Conservation

Wildfire-killed trees are some of the most important structures in a forest. So why are they still being logged?

If a book contains critical conservation messages but nobody reads it, does it make a difference?

Black people like nature, too. But you wouldn’t know it from looking at outdoor magazines — at least not before Outdoor Afro got started.

Humble ponds have a key role to play in fighting climate change and aiding conservation — but only if we protect them.

Two culprits have pushed this keystone species to the brink in New Mexico.

Environmentalists and journalists tend to describe beavers in the ways they benefit humans. It’s time to change that perception of nature.

The theory of evolution driven by competition is only part of the story, a new book reveals.

Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the United States as some properties sell to the highest bidder. Will they succeed?

Saving endangered species sometimes means knowing where they used to live — before scientists started studying them. For that, we need historical ecologists.

Lost in much of the coverage of the region’s water woes is the ecological crisis caused by prolonged drought, climate warming and development.