Conservation

Agriculture drained this ecosystem. Now, under the specter of future drought, the same systems have started to bring back both water and wildlife.

Rising sea levels may cause the local extinction of three small, threatened vertebrates in southern Brazil.

To understand the problem, look to three monkey species, each of whom face the threat in different (and not always successful) ways.

But at the same time, it doesn’t take much to do tremendous damage to endangered species.

For this national symbol of New Caledonia and one-of-a-kind avian species, time may be running short.

Meet the Fab Five: A combination of visual and virtual community engagement tools using charismatic species to help win hearts and minds toward saving the ocean.

The captive predator industry threatens the welfare of thousands of big cats kept for entertainment, hunting, and commercial trade of live animals and their body parts.

Two studies of California bird populations show how shifting environments can rewrite animals’ genomes — for better or worse.

With a habitat of just 2-3 acres, the entire Hendrix’s liveforever species could be wiped out by a single tractor.

Bad communication can slow or hinder efforts to protect wild species and spaces. We can fix that.