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National Reserves around Samoa have all been closed due to COVID-19 preventative measures. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (M.N.R.E.) on Tuesday.

During the coronavirus pandemic, it’s “irresponsible” to flock to wilderness areas, experts say. Confusion about whether it’s safe to social distance at national parks was heightened by U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s announcement Wednesday that park fees would be waived.

The Zoological Society of London has warned that a lack of research into the health of wildlife populations is leaving humanity vulnerable to future pandemics. ZSL, a conservation charity which specialises in the science behind zoonotic diseases—those that transfer from wildlife to humans—said th

As the nation shifts abruptly into the fight against coronavirus, a question arises: could social isolation help reduce an individual’s production of greenhouse gases and end up having unexpected consequences for climate change?

Stock markets around the world had some of their worst performance in decades this past week, well surpassing that of the global financial crisis in 2008...

As habitat and biodiversity loss increase globally, the coronavirus outbreak may be just the beginning of mass pandemics. Research suggests that outbreaks of animal-borne and other infectious diseases such as Ebola, Sars, bird flu and now Covid-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, are on the rise.