Endangered Species

Our contributors offered expert ideas and perspective about pandemics, climate change, the Trump administration and more.

In its final days, the administration is rushing to cement its destructive legacy with attacks on clean air, wildlife and public lands that could be difficult to undo.

Three key measures will go a long way toward ensuring that gray wolves survive and thrive in the lower 48 states.

Alabama’s Mobile River basin has the most aquatic biodiversity in the country. But we’re in danger of losing it before we even know what’s there.

The incoming administration has an important opportunity to protect biodiversity and human health.

The famed scientist has played a critical role in restoring Galápagos tortoises and other species. Now retired, she offers four key takeaways for the next generation of biologists.

Even while we wait for the final ballots to come in, several key themes are clear.

Whether you’re stuck inside during the pandemic or just waiting for election results, these accounts will keep you motivated and connected to the natural world.

A final rule to remove the iconic species from the Endangered Species Act has now been published. Read more about the science and politics of wolf conservation.

The United States must grapple with a legacy of 90,000 dams, many unsafe or unwanted.