National Parks

To slow climate change, we’ll need to not just cut emissions, but sequester them. And for that we’ll need to protect healthy ecosystems, experts say.

Encouraged by the federal government, lots of people are trying to get outside. But it’s a risky decision for rural communities.

Kanab, a small Utah town that’s home to the famous Best Friends Animal Society, took an unconventional path to face down a frac sand mine that threatened the region’s aquifer.

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

From the extinction crisis to plastic pollution and the 2020 election, these are some of the stories we expect to dominate headlines in the year ahead.

“I hope to inspire viewers to see these species with new eyes — or to see them at all,” says artist Zoe Keller.

The decline of a rare cactus in a national park epitomizes the Trump administration’s failure to protect endangered species along the border.

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 USDA’s Wildlife Services program slaughters millions of wild animals every year — including endangered species. It doesn’t have to.

This month brings new books from Greta Thunberg, Robert Macfarlane, the activists behind Extinction Rebellion and other conservation experts.