ecosystem

If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em: Ecologists Combat Invasive Lionfish with Local Cuisine

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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em: Ecologists Combat Invasive Lionfish with Local Cuisine

Pterois miles, or lionfish, in the Cyclades – credit, Paolo Gamba, CC BY-2.0. In parts of the Mediterranean, invasive lionfish have devastated local marine biodiversity, but an allegiance between fishermen and chefs may mean the invader has met its match. On the island of Cyprus, the strategy is now clear: if we can’t beat it, … Read more

100 Years After Vultures Disappeared from These Mts, Their Return Completes ‘Europe’s Yellowstone’

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100 Years After Vultures Disappeared from These Mts, Their Return Completes ‘Europe’s Yellowstone’

A cinereous vulture (left) and a griffon vulture – credit Mike Prince CC 3.0 BY-SA Young griffon vultures are set to be reintroduced to the Carpathian Mountains in Romania, around 100 years after they went extinct there. The reintroduction is part of a grand vision for “Europe’s Yellowstone,” a national park based in the Carpathians … Read more