Wildlife Trafficking

Diseases can cause animal populations to decline or even go extinct. And they’re often worsened by environmental threats caused by people.

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

Bats have come under fire as scientists work to understand the origins of the novel coronavirus, but we have more reasons to be thankful for bats than afraid of them.

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

The popular docuseries fails to address issues critical to tiger conservation, but we can all learn from what it leaves out.

Commemorating the 50th Earth Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic offers a chance to look to a sustainable future and embrace the unifying concept of One Health.

Here’s what we can do to make sure the critical mistakes made after the SARS outbreak won’t be made again.

We’ve created a world where parasites and pathogens can run amok. Here are three steps we need to take, as a society, to protect both native species and human health.

As biodiversity disappears, the risk to human health increases. Experts say we need to protect wild spaces and species to help prevent future outbreaks.

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