conservation

Sharks and Rays Gain Landmark Protections as Nations Move to Curb International Trade

Governments agreed to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins and other products for more than 70 species threatened with extinction due to overfishing; implementation and enforcement of new safeguards is key for the animals’ survival.

By Teresa Tomassoni

Protecting Puffins in Maine Is an Emotional Commitment

By Derrick Z. Jackson, The Equation

Alabama’s E.O. Wilson Land Between the Rivers Preserve Is a ‘Place That Time Forgot’

By Dennis Pillion

Wyoming’s Draft Pilot Conservation Program ‘a Good Starting Point’ but There’s Room for Improvement

By Jake Bolster

Government Shutdown Could Disrupt Timing of Crucial Conservation and Wildfire Efforts

By Kiley Price

Jane Goodall’s Final Message: ‘Don’t Give Up’

By Kiley Price

Could These ‘Deepfake’ Whales Aid Conservation Efforts?

By Kiley Price

In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Stargazing Sheds Light on the Dark Sky Movement

By K.R. Callaway

Trump Administration Moves to Dismantle Conservation as an Official Use of Public Lands

By Anika Jane Beamer

U.S. Bans on Certain Foreign Fish Imports Could Help Conserve Marine Mammals Worldwide, Experts Say

By Kiley Price

Alabama Research Center Works to Understand ‘One of the Last Great Wild Places’

By Lanier Isom

Hurricane Helene and Subsequent Cleanup Efforts Have Decimated North America’s Most Biodiverse Waters

By Kacie Faith Kress

New Study Reveals Mycorrhizal Fungal Hotspots and Their Lack of Protections

By Wyatt Myskow

Part of the New York City Park Experience: Joining the War on Invasives

By Naaja Flowers

An Alabama City Recommends Changing Its Laws to Accommodate One of the Country’s Largest Proposed Data Centers

By Lee Hedgepeth

Saved From the Saw: Conservation Deal Spares 8,000 Acres of Sensitive Land in Alabama From Becoming a Wood Pellet Mill

By Dennis Pillion

‘Beauty Bias’ for Wildlife Among the Public and Researchers Could Jeopardize Conservation

By Kiley Price

Locals Oppose ‘Insane’ Plan to Sell 500,000 Acres of Public Lands for Housing in Nevada and Utah

By Wyatt Myskow

Lakes Region Restoration Project Aims to Link Conservation Lands From Maine to New Hampshire

By Olivia Gieger