The New York Times article, "Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too," details the historic shift in global conservation as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) formally established a Microbial Conservation Specialist Group.

This news piece highlights that conservation efforts are incomplete without them, quoting Professor Raquel Peixoto, who, alongside Prof Jack Gilbert, emphasizes the group's goal to develop Red List-compatible criteria for microbial communities, arguing that preserving these micro-ecosystems will, in turn, help restore threatened macro-organisms, such as corals.

Please read more about this urgent call to arms at

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/science/microbes-endangered-preservation.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/microbe-bacteria-conservation-endangered-species

https://nchr.elsevierpure.com/en/publications/microbial-solutions-must-be-deployed-against-climate-catastrophe-8/

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1097909

https://today.ucsd.edu/story/new-species-survival-commission-fills-critical-gap-in-conservation

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/new-conservation-panel-to-focus-on-microorganisms-crucial-for-human-and-planet-health/

https://appliedmicrobiology.org/resource/under-the-lens-ep-1.html

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/laurie-winkless_novel-microbes-are-thriving-in-the-concrete-activity-7257226351630299137-kcu2