Conservation (Page 17)

Protecting natural resources—from sea to sky—is about much more than planting a few trees.

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Tim Robinson illustration

Appalachia’s ginseng goldmine may not last much longer

By Emily Cataneo/Undark

Scientists are tracking down deep sea creatures with free-floating DNA

Gray wolves are leaving the endangered species list. But should they?

southern right whales

The secret to helping this resilient whale species lies in its genes

By Emma Carroll/The Conversation

William Perry Pendley, Bureau of Land Management.

One of the country’s top environmental officials has been serving illegally

By Andrew McKean/Outdoor Life

We finally know why sea pickles glow

By María Paula Rubiano A.

How 25 chinchillas could save a mountain

By Ed Stoddard/Undark

mixed-conifer forest

Healthy forests do more than just prevent wildfires

By Bales & Conklin/The Conversation

Dungeness Crabs

14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean

By Bob Mcnally/Field & Stream

A ruby-throated hummingbird that hit a glass window, held in someone's hand

How to help an injured bird

By Purbita Saha

Dhritiman Mukherjee captured this gharial daddy giving over 100 of his offspring a ride on his back.

This crocodile daddy giving 100 babies a ride puts your carpool to shame

By María Paula Rubiano A.

We can protect whales from ship strikes by translating their songs

By Kate Baggaley

Loggers could soon slice through one of the most important forests in the US

By Bjorn Dihle/ Outdoor Life

Whale ‘roadkill’ is on the rise off California. A new detection system could help.

Monarch butterflies

Migrating monarchs are in trouble. Here’s how we can all help them.

By D. André Green II/The Conversation

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

This giant Gulf of Mexico reef is a conservation success story—here’s why it’s thriving

By Amal Ahmed/Texas Observer

A mother wolverine and her kits ascend a tree.

Mount Rainier’s first wolverine mama in a century is a sign of the species’ comeback

The Brooks Range sets the backdrop for vital caribou feeding grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

The Trump administration opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil companies—but none may bite

By Scott L. Montgomery/The Conversation

pappy lane shipwreck

This WWII shipwreck hosts an underwater kingdom of bacteria

By Kate Baggaley

Five stories of sailors who weathered COVID-19 out at sea

By Herb McCormick

bottlenose dolphins

Manmade pollutants could be harming marine mammals more than we think

A National Park mountain range against clear blue and lightly clouded skies overlooking a wooded forest area.

The Great American Outdoors Act proves that grassroots advocacy and democracy still work

By Robinson & Krebs/ Outdoor Life

deforested area with cut logs

Protecting nature could prevent the next pandemic

rain dripping off a roof during a storm

Capturing rainwater is an easy way to save money and the planet

Surfers are riding a wave of new technologies to their Olympic debut

sand dunes in a desert with blue skies

Half of the Earth is still free from human impact, but it’s not all good news

Black kids with binoculars

Black birders have never been safe or celebrated

By Jacqueline L. Scott/The Conversation

New Zealands animals

New Zealand’s bold rat-control campaign sees its first wave of successes

By Mara Johnson-Groh

"Albino" tigers are often just captive individuals bred for specific, atypical features.

‘Tiger King’ would have been more disturbing if it had focused on the big cat trade

By Allison Skidmore/The Conversation

sea turtle in tank

Sea turtles think old ocean plastic smells delicious

A ruby-throated hummingbird dips into a nectar feeder.

Expert-approved ways to feed all your favorite birds

By Julian Avery/The Conversation

Trump tweets his support for permanently funding a beloved conservation program

By Ben Long/ Outdoor Life

A bioluminescent ponyfish with a light-generating organ in its esophagus.

Fish gave us legs—and four other finny facts

aquatic life illustration

Is it loud in the ocean?

By Virginia Gewin

Releasing a redfish

Releasing a caught fish isn’t as simple as tossing it overboard

By Capt. Spud Woodward/Sportfishing Mag

peregrine falcon staring into camera

One of the most important laws protecting birds in the US just got gutted

joan wong illustration

Seven mysterious sounds science has yet to solve

By Erin Blakemore

walking shark on the seafloor

These adorable sharks have evolved to walk across the seafloor

By Kate Baggaley

arctic terns flying against clouds with person silhouetted against background

Marine parks need to move along with the animals they’re protecting

Lionfish underwater

This harpoon-throwing robot is designed to hunt destructive lionfish

By Sara Kiley Watson

a firefighter silhouetted against a bushfire

Australia’s government needs to take drastic action to prevent future fires—and so do the rest of us

Australia’s historic bushfires could impact the world’s biodiversity forever

Aerial view of deforested area of the Amazon rainforest

The Amazon has shrunk by 24,000 square miles over the last decade

By Liberty Vittert/The Conversation

A northern sea otter swims on its back in Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.

A modest proposal for hunting sea otters

By Michael R. Shea/Field & Stream

a bucket of penis fish

Get to know the very charismatic penis fish invading a California beach

By Rachel Feltman

A degraded coral reef.

Scientists have found an unlikely ally in the fight to save coral reefs

By Marlene Cimons/Nexus Media

Finally, some good news about humpback whales

Finally, some good news about humpback whales

The Forest Service wants to open 9.2 million acres to potential logging. Here’s your chance to say something about it.

The Forest Service wants to open 9.2 million acres to potential logging. Here’s your chance to say something about it.

By Alex Robinson / Outdoor Life

South America’s second-largest forest is burning, just like the Amazon

South America’s second-largest forest is burning, just like the Amazon

By Joel E. Correia/The Conversation

The longest Great Barrier Reef study chronicles a century of devastation

The longest Great Barrier Reef study chronicles a century of devastation

Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost

Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost

By Marlene Cimons/Nexus Media News

Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists

Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists

Giving legal rights to nature could reduce public health threats like toxic algae

Giving legal rights to nature could reduce public health threats like toxic algae

By Dana Zartner/The Conversation

James Cameron doesn’t think his deep-sea diving record was broken. So we investigated.

James Cameron doesn’t think his deep-sea diving record was broken. So we investigated.

By Purbita Saha

A U.S. adventurer just became the first to reach all of the world’s deepest spots

A U.S. adventurer just became the first to reach all of the world’s deepest spots

Fires in the Amazon have given us a lot to worry about, but the Earth’s oxygen supply isn’t one of them

Fires in the Amazon have given us a lot to worry about, but the Earth’s oxygen supply isn’t one of them

By Scott Denning/The Conversation

Burning Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon rainforest is burning, and humans are to blame

Fishing nets leave precious marine habitats broken and scarred—but some are coming back to life

Fishing nets leave precious marine habitats broken and scarred—but some are coming back to life

What one ecologist’s high-flying studies reveal about our forests

What one ecologist’s high-flying studies reveal about our forests

This killer belt of seaweed stretches all the way across the Atlantic

This killer belt of seaweed stretches all the way across the Atlantic

We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters

We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters

By Sara Chodosh

These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home

These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home

By Sara Chodosh

Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast

Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast

America’s been rolling back natural land protections since 1892—but never like this

America’s been rolling back natural land protections since 1892—but never like this

By Marion Renault