Poaching

Clickbait stories of happy animals returning to suddenly quiet habitats paint an overly rosy picture of COVID-19’s impact on the marine environment.

These crimes threaten tens of thousands of species around the world, causing extinctions, hurting people and spreading disease.

A rampant trade in Asian birds for their beautiful songs is emptying forests of sound and life.

Giant forest elephants and blue whales play an enormous role in climate sequestration. Can putting a financial value on that role help conserve them — and us?

The incoming administration has an important opportunity to protect biodiversity and human health.

New research indicates a growing online trade in porcupine bezoars — a ball of inedible material that sometimes gathers in their digestive tracks.

States are facing significant shortages of conservation officers, who help protect natural resources and wildlife. COVID-19 could make it worse.

The world’s smallest bears face oversized pressure from poaching, traditional medicine and the illegal pet trade. The COVID-19 pandemic could make things even worse.

President Trump’s notorious border wall is just one transboundary threat to the world’s wildlife.

Wildlife trade, deforestation, industrial farming and other factors threaten both animals and human health.