NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: Fiorenza Micheli
Stanford-led study shows that individual shark attack risk on California coast has dropped by more than 91 percent since 1950; suggests ways to promote safe ocean-going behavior while preserving species numbers
By Rob Jordan,
Falling Through The Cracks: Story of the Sawfish »
Reconstructing the history of an endangered sea creature to save it
Scientists Challenge Theory on Protection of Threatened Species »
Instead of simply concentrating conservation efforts on threatened species, resource managers and policymakers should consider ecosystem-wide impacts, study's authors write.
By Rob Jordan,
Protecting Lagoons Could Be Key to Saving Manta Rays »
Manta rays – graceful, winged marine animals – are in danger of becoming extinct in the wild. But how can we protect animals that range across the open ocean? A recent study funded by the Stanford...
By Shara Tonn,
Coral Reefs Provide Protection From Rising Sea, Study Finds »
By breaking up waves, coral reefs protect an estimated 200 million people from natural disasters and sea level rise. The findings could help focus coral conservation efforts to high-risk areas.
By Bjorn Carey
Where the Wild Things Are, and People Aren’t »
Stanford Woods Institute researchers look at why remote wilderness matters, and how best to conserve it
By Rob Jordan,
48 Stanford Scientists Sign Global Environmental Consensus Statement »
California Governor accepts document endorsed by 520 scientists from 44 countries.
By Rob Jordan,