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Coral reefs are vital ecosystems for people and coastal communities. They provide food and livelihoods and protect coastlines from storms, contribute to local economies and preserve cultural heritage.

Josh Osborn gave an update on his aerial waterfowl survey Monday for the Illinois Natural History Survey; plus an insightful aside on transmitters on ducks.

For generations, the Thaua people worked with killer whales to hunt large whales in the water of Twofold Bay, on the southern coast of New South Wales. Killer whales – commonly known as orcas – would herd their giant prey into shallower waters where hunters could spear them. Humans would get…

The Chinese mitten crab was seen alongside waterways in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Federal prosecutors in New York are seeking forfeiture of a collection of 1,000 butterflies, moths and other insects that authorities say were illegally trafficked

One wild-born owl remains in British Columbia, where logging concerns have destroyed the species’s old-growth forest home

Tiny island in Bristol Channel has 25,000 Manx shearwaters – 95% of England’s breeding population – and 1,335 puffins

Following two decades of fierce negotiations, over 60 countries recently signed a UN Ocean Treaty to conserve biodiversity on the high seas.

It is hoped the rodents will help turn the location into a flourishing wetland.