Mammals

Cat Tale, a new book by journalist Craig Pittman, takes us on a wild ride into the science and politics of saving an iconic species. 

Hundreds of blazes could push threatened species closer to extinction. But the roots of Australia’s wildlife crisis are indicative of a much larger problem.

Roads can be a danger for wildlife, but new research shows they’re particularly bad news for a species already facing declines.

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.

The new book Fibershed explains how to build a textile economy that benefits both people and the planet — and why we desperately need it.

The public has long supported a state program to provide water for wildlife, but now human threats, including border-wall construction and climate change, are making a bad situation worse.

Will the Trump administration’s recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act complicate the delicate strategy of grizzly restoration in this remote Washington wilderness?

The international community took steps to protect two increasingly rare species this week, providing an important reminder that treating otters as pets harms the iconic animals in the wild.

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