Conservation

Climate change and the extinction crisis resonated with our readers this year — as did steps toward solving these problems.

Beavers, sharks, whales and the Trump administration — our writers took on some heavy topics this past year.

People often think of urban landscapes as concrete dystopias, but the future may reside in cities that can sustain both people and nature.

Check out this podcast for tips on protecting wildlife and plants in your community.

Tensions are high as wolves begin to wander the country for the first time in 200 years. Now some scientists have a possible solution.

Two western states have launched new challenges to the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which helps protect some of the country’s most important public lands.

After decades of rumors and searches, the existence of a two-foot-long amphibian called “the reticulated siren” has finally been confirmed.

Books coming out this month also look at the ethics of conservation, the history of water and the exploitation of the Congo.

A newly discovered plant genus could be wiped out by dams and mining. Could giving it a name save it from extinction?

Sharon Levy’s new book offers a fascinating history of wetlands, their human-caused decline and our growing understanding of why we need to restore them.