Endangered Species

Successful conservation means more sharks, which is great for the health of the ocean but could also be problematic in a few important ways. Here’s how experts say we should prepare.

In warming Alaska, Pacific walruses and Inuit craftsmen find themselves facing new and intersecting threats.

Will the Trump administration’s recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act complicate the delicate strategy of grizzly restoration in this remote Washington wilderness?

The most widely used class of insecticides is dangerous for much more than its intended target, new research finds.

This month brings important new books by Naomi Klein, photographer Joel Sartore, Jonathan Safran Foer and water activist Maude Barlow.

The international community took steps to protect two increasingly rare species this week, providing an important reminder that treating otters as pets harms the iconic animals in the wild.

USDA’s Wildlife Services often uses “cyanide bombs” to kill animals, but that’s just one of the inhumane weapons in their arsenal.

A look at five years of published studies finds that most primate species and habitats remain understudied. There are ways to fix that.

New wildlife trade rules being discussed at CITES could affect 550 species, including elephants, rhinos and giraffes.

Big-nosed giant guitarfishes and wedgefishes are now the most endangered marine fish group. Will the international community step up to protect them from trade and exploitation?