Conservation
Satellites Spot Whales From Space
This new method could help researchers remotely count and keep track of whale populations
This Little Minnow Will Be the First Fish Ever Taken Off the Endangered Species List
Thanks to successful conservation efforts, the Oregon chub has successfully rebounded from near-extinction
The Elusive Snow Leopard, Caught in a Camera Trap
Researchers managed to capture images of notoriously elusive snow leopards in Pakistan
Top Carnivores Help Shape Nearly Every Aspect of Their Environment
From controlling other animals' numbers to affecting carbon storage, the predators' vital roles in ecosystems justify their conservation, scientists say
A Recap of Our Five Favorite New Species of 2013
An owl, a cat, a dolphin, and of course the olinguito, are among this year's biggest new species finds
Doomed Species May Be Saved—A Global Search Locates a Female
With this little fish facing down extinction, a global hunt turned up a few remaining wild individuals
There Is a Way to Make Lion Hunting Good for Lions
A contentious issue may have a bright side
Scientists Discover a New Species of Tapir; Locals Say, “We Told You!”
The new tapir is the smallest of the world's five known species but it still counts as one of the largest mammals found in South America
Cut Down a Forest, Let It Grow Back, And Even 30 Years Later It’s Not the Same
In the tropics, secondary forests are often "ephemeral," succumbing to deforestation every 10 years or so and thus never able to fully recover
Desert Tortoises May Be Starving, Dehydrating And Dying Because of Climate Change
Those that hadn't succumbed to death by drought appeared to have been predated on by starving coyotes, which usually eat mammals
New York Decides Shooting Snowy Owls Is Not the Best Choice, After All
Snowy owls may congregate at airports because snowy tarmacs resemble the animals' natural habitat, the Arctic tundra
Great White Sharks Are Being Killed Before They Can Become Truly Gigantic
Sharks aren't shrinking, they're just being hunted and inadvertently killed by fishing nets so often that they're no longer living long enough to grow up
The Lost Tribes of the Amazon
Often described as “uncontacted,” isolated groups living deep in the South American forest resist the ways of the modern world—at least for now
The Way of the Wolverine
After all but disappearing, the mammals are again being sighted in Washington's Cascade Range
The Sperm Whale's Deadly Call
Scientists have discovered that the massive mammal uses elaborate buzzes, clicks and squeaks that spell doom for the animal's prey
A Call to Save the Whooping Crane
Smithsonian researchers join an international effort to bring the five-foot-tall bird back from the brink of extinction
A Buddhist Monk Saves One of the World's Rarest Birds
High in the Himalayas, the Tibetan bunting is getting help from a very special friend
The Jaguar Freeway
A bold plan for wildlife corridors that connect populations from Mexico to Argentina could mean the big cat's salvation
Saving Coral…Through Sperm Banks?
Marine biologist Mary Hagedorn has learned to freeze and reanimate coral cells
Otters: The Picky Eaters of the Pacific
Could the California sea otters' peculiar dietary habits be impeding their resurgence?
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