The Endangered Species Act (ESA), a landmark legislation enacted in December 1973, has shaped the global conservation landscape over the past five decades. In this time span, the world has experienced profound transformations, both in environmental dynamics and technological advancements. Two distinguished researchers, Tanya Berger-Wolf and Amy Ando from The [...]
In a bid to rescue the endangered spotted owl from extinction, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing a controversial strategy – the lethal removal of hundreds of thousands of barred owls. This drastic measure, aimed at correcting the imbalance caused by the non-native barred owl’s intrusion into [...]
In the heart of Türkiye, along the winding course of the Tigris River, a group of determined ichthyologists has unveiled a tale of triumph and hope. Rediscovering the elusive leopard barbel (Luciobarbus subquincunciatus), a once-abundant carp-like species, signifies a remarkable victory over the threats of extinction that had haunted its [...]
