Malaysia is no home sweet home for the mighty Malayan tiger, which is losing in the fight against poachers. Please read the full article.
Behavioral responses of terrestrial mammals to COVID-19 lockdowns
Policies to reduce human movement during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic produced a kind of natural experiment to observe how human activities affect animal behavior. Using GPS tracking data from 2300 individual mammals of 43 species, Tucker et al. documented changes in mammal movement patterns during the spring of 2020 compared with the previous year.
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Three Shades Of Foxes Captured In One Image Showcases the Animal’s Diverse Beauty
You’re probably familiar with the common red fox, but did you know there are many other fox species around the world that have their own distinct shade of fur? Moscow-based photographer Anastasiya Dobrovolskaya decoded to capture the diverse beauty of the mystical forest creatures in a recent image, titled Autumn Equinox, featuring three women holding three different colored foxes.
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Let Singapore’s green spaces grow wild
COVID-19 has shown us how less manicured green spaces not only make Singapore more beautiful, but also more resilient, say Yun Hye Hwang and Sarah Ichioka. See the full article here.
A wilder here
Cities offer hope as possible sites of reconciliation between different communities of humans, and between us and other species.
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Commentary: Save forests or build 4-rooms? It’s not a zero-sum game
Conserving our forests is a delicate dance in a land-scarce country and a wicked problem. But this doesn’t mean there are no solutions, says Yun Hye Hwang.
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A 10-year plan to save the world’s soil
More than a third of the world’s soil is already degraded, and the IPCC estimates that could rise to 90% by 2050 if nothing is done. Even moderately degraded soil produces 30% less food and stores around half the water of healthy soil.
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How dams have reshaped our planet
Few human structures can change a landscape quite like a dam. In a new series about humanity’s impact on the planet, we look at the legacies these giant barriers will leave for our descendants.
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Plants overrun housing project in Chengdu, turning ‘eco-paradise’ into mosquito-infested jungle
I Ji BEIJING (AFP) – An experimental green housing project in a Chinese megacity promised prospective residents life in a “vertical forest”, with manicured gardens on every balcony. An experimental green housing project in a Chinese megacity promised prospective residents life in a “vertical forest”, with manicured gardens on every balcony.
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Rethinking The Manicured Green Spaces Amid Lockdown
Since mid-April 2020, most regular grass cutting was halted in Singapore due to increasing COVID-19 cases in the city. However, this has created a unique opportunity for the now less-disturbed green spaces to generate a healthier environment for both nature and people.
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