Latest Conservation Stories
This giant Gulf of Mexico reef is a conservation success story—here’s why it’s thriving
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Amal Ahmed/Texas Observer
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Mount Rainier’s first wolverine mama in a century is a sign of the species’ comeback
The Trump administration opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil companies—but none may bite
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Scott L. Montgomery/The Conversation
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This WWII shipwreck hosts an underwater kingdom of bacteria
Five stories of sailors who weathered COVID-19 out at sea
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Herb McCormick
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Manmade pollutants could be harming marine mammals more than we think
The Great American Outdoors Act proves that grassroots advocacy and democracy still work
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Robinson & Krebs/ Outdoor Life
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Protecting nature could prevent the next pandemic
Capturing rainwater is an easy way to save money and the planet
Surfers are riding a wave of new technologies to their Olympic debut
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Bonnie Tsui
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Half of the Earth is still free from human impact, but it’s not all good news
Black birders have never been safe or celebrated
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Jacqueline L. Scott/The Conversation
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New Zealand’s bold rat-control campaign sees its first wave of successes
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Mara Johnson-Groh
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‘Tiger King’ would have been more disturbing if it had focused on the big cat trade
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Allison Skidmore/The Conversation
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Sea turtles think old ocean plastic smells delicious
Expert-approved ways to feed all your favorite birds
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Julian Avery/The Conversation
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Trump tweets his support for permanently funding a beloved conservation program
Fish gave us legs—and four other finny facts
Whale earwax holds the ocean’s deepest secrets
Is it loud in the ocean?
Releasing a caught fish isn’t as simple as tossing it overboard
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Capt. Spud Woodward/Sportfishing Mag
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One of the most important laws protecting birds in the US just got gutted
Seven mysterious sounds science has yet to solve
These adorable sharks have evolved to walk across the seafloor
Marine parks need to move along with the animals they’re protecting
This harpoon-throwing robot is designed to hunt destructive lionfish
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
The Amazon has shrunk by 24,000 square miles over the last decade
A modest proposal for hunting sea otters
Get to know the very charismatic penis fish invading a California beach
Scientists have found an unlikely ally in the fight to save coral reefs
The sun can help break down ocean plastic, but there’s a catch
What looks like a deer, is the size of a rabbit, and was just photographed for the first time in decades?
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.
All hail Holly, the queen of Fat Bear Week
South America’s second-largest forest is burning, just like the Amazon
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Joel E. Correia/The Conversation
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The longest Great Barrier Reef study chronicles a century of devastation
Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost
Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists
Giving legal rights to nature could reduce public health threats like toxic algae
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Dana Zartner/The Conversation
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James Cameron doesn’t think his deep-sea diving record was broken. So we investigated.
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
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Scott Denning/The Conversation
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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
What one ecologist’s high-flying studies reveal about our forests
This killer belt of seaweed stretches all the way across the Atlantic
We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters
These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home
Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast
America’s been rolling back natural land protections since 1892—but never like this
The hidden fish keeping coral reefs alive
The secret to saving salmon is lodged in their ears
Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen
Meet the ‘Oyster Wench’—a single mom fighting pollution with the power of clams and kelp
Europe’s ban on palm oil might actually hurt the environment
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Elizabeth Robinson and Herry Purnomo/The Conversation
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Old mascara wands are saving adorable Appalachian animals
Why these towns are trying to save an ‘agricultural pest’
Watch ‘giant pill bugs’ burrow inside this alligator carcass for legitimate scientific reasons
A mysterious disease is ravaging Florida’s coral, and now it might be spreading elsewhere
10 GIFs Of Deep-Sea Creatures Encountering A Sub
On board the canoe that proved ancient Polynesians could cross the Pacific
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Christina Thompson
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