more effectively identify and protect bird species at greatest risk from climate change by better understanding the range…
SourceSourceApril 10, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: April 8, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 8, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: As coral…
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Fossil fuels drive crises threatening life and biodiversityClimate

Fossil fuels drive crises threatening life and biodiversity

Research: Top scientists issue urgent warning on fossil fuels Summary: A new review published in Oxford Open Climate Change warns that fossil fuels and the…
SourceSourceMarch 31, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 13, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 13, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Social media…
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 10, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 10, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. Table of Contents Study warns…
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Vital habitat in California rice fields supports wildlifeNews

Vital habitat in California rice fields supports wildlife

Summary: California’s Central Valley rice fields provide essential habitat for various wildlife species, from ducks and cranes to giant garter snakes and native fish. A…
SourceSourceMarch 4, 2025 Full article
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England allows wild beaver releases in ‘milestone’ for UK natureNews

England allows wild beaver releases in ‘milestone’ for UK nature

London, United Kingdom | AFP Beavers will soon be released into waterways in England under a new scheme launched on Friday, signalling a return to…
SourceSourceMarch 1, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: February 18, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 18, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: ‘False’ springs,…
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Restoring Kenya’s grasslands cuts conflictClimate

Restoring Kenya’s grasslands cuts conflict

Summary: Restoring grasslands led to fewer human-wildlife conflicts in Kenya Summary: In Kenya’s Chyulu Hills, a new study led by Conservation International and published in…
SourceSourceFebruary 18, 2025 Full article