Habitat Destruction

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

Heat, drought and water policy have created a slow-motion catastrophe at a refuge on the California-Oregon border.

The new book Cougar Conundrum looks at the “ecosystem services” argument for convincing predator-wary people to appreciate big cats.

As scary as wildfires are for people living near them, burned forests create some of the most biodiverse ecosystems.

Wolves often get the blame for killing caribou in Canada’s boreal forests, but the real threat is human activity, new research finds.

Areas with natural buffers from the effects of climate change could play a vital role in conservation efforts. New research helps to better understand them.

The world’s smallest bears face oversized pressure from poaching, traditional medicine and the illegal pet trade. The COVID-19 pandemic could make things even worse.

A historic international treaty to protect marine biodiversity is currently being negotiated, but will it be strong enough to create reserves and boost conservation efforts?

Bats have come under fire as scientists work to understand the origins of the novel coronavirus, but we have more reasons to be thankful for bats than afraid of them.