Scientists Are Turning to Invisible Microbes to Support Animal Conservation Understanding animal and environmental microbiomes could be the key to successfully reintroducing captive animals to the wild By Emily Driehaus January 4, 2024 In this story: animals, wildlife
The Rosy-Finch Moves in Mysterious Ways Why black and brown-capped rosy-finches are among the most threatened birds in North America By Sara Van Note December 29, 2023 In this story: birds, endangered species
Two Stoneflies Lead the Way for Conserving Other Uncharismatic Species The Endangered Species Act protection of two alpine flies could help reshape the future of invertebrates worldwide By Hailey Smalley December 28, 2023 In this story: endangered species, insects
Scientists Race to Find Out Why the Western Bumblebee Is Disappearing Bombus occidentalis was common across the West, but since the 1990s its numbers have plummeted By Sarah Trent December 27, 2023 In this story: bees, endangered species, hiking
The World's Second-Most-Famous Desert Pupfish Is in Trouble You wouldn't believe the lengths people go to protect these fish By Gordy Slack December 26, 2023 In this story: endangered species, fish
New Proposal Hopes to Extend Protections to Old-Growth Forests Conservation groups welcome the news but lament the lack of measures for mature forests By Lindsey Botts December 21, 2023 In this story: forests, national forests, public lands, saving wild places, climate change
Wildlife Traffickers Reveal Tricks of Their Illegal Trade Restorative justice for traffickers of rare and endangered turtles By Maureen O’Hagan December 20, 2023 In this story: wildlife, endangered species
Wild Wolves Return to Colorado Wolf paws are finally on the ground, just as Colorado voters intended By Lindsey Botts December 19, 2023 In this story: wolves, endangered species, wildlife
The Klamath Tribes Are Trying to Save the C’waam and Koptu Suckerfish From Extinction The fish have long been at the center of a sacred way of life By Isobel Whitcomb December 18, 2023 In this story: indigenous communities, endangered species, climate change
Norway Greenlights World’s First Commercial Deep-Sea Mining Project Here’s what the new project means for the US and other countries beyond the Nordic region By Elyse Hauser December 16, 2023 In this story: mining, oceans, renewable energy