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Wildlife

Trouble on the Elwha: Trump’s Budget Cuts Undermine Iconic Salmon Restoration Project

A staffing exodus at Olympic National Park has put salmon recovery efforts in jeopardy.
February 2, 2026
by
Nick Engelfried
A staffing exodus at Olympic National Park has put salmon recovery efforts in jeopardy.
A waterfall surrounded by big trees
Columns

Protect This Place: Elijio Panti National Park, a Mayan Heritage Site in the Heart of Belize’s Rainforest

A logging concession granted to a furniture company threatens to disrupt the park, its cultural legacy, and its amazing biodiversity.
January 16, 2026
by
Daniel Couceiro
A logging concession granted to a furniture company threatens to disrupt the park, its cultural legacy, and its amazing biodiversity.
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Editorials

Extreme Weather, Wildlife Trafficking, and Giraffes: 15 of Our Most Powerful Articles of 2025

Our reporters showcased the power and importance of journalism covering wildlife, climate change, and environmental justice.
December 29, 2025
by
John R. Platt
Our reporters showcased the power and importance of journalism covering wildlife, climate change, and environmental justice.
Misty mountains in the rising sun
Editorials

12 Environmental Commentaries That Defined Our Year in 2025

These expert opinions address opportunities to make a difference — and point out a few of our failures.
December 22, 2025
by
John R. Platt
These expert opinions address opportunities to make a difference — and point out a few of our failures.
Extinction Countdown

This Year in Conservation Science: Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads

We asked conservation researchers around the world to send us their favorite papers of 2025. They address the planet’s most pressing problems — and important solutions.
December 17, 2025
by
John R. Platt
We asked conservation researchers around the world to send us their favorite papers of 2025. They address the planet’s most pressing problems — and important solutions.
Voices

Ghost Reefs of 2083: The Paleontology of Color (A Speculative ‘Fiction’)

What will the loss of coral reefs cost the planet — and humanity?
November 12, 2025
by
Rick MacPherson
What will the loss of coral reefs cost the planet — and humanity?
Extinction Countdown

The Monkey Puzzle Tree Faces More Threats than a Barrel of Monkeys

This “living fossil” has survived in the South American Andes for millennia, but now faces an uncertain future due to climate change, fires, and voracious European animals.
September 19, 2025
by
John R. Platt
This “living fossil” has survived in the South American Andes for millennia, but now faces an uncertain future due to climate change, fires, and voracious European animals.
Commentaries

Rare Earth Metals Must Not Come at the Cost of Indigenous Rights

As mining interests expand in northern Sweden, Indigenous Sámi communities face existential threats. But a sustainable and just alternative exists — urban mining.
September 17, 2025
by
Emil Siekkinen
As mining interests expand in northern Sweden, Indigenous Sámi communities face existential threats. But a sustainable and just alternative exists — urban mining.
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Oceans & Clean Water

The Trinity River: Lessons in Restoration

Science has helped improve management and restoration, but advocates say there still isn’t enough water to go around.
July 15, 2025
by
Juliet Grable
Science has helped improve management and restoration, but advocates say there still isn’t enough water to go around.
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Pollution & Toxins

The Land Is an Ancestor We Refuse to Abandon: In the Shadows of the Hermosa Mine

A rural Arizona border town came together to do whatever they could to protect the land.
July 2, 2025
by
Ree Artemisa
A rural Arizona border town came together to do whatever they could to protect the land.

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