Wild and Weird

America’s waters are contaminated by poop and bacteria. Use our maps to find the worst waste locations near you.

Laws have banned plastic bags in some places, but taking the next steps requires overcoming some pretty major hurdles.

The disappearance of a tiny oceanic parasite, researchers warn, indicates that overfishing has caused an ecosystem to fall out of balance.

The quest for Bigfoot and other “hidden species” can actually aid real-world species.

Wolves and polar bears are great, but so are bats, fish, plants and invertebrates (among others worthy of our attention).

Since it first turned up in 2007, white-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats — and it’s not done yet.

They may not be the most charismatic group of species, but we can learn a lot from the lowly snail.

Artist Ralph Steadman and writer Ceri Levy make us laugh while worrying about extinction.

Can extinct species ever truly be brought back to life? More importantly, should they?

Rescuers turn out for Houston’s famous Waugh Bridge bat colony.