Conservation

You may not have heard much about the long fight to remove the Nooksack Dam near Bellingham, Washington, but its detonation this week will prove ecologically and culturally important.

Our research finds ethical problems that lock certain researchers out of the conservation and biodiversity publishing system — and offers resources to help decide where to submit new research.

Fish in the northern reaches of the planet are adapted to thrive in some of the most dynamic conditions, but new research finds that some species are showing decline.

Areas with natural buffers from the effects of climate change could play a vital role in conservation efforts. New research helps to better understand them.

The pandemic has revealed the truth about Thailand’s unsustainable and exploitative elephant tourism sector — and a chance to rethink the relationship between humans and elephants.

A new study digs into the market for endangered and threatened snakes, revealing threats to both species and human health.

Mistakenly presumed extinct for 22 years, the rare Wendlandia angustifolia tree now has an opportunity for priority preservation.

Miami is on the front lines of the U.S. climate crisis. Journalist Mario Alejandro Ariza’s new book takes a critical look at the larger lessons for all of our hometowns.

The discovery of a lost plant species highlights the need to protect other endangered species in one of the most biodiverse regions in the United States.

Here’s why the action is so harmful, how it’s possibly illegal, and why it won’t help struggling fishing communities.