Biodiversity

A new book looks at efforts to recover dwindling populations and what more is needed.

We rely on freshwater plants and animals for clean water, food, recreation and other needs. And yet they’re often overlooked in conservation.

A region historically plagued by industrial pollution is overwhelmed with unconventional oil and gas development.

New research finds that at least 254 bat species face pressure from hunters, and that could push some of them into extinction.

Researchers have found PFAS in the bodies of wild animals everywhere they’ve looked. Now they’re beginning to understand the health effects.

New research shows that these ecosystem engineers can be an “ally in stopping the decline of biodiversity.”

We’ve got the word on an important new treaty, a victory against ag-gag laws, and two new threats to the massive Andean condor.

At least 33 animals and 39 plants are extinct in the wild. But research suggests there is hope for restoring wild populations.

A bounty of much-needed new federal funds will help reconnect habit for freshwater and terrestrial animals.

To anticipate the impacts of a historic river restoration, we need to understand how salmon, bats, insects, algae and other parts of the ecosystem are behaving today.