habitat

Trafficked animals are often weakened by the process of smuggling, stressed by the loss of their habitat and family group, and vulnerable to unfamiliar diseases.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Five baby orangutans have been found in a forest in India's eastern state of Odisha, far from their natural habitat, prompting an investigation into how they got there.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The discovery of five young orangutans together, thousands of kilometres from their natural habitat and with no adult animals nearby, has therefore raised concerns of how they came to be in Odisha.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Their natural range includes Ghana and the Ivory Coast, where the animals are threatened by both habitat destruction and poaching.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

But the forest was not the habitat she knew.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Now, a project led by the National Trust will work together with local communities, tenant farmers and volunteers to restore and protect 4,040 acres of habitats.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

To investigate how the species survived in such different habitats, researchers sequenced high-coverage genomes from fossils that were between 23,000 and 31,000 years old.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Once the creatures establish their territory, their dams, canals and wetlands can help to create new habitats for other wildlife and keep water in the landscape for longer.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The investigation found that the unpermitted excavation degraded sensitive habitats, according to a commission fact sheet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

For instance, climate changes at the end of the Pleistocene in the Fertile Crescent greatly expanded the area of habitats with wild cereals, of which huge crops could be harvested in a short time.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond