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Professional Hunters Kill a Shocking Number of Animals in South Africa

Tens of thousands of wild animals, from spring hares to rhinos, died in the name of sport and entertainment in 2023.

May 8, 2025

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Stephanie Klarmann

Tens of thousands of wild animals, from spring hares to rhinos, died in the name of sport and entertainment in 2023.

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Voices

Save This Species: The Bettas of Bangka Island

You might not think to look for fish in a forest, but look fast: These amazing fish depend on a disappearing swamp forest on an island in Indonesia.

May 7, 2025

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Josie South, Ph.D.

You might not think to look for fish in a forest, but look fast: These amazing fish depend on a disappearing swamp forest on an island in Indonesia.

Voices

Trump Removes Protections From Marine Protected Areas — A Problem for Fish, Whales, Corals and Other Ocean Life

Marine protected areas are designed to safeguard parts of the ocean from human impacts, including offshore oil and gas extraction and industrial fishing practices.

May 6, 2025

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Dr. David Shiffman and The Conversation

Marine protected areas are designed to safeguard parts of the ocean from human impacts, including offshore oil and gas extraction and industrial fishing practices.

Voices

Protect This Place: The Headwaters of Papua New Guinea’s Strickland River

One of the least explored regions on Earth is also part of the largest intact forest ecosystem in the Pacific.

April 30, 2025

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William H. Thomas, Ph.D.

One of the least explored regions on Earth is also part of the largest intact forest ecosystem in the Pacific.

Op-Eds

Why Scientific Collaboration Matters Now More Than Ever

As the Trump administration strips away environmental protections, collaboration is more than just a tool — it’s a form of resistance.

April 29, 2025

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Kylie Baker

As the Trump administration strips away environmental protections, collaboration is more than just a tool — it’s a form of resistance.

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Wildlife

To Save This Critically Endangered Bird, It Takes a Village

The Bali myna once faced extinction from the illegal wildlife trade. An unusual approach may have helped save them.

April 25, 2025

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Paige Cromley

The Bali myna once faced extinction from the illegal wildlife trade. An unusual approach may have helped save them.

Extinction Countdown

Bird Bias? New Research Reveals ‘Drab’ Species Get…Less Research

Focusing on brightly plumaged and “familiar” birds can leave important conservation questions unanswered — and even put less attractive species at risk.

April 18, 2025

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John R. Platt

Focusing on brightly plumaged and “familiar” birds can leave important conservation questions unanswered — and even put less attractive species at risk.

Wildlife

Acclaimed Lion Conservationist Paola Bouley on Her Second Chance: ‘It Feels Like a Homecoming’

Bouley’s new project at Macossa-Tambara in Mozambique is part of an effort to double the African lion population by 2050.

April 14, 2025

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Ariella Steinhorn

Bouley’s new project at Macossa-Tambara in Mozambique is part of an effort to double the African lion population by 2050.

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Voices

Save This Species: Sunda Pangolin

Demand for their scales (and their habitats) has pushed these anteaters to the brink. But why aren’t more conservationists working to protect them in the wild?

April 11, 2025

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Joe Figel

Demand for their scales (and their habitats) has pushed these anteaters to the brink. But why aren’t more conservationists working to protect them in the wild?

Wildlife

Nature Isn’t Binary: Discovering the World’s First Intersex Southern Right Whale

What you think you know about the world depends on how you’re looking.

April 10, 2025

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Vanessa Minke-Martin

What you think you know about the world depends on how you’re looking.