Africa

As the United Kingdom proposes to ban trophy imports, hunting proponents ramp up their efforts to dismiss their critics.

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.

These endangered zebras have experienced one of the most substantial range reductions of any African mammal.

A rare “orchid of the falls” plant has been declared extinct after a hydroelectric dam destroyed its only habitat. Could others soon follow?

An important new survey — the first nationwide test of new technology — also reveals critical conservation priorities.

Saving these privately owned grasslands is the key to protecting endangered birds and other unique biodiversity.

Whether you’re into literary fiction, thrillers, sci-fi or comics, these new novels help us explore the complex geographies of climate change, pollution and the extinction crisis.

This is not your regular anteater. It’s one of the world’s only scaly mammals, representing millions of years of evolution.

The values of Zimbabwe’s and Namibia’s ivory stockpiles have been grossly overstated, and their proposed sale would lead to another poaching epidemic.

Books coming out this month also look at the ethics of conservation, the history of water and the exploitation of the Congo.