Biodiversity

Assigning human qualities to animals is dangerous for them — and for us.

A two-year effort by hundreds of science and conservation experts from 158 countries reveals the latest shark conservation statistics, while providing insight into the process to protect large groups of species.

This is how hedgehogs coexist with us in the urban environment. Their time is when most of us are sleeping; their place is in the gaps and disregarded spaces of our busy city lives.

The country offers six important lessons ahead of hosting next year’s United Nations Biological Diversity Convention.

Despite 35 years of awareness campaigns, palm oil plantations still devastate the landscape of this biodiversity hotspot and the animals who depend on native forests.

Volunteers turned out in force to welcome beavers back to degraded mountain meadows.

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

In a world that feels increasingly at odds, Kenya’s Baringo giraffes showcase how a common cause can unite communities.

Western monarchs face myriad threats. A network of advocates is doing everything they can to mitigate the dangers and unravel mysteries about monarch movements and behavior.

Home to important plant and animal species, this mountain and its spectacular views face threats from climate change, wildfires, and the border wall.