The Newt Normal
Droughts, wildfires, floods, and other extreme weather events are putting an unprecedented strain on California newts. With help, scientists think these remarkable animals will be able to persevere.
Anton Sorokin's Latest Articles
From Reviled to Adored
How one community—and one woman in particular—have found a way to protect the rarest stork in the world simply by learning to appreciate the species and embracing it as one of their own.
Standing Guard
The population of this critically endangered bird has stabilized thanks to the conservationists who look after them, but what happens if the caretakers leave?
Basking on the Brink
An "unholy" river in India may be the last, best hope for one of the world's largest and most imperiled crocodilians.
A Grand Experiment on the Grasslands
A decades-long debate over protection of the lesser prairie-chicken could usher the Endangered Species Act into a new and very different era.
Owl Wars
The latest conservation conflicts pit one species against another. To save an iconic bird in the Pacific Northwest, the government is taking no chances—and no prisoners.