Conservation

When something dies in nature, it becomes part of a system that gives life. Can humans re-embrace the same concept?

Protecting the planet from climate change and extinction depends on similarly protecting indigenous peoples, according to several new reports.

What happens when a patch of habitat is lost? Our new research finds that loss of only the smallest patches could affect species diversity in the landscape.

A decline in insect biomass and diversity has experts concerned and calling for more research to understand why.

When tigers are reintroduced into an area where they once lived, people need to learn to live with them all over again.

Experts fear oil and gas development could permanently damage millions of acres of ecologically and culturally important public lands.

Books on our ballot this month look at wolves, turtles, animal activism, the psychology of climate change and a lot more.

A bid to remove the bird from the Endangered Species Act has emerged once again — long after the disappearance of the organization that proposed its removal.

Conservationists fear this will stimulate demand for poached animals while making it harder to enforce existing laws.

Will mountain goats be able to shed their thick winter coats in time for earlier warm seasons? The Mountain Goat Molt Project wants your help to find out.