Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lower Falls in Yellowstone. A new study conducted by researchers at Colorado State University has found that nearly 30 years after ...

Ecological restoration is the process of reclaiming habitat and ecosystem functions by restoring the lands and waters on which plants and animals depend. Restoration is a corrective step that involves ...

Across North America, mountain lions, bears and gray wolves have made a remarkable comeback over the last 50 years. Once nearly exterminated, these animals have been recovering their populations and ...

A Colorado State University experiment spanning more than two decades has found that removal of apex predators from an ecosystem can create lasting changes that are not reversed after they return—at ...

Rewilding amphibians, such as the lemur leaf frog (Agalychnis lemur), stands to help restore aquatic ecosystems, according to the authors of a new study. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0 In a ...

The loko i’a system of native fishponds in Hawai‘i has for generations provided sustenance to Indigenous communities, supported fish populations in surrounding waters, and generally improved water ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An East Nashville nonprofit has planted seeds to restore pollinators in the area. Neighbors for Native Plant Conservation has worked to maintain and restore Tennessee plants ...

TALLAHASSEE-- In a quiet preserve along the eastern bank of the Apalachicola River, 41 eastern indigo snakes were released Tuesday into gopher tortoise burrows. The release, a longtime goal of federal ...

The collapse of Florida’s oyster reefs serves as a stark reminder of the interconnected challenges we face: freshwater mismanagement, habitat destruction and economic development at odds with ...

Education is powering environmental action: five ways schools, youth programmes and universities build skills, leadership and ...

4 ways protecting and restoring nature is key to our recovery from COVID-19 Ecosystem restoration isn't only important for the planet's health. It should be viewed as a public health intervention for ...