The United Nations has taken a good first step, but here’s what needs to be done next to make sure climate refugees get the protections they deserve.

Livestock owners needlessly fear these massive South American birds — and lure them to their deaths with illegal poisons. That puts the entire species at risk.

No whale hunts in Iceland last year were just one sign of the public's fading appetite for whale meat.

And they’re not the only ones in trouble — orchid species around the world face increasing threats from illegal trade and habitat destruction.

A vulnerable culture living in a severely degraded section of the Colombian Amazon is in desperate need of international respect and support.

The country has done a remarkable job increasing its tiger population, but that’s also created problems it isn’t addressing.

The snaring crisis in Southeast Asia appears to have claimed the lives of the country’s last wild tigers.

“Recalcitrant” seeds hold the secret to saving a critically endangered Indian tree — thanks to a bit of human help.

The new book All Hell Breaking Loose explains why top military officials have bucked the anti-climate trend of the Trump administration, but it ignores the elephant in the room. 

New books out this month dig into some of humanity’s ecological ills — and unearth a classic satire that should still inspire.