Conservation
To Save Desert Tortoises, Make Conservation a Real-Life Video Game
Traditional techniques weren't working for the raven-ravaged reptile. So researchers got creative
What Is Bears Ears National Monument?
The Department of Interior will make a recommendation about the land's fate in early June
With This One Quotable Speech, Teddy Roosevelt Changed the Way America Thinks About Nature
In a speech at the start of the 1908 Conference of Governors, Roosevelt changed the national conversation about resource use
Soon, You Could Be Able to Tell if Your Aquarium Fish Was Caught With Cyanide
A new handheld detector aims to root out this widespread, destructive practice
Appalled by the Illegal Trade in Elephant Ivory, a Biologist Decided to Make His Own
Faking the stuff of elephant tusks could benefit wildlife conservation and engineering—yet many technical hurdles remain
Two New Species of Googly-Eyed Tarsiers Discovered in Indonesia
The tiny tree dwellers are the 80th and 81st primates discovered since 2000
Humans Are Making Too Much Noise—Even in Protected Areas
Turns out that protecting natural areas doesn't give animals much peace and quiet
After 200 Years, a Wolf Pack Returns to Denmark
A female wolf has been spotted among a group of males in Jutland
Rhino Horn Stolen From the University of Vermont
A thief broke in and snatched the horn, which could be worth half a million dollars on the black market
Can Saving Animals Prevent the Next Deadly Pandemic?
A global disease monitoring network is banking on the idea that healthier wildlife means healthier humans
U.K. Killer Whale Contained Staggering Levels of Toxic Chemical
Lulu had one of the highest concentrations of PCBs ever recorded in a marine mammal
Endangered Red Wolf Pups Born in Durham
The six puppies are the first born at Museum of Life and Science in 15 years, part of a program to save the wolves which only number about 300
Threatened Species? Science to the (Genetic) Rescue!
This still-controversial conservation technique will never be a species' panacea. But it might provide a crucial stop-gap
How a Border Wall Could Wreak Ecological Havoc
Also in this episode of <i>Generation Anthropocene</i>: The case of U.S. Navy ships, beached whales and deadly sonar pings
How Scientists Use Teeny Bits of Leftover DNA to Solve Wildlife Mysteries
Environmental DNA helps biologists track rare, elusive species. It could usher in a revolution for conservation biology
The Hopeful Mid-Century Conservation Story of the (Still Endangered) Whooping Crane
There were just 15 whooping cranes left in 1952. Today there are around 600
The Remarkable Return of Sea Otters to Glacier Bay
Rarely do apex predators recover from human oppression. These otters are an exception
Is #Hashtagging Your Environment on Instagram Enough to Save It?
Location-based data might help pinpoint key ecosystems—or make conservation a popularity contest
Ocean Currents Are Sweeping Billions of Tiny Plastic Bits to the Arctic
Currents are acting like a conveyor belt for plastic, dumping the bits in pristine northern waters
Almost Half of Natural World Heritage Sites Are Threatened by Criminal Activity
A WWF report found that illegal poaching, logging, and fishing impacts 45 percent of the designated locations
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