Many pastoralist households see little benefit from conservancy revenue, despite millions of dollars flowing into the region.
Many pastoralist households see little benefit from conservancy revenue, despite millions of dollars flowing into the region.
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Voracious demand for fish oil and guano puts the squeeze on shrinking populations of Humboldt penguins in Peru.
Forget ‘Cocaine Bear’ and ‘Cocaine Shark.’ To really understand the environmental threat of illicit drugs, look to eels.
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Global problems are rarely solved by one person or invention — no matter how much they go viral. The Ocean Cleanup didn’t work, for the reasons experts said it wouldn’t. What can we learn from this?
This excerpt from the new book The Earth Said Remember Me looks at the shifting baselines around the United States’ national bird — which many people already forget almost disappeared.
Most species on the brink of extinction are on the Endangered Species list because there is almost no place left for them to live.
The driver of zoonotic outbreaks isn’t bad luck. It’s habitat destruction, wildlife trade, and decades of ignoring science.
Activists raise serious concerns about the welfare of the country’s captive elephants and the laundering of wild-caught pachyderms into the captive population.
Diving on coastal reefs can bring us closer to nature and inspire conservation, but there are steps every ecotourist can take to make it safe and sustainable.
These newly discovered whales are about as rare as rare can get, and the Trump administration isn’t helping.
This week we examine the isolation many environmentalists feel in their work. Here’s how to take action to feel that your work is appreciated and inspire others along the way.
Conservationists say the crisis exposes a pattern of broken promises around the celebrated Vjosa Wild River National Park.
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