Save This Species: Owston’s Civet
One of the world’s rarest civets is threatened by the world’s most expensive coffee.
One of the world’s rarest civets is threatened by the world’s most expensive coffee.
Wildlife Trafficking
Something for Everyone: Wildlife Trade in Paradise
Our ongoing study in Bali reveals a surprising level of trade in protected species — and offers a strategy for ending it.
Our ongoing study in Bali reveals a surprising level of trade in protected species — and offers a strategy for ending it.
Rangers in the Red
In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order halting foreign aid, severely imperiled species — and the people protecting them — hang in the balance.
In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order halting foreign aid, severely imperiled species — and the people protecting them — hang in the balance.
To Save This Critically Endangered Bird, It Takes a Village
The Bali myna once faced extinction from the illegal wildlife trade. An unusual approach may have helped save them.
The Bali myna once faced extinction from the illegal wildlife trade. An unusual approach may have helped save them.
Save This Species: Sunda Pangolin
Demand for their scales (and their habitats) has pushed these anteaters to the brink. But why aren’t more conservationists working to protect them in the wild?
Demand for their scales (and their habitats) has pushed these anteaters to the brink. But why aren’t more conservationists working to protect them in the wild?
Cash for Corals: Exploiting Ecosystems on Their Way to Extinction
Experts say the growing commercial trade in wild, threatened species like corals is unacceptable and irresponsible.
Experts say the growing commercial trade in wild, threatened species like corals is unacceptable and irresponsible.
This Year in Conservation Science: Elephants, Sharks, Mountains, Bees, and More
We asked conservation researchers to send us their best papers of 2024. They surprised us with some powerful and important science.
We asked conservation researchers to send us their best papers of 2024. They surprised us with some powerful and important science.
Time to Confront the Aquarium Trade’s ‘Gray Areas’
The United Kingdom, a major European player in the global ornamental fish trade, offers a case study of this industry’s problems — and its potential solutions.
The United Kingdom, a major European player in the global ornamental fish trade, offers a case study of this industry’s problems — and its potential solutions.
Saving Living Jewels: One Woman’s Mission to Shine a Light on the Ornamental Fish Trade
Marine biologist Monica Biondo has spent more than a decade studying the multibillion-dollar market for these colorful fish, which pulls thousands of species from the ocean each year.
Marine biologist Monica Biondo has spent more than a decade studying the multibillion-dollar market for these colorful fish, which pulls thousands of species from the ocean each year.
Protect This Place: The Mountainous Ulu Masen Ecosystem
This massive rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia is home to tigers, elephants, pangolins, and other threatened species, but it needs one key change to ensure their survival.
This massive rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia is home to tigers, elephants, pangolins, and other threatened species, but it needs one key change to ensure their survival.