biodiversity

The World Organisation for Animal Health says two landmark studies show current legislation is insufficient to protect wildlife, calling on governments to strengthen legal frameworks. The findings point to gaps in regulation as a key obstacle to safeguarding wild animal populations and preventing disease and biodiversity loss.

Mongabay has published an interview with Katie Heineman of the Frozen Zoo, the biobank that stores genetic samples from endangered and extinct wildlife species. Heineman discusses how preserved DNA and cell lines can support conservation research, breeding programmes and the long-term survival of threatened animals as habitats and populations decline worldwide.