Conservation

From climate change to wildlife trafficking, these new books tackle the toughest problems of the day, along with vital solutions.

The story of commercial whaling and the iconoclasts who opposed it offers hope for whales facing today’s new threats — and the future of our planet.

Historical pressures combined with new threats from climate change have pushed more than a dozen species close to extinction.

Pursuing unorthodox queries about smaller, “uncharismatic” species often comes with difficult hurdles, as one researcher found out.

A rampant trade in Asian birds for their beautiful songs is emptying forests of sound and life.

Writer Kathleen Dean Moore turns her ear to nature’s sounds and what we’re losing as species disappear.

Last year the United States racked up nearly $100 billion in damages from weather and climate disasters. These events are starting to take their toll on wildlife, too.

New research shows that oceanic shark and ray abundance has declined by nearly three-quarters since 1970, and industrialized fishing is to blame.

Wild plants related to our main agricultural crops are important to future food security. But more than half are endangered, a new study finds.

Looking at the dramatic effects two people had in these countries decades ago reminds us that individuals and communities can make a difference for conservation.