The Pinyon Jay’s Plight
Two culprits have pushed this keystone species to the brink in New Mexico.
Two culprits have pushed this keystone species to the brink in New Mexico.
Conservation
The Free Agent Beaver
Environmentalists and journalists tend to describe beavers in the ways they benefit humans. It’s time to change that perception of nature.
Environmentalists and journalists tend to describe beavers in the ways they benefit humans. It’s time to change that perception of nature.
The Amazing Ways Nature Cooperates — and We Benefit
The theory of evolution driven by competition is only part of the story, a new book reveals.
The theory of evolution driven by competition is only part of the story, a new book reveals.
Developers Loom As Boy Scouts Sell Thousands of Acres to Compensate Sexual Assault Victims
Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the United States as some properties sell to the highest bidder. Will they succeed?
Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the United States as some properties sell to the highest bidder. Will they succeed?
What History Can Teach Us About the Conservation of Endangered Species
Saving endangered species sometimes means knowing where they used to live — before scientists started studying them. For that, we need historical ecologists.
Saving endangered species sometimes means knowing where they used to live — before scientists started studying them. For that, we need historical ecologists.
Left Out to Dry: Wildlife Threatened by Colorado River Basin Water Crisis
Lost in much of the coverage of the region’s water woes is the ecological crisis caused by prolonged drought, climate warming and development.
Lost in much of the coverage of the region’s water woes is the ecological crisis caused by prolonged drought, climate warming and development.
What Do Ocean Preserves Really Safeguard? That Depends
Many nations have created or promised to create marine protected areas, but they don't all carry the same level of protections.
Many nations have created or promised to create marine protected areas, but they don't all carry the same level of protections.
These Books Are for the Birds (and Bugs)
Winged wonders get the spotlight in these new environmental books covering our relationship with nature.
Winged wonders get the spotlight in these new environmental books covering our relationship with nature.
Action for Antarctica: Saving the World’s Last Great Wilderness
Addressing environmental threats in Antarctica could help spur global action, an expert says.
Addressing environmental threats in Antarctica could help spur global action, an expert says.
We Need More Protected Areas, But That’s Not All
New research supports efforts to designate more land and water to save biodiversity and fight climate change — but we need to protect better, as well as more.
New research supports efforts to designate more land and water to save biodiversity and fight climate change — but we need to protect better, as well as more.