Poaching

And they’re not the only ones in trouble — orchid species around the world face increasing threats from illegal trade and habitat destruction.

Three bird species, two frogs, a shark, a famous snail and one of the world’s largest freshwater fish were among those declared extinct this year.

The snaring crisis in Southeast Asia appears to have claimed the lives of the country’s last wild tigers.

A debate over the future of trophy hunting points out that many effective alternatives to funding and supporting conservation have started to emerge.

Scientists have once again developed a method to fabricate horns in the lab, supposedly to disrupt poachers and wildlife traffickers. Here’s why that won’t work.

In warming Alaska, Pacific walruses and Inuit craftsmen find themselves facing new and intersecting threats.

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.

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.

Big-nosed giant guitarfishes and wedgefishes are now the most endangered marine fish group. Will the international community step up to protect them from trade and exploitation?