Articles tagged as Conservation | Smithsonian Magazine

A lamprey in a tank at the Aquarium Restaurant Atalaya in Spain.

Cool Finds

It’s Lamprey Breeding Time in Britain

The bloodsucking fish are returning rivers that were once too polluted for them to live in

May 18, 2016

New Research

Leprosy Threatens U.K. Red Squirrel Populations

Researchers have launched a new study to try to save the furry rodents

May 10, 2016

The big beasts are the first official mammals recognized by the federal government

May 9, 2016

Trending Today

Yellowstone’s Most Famous Bear Is Dead

Who shot “Scarface”?

May 3, 2016

Increased education and a law enforcement crackdown has helped the tiny nation keep its rhinos safe for 730 days in a row

May 2, 2016

The Kenyan government burned tusks from over 6,000 elephants to reduce stockpiles of ivory and raise awareness of poaching

May 2, 2016

The scimitar-horned oryx was declared extinct in the wild in 2000.

Rewilding the African Scimitar-Horned Oryx

In a historic first, an animal that went extinct in the African wild is reintroduced, giving hope for many endangered species

April 15, 2016

New Research

Can Great Apes Be Vaccinated Against Ebola and Other Diseases?

Vaccinations could be the best defense against devastating population drops

April 12, 2016

New Research

After Decades of Decline, Tiger Populations Could Be on the Rise

Though the latest numbers seem hopeful, the majestic creatures are not out of the woods yet

April 11, 2016

Decades of conservation efforts have led authorities to downgrade the turtles to threatened, though many challenges still remain

April 6, 2016

Weird Animals

Eco-Celebrity Crane Inspires Wetland Protection in Taiwan

An endangered Siberian crane that has made Taiwan home is inspiring locals to protect the wetlands

April 5, 2016

Broadcast towers will soon blink for the sake of birds.

With a simple blink, tall towers can go from deadly to bird-friendly

March 31, 2016

A black rhino takes to the air in the first stage of its venture during the 2013 World Wildlife Fund's Black Rhino Expansion Project.

A new project is flying rhinos from South Africa to Australia to create a “biological insurance policy” against increased poaching

March 28, 2016

$Just a fraction of the nearly 25,000 pounds of diamondback rattlesnakes displayed at the 2016 Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas.$

One of the world’s largest rattlesnake roundup bagged nearly 25,000 pounds of rattlers this year

March 25, 2016

Each year, thousands of California sea lions flock to the docks at Oregon's Port of Astoria.

Cool Finds

An Oregon Port Is Using Inflatable Air Dancers to Scare Off Pesky Sea Lions

The car dealership staple is now a marine mammal scarecrow

March 22, 2016

But the orcas currently living in its parks will remain there for the rest of their lives

March 17, 2016

Elephants in Kenya's Tana River, Morgan's home territory

Meet Morgan, whose 3-week trek shows anti-poaching efforts could be working

March 11, 2016

Despite the positive intentions behind relocation, conservationists worry that it will hurt the tortoises more than it helps

March 10, 2016

Age of Humans

The Surprising Way Civil War Took Its Toll on Congo’s Great Apes

Using satellite maps and field studies, scientists found that even small disturbances to the forest had big consequences for bonobos

March 7, 2016

A paradoxical solution to help protect the species

February 16, 2016