It appears to have been wiped out by pollution, development and illegal mining by “sand mafias.” Will other plants soon follow?

Surprisingly, the climate-threatening industry is still in a growth mode in some parts of the world. Will that change fast enough to save the planet?

There are specific things we can do to make sure good intentions don’t just transfer environmental harms from one place to another.

Asking why elephants travel to specific areas can help us to better understand and reduce human-elephant conflict.

A thriving population of servals at petrochemical plant suggests that even heavily industrialized sites can still be good places for conservation.

New genetic tests may reveal the secret to saving the critically endangered Siamese crocodile from extinction.

The Bramble Cay melomys, a tiny island rodent, was wiped out by sea-level rise, according to the government of Australia.

The unexpected announcement reverses a plan to move people out of critical protected habitats — and puts the nation’s amazing biodiversity at risk.

The ancestors of the newly described Heath’s tick date back to the time of the dinosaurs, but climate change and invasive species could soon wipe the tick out.

Alex Dehgan’s new book The Snow Leopard Project details successful strategies for conserving endangered wildlife — and helping people in the process.