These two iconic polar species have been driven to endangered status by a warming planet
April 09, 2026
Habitat loss from development pushes more black bears into the city
April 08, 2026
Cities breed smart wildlife because it takes savvy to survive there.
April 08, 2026
Farming areas that use lots of fertilizers and pesticides stood out for the swift and accelerating decline of their bird populations.
March 11, 2026
California photographer and conservationist Krystle Hickman is on a quest to document hundreds of species of native bees, which are under threat by climate change and habitat loss, some of it caused by the more recognizable and agriculturally valued honey bee
February 13, 2026
Despite Brazil’s recent expansions of protected areas, research shows that the favorite habitats of whales and dolphins are still threatened by human activities.
January 26, 2026
The Yanacocha Reserve in the Ecuadorian Andes is the last refuge for a tiny hummingbird facing extinction
January 23, 2026
Is it time to tear down the aging SF Zoo? A campaign to replace it with an ecological park has begun
January 15, 2026
Recent advances in computer vision and other types of artificial intelligence offer an opportunity for facial recognition to apply to bears and other animals.
January 07, 2026
New research shows how identity-driven assumptions can turn common ground into conflict.
January 06, 2026
Kenyans are mourning the death of a beloved "super tusker" elephant named Craig
January 03, 2026
South Korea says it will end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry
December 30, 2025
Sharks have had a tough time since the 1970s, when overfishing, habitat loss and a growing trade in their fins began to cut their populations. ‘Jaws’ didn’t help.
December 12, 2025
‘An oil spill in solid form’: Bio-bead disaster devastates beloved English coast
November 29, 2025
Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore
November 19, 2025
Singapore seized a record 35.7 kg of smuggled rhinoceros horns worth about S$1,130,000 ($867,430) en route to Laos, the largest haul in Singapore to date, the National Parks Board
November 18, 2025
Wildlife rehabilitation center treats record high number of patients
November 16, 2025
In Japan's Northern Alps, residents are chasing monkeys to keep them away from farms and homes
November 12, 2025
Warrants: Woman ran unlicensed child care, failed to report child's death
Police use drone to help arrest sex-trafficking suspect found under porch
What one campaign rally in Michigan reveals about young voters ahead of the midterm elections
Scheffler, McIlroy, DeChambeau lead star-studded field at Masters
UK and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the North Atlantic
Iranian American soccer fans are torn between pride and protest as the World Cup nears
Elissa Slotkin is testing whether winning in Trump country is a winning message for Democrats
Husband’s arrest in disappearance of American woman in the Bahamas puts his account under scrutiny