wetlands

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This widened the focus to further sites around the Lower Rhine–Meuse area – wetlands and coastal areas as well as rivers – spanning the late hunter-gatherer cultures to the bronze age.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

It is one of India's most important wetlands and home to at least 325 globally-threatened species and more than 30% of India's plant and animal species.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

When, by the mid-1980s, commercial hunting and the destruction of wetlands brought nine of 10 major North American duck species into steep decline, a 1985 farm bill helped reverse that.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Dr Amy Fitzmaurice, species recovery officer for Forestry England, said the beavers in enclosures in the Forest of Dean were "making a real difference" by restoring wetlands, creating habitat, and slowing the flow of water.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Seabirds packed into the wetlands, but they soon gave up and flew across the ocean in search of new homes.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown