conservation – Kettinki

2026-10-03 @ 11.57.10 ∈ In English

Wolves did not save Yellowstone—why were we so desperate to believe they did?

[Scientists] have found that this linear chain of causes and effects is an oversimplification of ecology. Wolves eat elk, yes, but so do humans, bears and mountain lions. [Additionally,] feeding takes priority in elk behavior: Hungry animals will seek good grazing, predators or no predators.

2026-04-23 @ 20.32.26 ∈ In English

Black grouse eye test reveals best flags to protect birds from fatal cables

The team [discovered that black grouse have one of the widest known fields of view known: 353 °. But they cannot see dark red and their vision is quite poor.]

2026-03-20 @ 14.35.07 ∈ Suomeksi

Tutkimus | Luonnontilainen metsä varastoi ratkaisevasti enemmän hiiltä

Tulos oli, että luonnontilainen metsät varastoivat kautta Ruotsin 72 prosenttia enemmän hiiltä kuin hoidetut talousmetsät. Suurin hiilivarasto eivät olleet metsän puut vaan metsämaa.

2025-10-28 @ 17.02.10 ∈ In English

Caught on camera: Rats snatching bats from the sky at city hibernation sites

For the first time, brown rats have been filmed actively hunting bats, snatching some from the air and capturing others on the ground. The rodents were caught on camera at bat hibernation sites in northern Germany.

2025-10-24 @ 20.19.48 ∈ Suomeksi

Ympäristö | Aktivistien oli pakko pysäyttää hakkuut, katsoo oikeus poikkeuksellisessa päätöksessä

Hakkuiden pysäyttäminen Stansvikin metsässä Helsingissä oli oikeuden mukaan oikeutettua. Pakkotilalla perustelu meni läpi Suomessa ensimmäistä kertaa ympäristökiistassa.

2025-10-13 @ 17.40.20 ∈ In English

Turtle turnaround – Dramatic comeback for one of Fauna & Flora’s priority species

Global populations of this iconic marine reptile have increased by around 28% in the past 50 years. As a result, the species has been downlisted dramatically – from Endangered to Least Concern.

2025-09-05 @ 19.29.10 ∈ In English

Current extinction rates haven’t reached level of ‘mass extinction’ just yet, study suggests

These findings suggest that modern extinction rates remain relatively low at the genus level and that these rates have not been increasing over the past century, contrary to some previous studies.

2025-08-07 @ 17.57.57 ∈ In English

Birds found thriving in a very large commercial forest in Maine

North America has lost an estimated 3 billion birds since 1970—a nearly 30% drop across species—mostly due to habitat loss and degradation. So when a team of researchers repeated a bird population study they did 30 years earlier in a very large commercial forest landscape in Maine, they were stunned to find more birds than before.

2025-08-05 @ 17.13.54 ∈ In English

Midwestern butterfly count: Big data yields bad news and clues

59 of the 136 species declined in abundance over the study. That means for every 10 species and 100 individuals present at a county at the beginning of the study period, there are now only nine species and 60 individuals.

2025-07-13 @ 21.15.21 ∈ In English

Threatened Heath Fritillary Butterflies See Major Population Increase in England - EcoWatch

The population of heath fritillary butterflies, one of the rarest butterflies in the UK, is rising after a sunny spring and improved habitats.