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India’s Captive Elephants in the Spotlight After High-Profile Deaths

Activists raise serious concerns about the welfare of the country’s captive elephants and the laundering of wild-caught pachyderms into the captive population.
July 8, 2026
by
Anne Pinto-Rodrigues
Activists raise serious concerns about the welfare of the country’s captive elephants and the laundering of wild-caught pachyderms into the captive population.
Extinction Countdown

Whale of the Month: Rice’s Whale

These newly discovered whales are about as rare as rare can get, and the Trump administration isn’t helping.
July 1, 2026
by
John R. Platt
These newly discovered whales are about as rare as rare can get, and the Trump administration isn’t helping.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Albanian ‘Flamingo Revolution’ Aims to Stop Kushner-Backed Resort on Protected Delta

Conservationists say the crisis exposes a pattern of broken promises around the celebrated Vjosa Wild River National Park.
June 29, 2026
by
Stefan Lovgren
Conservationists say the crisis exposes a pattern of broken promises around the celebrated Vjosa Wild River National Park.
Wildlife

Incredible Journeys: How Hoofing It Helps Deer and Caribou

Migration increases the survival of ungulates like mule deer and caribou, but changing landscapes are hampering their movements — and their future.
June 24, 2026
by
Melissa Gaskill
Migration increases the survival of ungulates like mule deer and caribou, but changing landscapes are hampering their movements — and their future.
Wildlife

Smuggled Alive: Turtles and Tortoises Trafficked Across the Mexico-U.S. Border

A look inside the illegal turtle and tortoise trade operating through the world’s busiest land border crossing — and the enforcement vacuum making it possible.
June 15, 2026
by
Natalie Jane Cibel
A look inside the illegal turtle and tortoise trade operating through the world’s busiest land border crossing — and the enforcement vacuum making it possible.
Wildlife

When the Butterflies Come Home Again

A philosopher tells an environmental success story that speaks to the moral necessity of ongoing work for wild beings.
June 8, 2026
by
Kathleen Dean Moore
A philosopher tells an environmental success story that speaks to the moral necessity of ongoing work for wild beings.
birds in silhouette against an orange sky with a city in the distance
Wildlife

City Birds: New Study Shows Urban Habitat Matters for Migrating Species

Nearly half of all stopover sites used by migrating birds in North America fall within urban areas.
May 27, 2026
by
Rebecca Heisman
Nearly half of all stopover sites used by migrating birds in North America fall within urban areas.
Pollution & Toxins

Dangerous Drinking: Is Bottled Water Really Safer Than Tap Water?

Bottled water sales are way up, thanks in part to the industry marketing it as cleaner than tap water. But plastic poses a real danger, according to experts and studies.
May 18, 2026
by
Melissa Gaskill
Bottled water sales are way up, thanks in part to the industry marketing it as cleaner than tap water. But plastic poses a real danger, according to experts and studies.
Wildlife

Asian Forests Grow Increasingly Silent as Gibbon Trafficking Hits an All-Time High

Traumatized, orphaned gibbon babies are stuffed into luggage and smuggled by air from southeast Asia to India.
May 11, 2026
by
Anne Pinto-Rodrigues
Traumatized, orphaned gibbon babies are stuffed into luggage and smuggled by air from southeast Asia to India.
Extinction Countdown

Even Chameleons Can’t Hide From Climate Change

These amazing, camouflaged reptiles have adapted to life in unique microhabitats, but that’s also made them more vulnerable to disruption.
May 6, 2026
by
John R. Platt
These amazing, camouflaged reptiles have adapted to life in unique microhabitats, but that’s also made them more vulnerable to disruption.

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