The Search for the Perfect Snail Snack
Hawai‘i’s depleted land snails are eking out an existence in human care. Giving them a brighter future means figuring out what they actually want to eat.
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The Birds Who Call Us Home
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In Portugal, as around the world, the benefits of lockdown to wildlife have proved fleeting.
Can Rockhoppers Survive the Next Leap?
These daredevil penguins persevere in seemingly impossible places despite the challenges they face.
Singing Teachers for Honeyeaters
Scientists have saved the song of a critically endangered Australian bird by recruiting wild males to tutor zoo-born babies.
The Rodent With a Desert on its Shoulders
In a refuge rarely visited by people, California’s giant kangaroo rat helps other species thrive.
The Ghosts of Conservation Past
A look back at the United States’ outsize influence on global conservation reveals why the latest funding cuts should come as no surprise.
In the Wake of the Storm
A scientist tracks how cuts to federal funding are reshaping coastal communities, research, and species management in Alaska.
The Future of Conservation Without U.S. Aid
The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats, and the people who defend both. Now the world seeks a new way forward.
The Fight for the Heart of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
One year after the Trump administration threw the EPA into chaos, former employees continue to push back—and to dream of an agency reborn.
The Birds Who Call Us Home
In springtime in North America, purple martins spread joy as they return to their nest boxes—is that enough motivation for us to ward off an avian housing crisis?
Lisbon’s COVID-19 Dolphin Resurgence is Coming to an End
In Portugal, as around the world, the benefits of lockdown to wildlife have proved fleeting.
Can Rockhoppers Survive the Next Leap?
These daredevil penguins persevere in seemingly impossible places despite the challenges they face.
Singing Teachers for Honeyeaters
Scientists have saved the song of a critically endangered Australian bird by recruiting wild males to tutor zoo-born babies.
The Rodent With a Desert on its Shoulders
In a refuge rarely visited by people, California’s giant kangaroo rat helps other species thrive.
The Ghosts of Conservation Past
A look back at the United States’ outsize influence on global conservation reveals why the latest funding cuts should come as no surprise.
In the Wake of the Storm
A scientist tracks how cuts to federal funding are reshaping coastal communities, research, and species management in Alaska.
The Future of Conservation Without U.S. Aid
The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats, and the people who defend both. Now the world seeks a new way forward.
The Fight for the Heart of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
One year after the Trump administration threw the EPA into chaos, former employees continue to push back—and to dream of an agency reborn.
