Conservation

cargo ships on the St. Lawrence seaway

Tariffs are Spurring Shipping Noise in the St. Lawrence Seaway

Geopolitical tensions have Canada looking for new trade partners—with potentially unfortunate side effects for marine life.

Latest in Conservation
jaguar cub
How Argentina’s Getting Its Jaguars Back

With the birth of a wild cub, a jaguar reintroduction project in the Gran Chaco Forest achieves its biggest milestone to date.

bird sitting on a tank
Bombs for Biodiversity

As global insecurity prompts Germany and other European countries to expand their armed forces, biologists are tracking the impacts to the flora and fauna on military bases.

solar farm in Spain
How Poor Choices are Making Spain’s Solar Boom Bad for Birds

Solar energy is good, but solar farms stuffed with ill-conceived nest boxes are not.

yellow-legged gulls
Spain’s Cliff-Nesting Gulls Are Actually Beach Bums

Almost a century ago, egg-poaching humans drove yellow-legged gulls away from beaches. Now the birds are coming back.

Sue Schubel painting a decoy gannet
The Artist Showing Seabirds Home

The woman at the heart of a long-standing avian restoration program blends art and science to attract birds back to lost habitat.

european grey wolf
Nearly Half of Italy’s Wolves Are Part Dog Now. Is That a Problem?

Wolf-dog hybrids are taking over Italy, raising scientists’ concerns for the future of the country’s wolves.

Yellow Island, Washington
Tending to Paradise

A rare prairie ecosystem shaped by humans in Washington State exemplifies a shift in how conservationists envision our relationship with the natural world.

Aerial view of Denver, Colorado, suburb
Living in the Sprawl

As housing developments devour open space in the western United States, can local governments stave off habitat loss?

hand holding palolo worms
The Moon of the Palolo Worm

In the Pacific Islands, communities count on the annual spawning of a species of sea worm to fill bellies, spark celebration, and shape peoples’ sense of time.

Close the CTA

We’re 25 percent of the way there! Help us reach $20,000 by October 2.