International

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

Journalist Ian Urbina’s daring new book The Outlaw Ocean uncovers a dark world of exploitation on the high seas — a world that exists out of the public eye and beyond the rule of law.

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

Indonesia raised its captive and export quotas for this over-exploited species, just as new international regulations are about to be discussed.

A new report from Global Witness found that three environmental defenders were murdered every week in 2018 and many more were criminalized for working to protect the land, water and other vital resources.

But here’s the good news: New research finds it was actually six different species, and five still exist — for now.

While the Trump administration continued its anti-environmental policies, the planet experienced its hottest month in recorded history. But are the winds starting to shift?

An operation to discourage poachers by removing a rhino calf’s horn serves as a stark reminder of the protections that need to stay in place for these imperiled species.

The big cats have increased by 30 percent in India in just four years, but they still face pressures and controversies.

The IUCN just declared an African monkey known as Miss Waldron’s red colobus “possibly extinct.” Other species could be quick to follow, conservationists warn.