Trump’s Fish and Wildlife Service just made it much easier to harm endangered species
The greatest threat to animals in the US and globally is the destruction of their habitat — replacing…
Alabama’s endangered animal species are overlooked and underfunded
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — On a sweltering afternoon in June, I stood in what was essentially a roadside ditch.…
Photos: Strange new sea creatures discovered on Ocean Census expeditions
It lives in a glass castle deep under the sea. It’s not a character from The Little Mermaid…
Bolivia’s deforestation crisis: Mennonite soy farming is fueling forest loss
Over the last few decades, wildfires, farmers, and cattle ranchers have razed millions of acres of tropical forests…
Trump officials use ‘God Squad’ to yank endangered species protections for Rice’s whales
In the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lives one of the world’s rarest and most elusive…
Monarch butterflies in Mexico forests rebounded slightly this year
For the past quarter century, the future of monarch butterflies has looked dire, with these iconic American insects…
We’re discovering new species fast — and it might help save them
When the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus published Systema Naturae in 1735, he set out to classify every living…
Costa Rica reversed deforestation and regrew its rainforest. How?
For several decades now, the story of the world’s rainforests has been the same tragic one: These iconic,…
Photos: Baby flying foxes at Australia’s bat hospital in Queensland
FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia — Australia is famously a place with some of the world’s most dangerous and…
Polar bears and climate change: New research in Norway has scientists baffled
Polar bears became the poster child for the peril of climate change for obvious reasons: They hunt seals…
Great Barrier Reef and climate change: See the largest effort to save Australia’s gem
CAIRNS, Australia — “I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over…
Kestrels, owls, and other raptors are helping farmers control pests
If you’re lucky enough to enjoy a warm slice of cherry pie this holiday, you should probably thank…