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A grayish crocodile pokes its nose and eyes out of the water, while the rest of its body can be seen underwater

Voices

Species Spotlight: The West African Slender-Snouted Crocodile

With fewer than 500 individuals left, this is not only one of the word’s lesser-known crocodilian species but one of our most endangered reptiles.

June 26, 2023

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Kim Gray

With fewer than 500 individuals left, this is not only one of the word’s lesser-known crocodilian species but one of our most endangered reptiles.

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Species Spotlight: Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo — an Elusive, Arboreal Marsupial

This remarkable species lives in forests of towering trees. Locals call it the “ghost of the forest,” because it’s so hard to find and moves so quickly.

May 12, 2023

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Zach Martin

This remarkable species lives in forests of towering trees. Locals call it the “ghost of the forest,” because it’s so hard to find and moves so quickly.

A California condor with wings spread wide

Wildlife

California Condors vs. Avian Flu: Can the Endangered Birds Survive?

An outbreak has killed 20 condors in the Southwest, putting wildlife conservationists on high alert.

May 3, 2023

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Juliet Grable

An outbreak has killed 20 condors in the Southwest, putting wildlife conservationists on high alert.

A close up of a tree branch with impossibly thin and long needles

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Species Spotlight: Wollemi Pine, a ‘Living Fossil’ We’re Saving From Extinction

One of the world’s oldest and rarest trees survives at a secret gorge in Australia, but it still faces many threats — from fire to fungi.

April 28, 2023

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Raj Brown

One of the world’s oldest and rarest trees survives at a secret gorge in Australia, but it still faces many threats — from fire to fungi.

Aerial view of dam blocking river and water coming out spillway below.

Oceans & Clean Water

Could California’s Next Dam Removal Take Place on This Endangered River?

Removing two aging Eel River dams known as the Potter Valley Project would benefit salmon, lamprey and people, but what happens next remains unclear.

April 19, 2023

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Tara Lohan

Removing two aging Eel River dams known as the Potter Valley Project would benefit salmon, lamprey and people, but what happens next remains unclear.

A long, brown insect on a wide, green leaf

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Species Spotlight: The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Is Holding Its Ground — for Now

A shiny black insect returns from the dead and inspires intercontinental collaboration to make its way back home.

April 17, 2023

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Paige Howorth

A shiny black insect returns from the dead and inspires intercontinental collaboration to make its way back home.

A small bird, identification bands on each of its legs, rests on a branch.

Voices

Species Spotlight: ʻAkikiki On the Brink

Conservationists racing to save one of Hawai‘i’s last honeycreeper species get creative, allowing birds to choose their own mates.

April 3, 2023

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Donnie Alverson

Conservationists racing to save one of Hawai‘i’s last honeycreeper species get creative, allowing birds to choose their own mates.

Long view of mountains with yellow, red and brown leaves on trees

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Protect This Place: Jellico Mountains, Home of Magical Waterways and Unique Species

A 10,000-acre logging project threatens endangered species, recreation and nearby communities.

February 1, 2023

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Chris Karounos and Whitney Hamblin

A 10,000-acre logging project threatens endangered species, recreation and nearby communities.

A dugong in sea grass in Marsa Abu Dabbab

Extinction Countdown

Book of the Dead: The Species Declared Extinct in 2022

This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.

January 19, 2023

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John R. Platt

This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.

An elephant stands in a field of trees and vegetation.

Wildlife

Species to Watch in 2023

This will be a critical year for several endangered and threatened species, as well as a time of opportunity for others.

January 3, 2023

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John R. Platt and Tara Lohan

This will be a critical year for several endangered and threatened species, as well as a time of opportunity for others.