Hotspots

'Celtic curse' hotspots found in Scotland and Ireland with 1 in 54 at risk

• â Celtic curseâ hotspots found in Scotland and Ireland with 1 in 54 at risk People with roots in the Outer Hebrides and north west Ireland face the highest known risk of developi

Identifying priority Southern Ocean conservation hotspots

• New research shows that maintaining and adopting proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean could almost double the protection of genetic hotspots from 28% to a

Map suggests up to 30% of western bird hotspots face severe wildfire risk

• Up to 30% of bird diversity hotspots, places where large numbers of different bird species occur, in the western United States face threats from high-severity wildfires in the fu

As glaciers retreat, Greenland seals may lose key feeding hotspots

• Studying foraging behavior in marine mammals is especially difficult. • Unlike terrestrial animals, which can often be directly observed, marine mammals feed underwater and acros