Conservation

Gather up some of these environmentally focused books for your vacation or staycation and enhance your summer break with restorative and refreshing new perspectives.

In 2012 a militia murdered two rangers, other officials, and 14 animals at the Okapi Conservation Center. This year brought an important update.

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

As U.S. restrictions tighten, Cuba’s efforts to protect its ecosystems are faltering — with rising deforestation, strained conservation programs, and growing pressure on protected areas.

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.

Hurricanes and alterations to natural hydrology have hammered Florida’s mangroves, but they can be restored.

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

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

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

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