While the Trump administration continued its anti-environmental policies, the planet experienced its hottest month in recorded history. But are the winds starting to shift?

New books this month tackle tough issues related to climate change, extinction, Indigenous sovereignty, ocean conservation and a whole lot more.

The big cats have increased by 30 percent in India in just four years, but they still face pressures and controversies.

The IUCN just declared an African monkey known as Miss Waldron’s red colobus “possibly extinct.” Other species could be quick to follow, conservationists warn.

Photographer Marc Schlossman explores the collection of the Field Museum to showcase endangered and extinct species and tell their fascinating stories.

Poverty and hunger drive wild meat consumption in some regions of Madagascar, but wealthier citizens also drive illegal trade in lemurs. Will emerging solutions help?

Releasing captive-bred monarchs doesn’t benefit wild butterflies — in fact, it may make the problem worse.

New books this month also examine environmental racism, wildlife coexistence and the history lessons of acid rain.

Well, more specifically their footprints. New research finds that elephants create foot-shaped habitats for breeding frogs as they travel through the forest in Myanmar.

Massive traditional fish traps called fish fences catch hundreds of types of fish — many before they’re old enough to reproduce.