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Citizen scientists are helping speed up efforts to replant and regrow dying reefs, but is the labor-intensive process really the best answer?

When a species is critically endangered, every individual matters.

Kanab, a small Utah town that’s home to the famous Best Friends Animal Society, took an unconventional path to face down a frac sand mine that threatened the region’s aquifer.

Hundreds of blazes could push threatened species closer to extinction. But the roots of Australia’s wildlife crisis are indicative of a much larger problem.

Roads can be a danger for wildlife, but new research shows they’re particularly bad news for a species already facing declines.

Three bird species, two frogs, a shark, a famous snail and one of the world’s largest freshwater fish were among those declared extinct this year.

From the extinction crisis to plastic pollution and the 2020 election, these are some of the stories we expect to dominate headlines in the year ahead.

The country has done a remarkable job increasing its tiger population, but that’s also created problems it isn’t addressing.

The snaring crisis in Southeast Asia appears to have claimed the lives of the country’s last wild tigers.

“Recalcitrant” seeds hold the secret to saving a critically endangered Indian tree — thanks to a bit of human help.