Grizzly Growing Pains
Removing grizzlies from the U.S. endangered species list could leave bears vulnerable. It could also lead to broader trust in government conservation efforts.
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North America’s rarest wolf subspecies is finally reclaiming its native territory in the Southwest, thanks in part to a fostering program that places captive-born pups into wild dens.
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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.
Shoot to Save
To protect a rare Central Asian goat—and the snow leopards that depend on it—conservationists are turning to an unlikely ally: trophy hunters.
Subterranean Stronghold
Can Fiji’s first bat reserve keep an incredibly rare species safe despite the growing threats of climate change and human activity?
Sassy Sousliks
Facing stiff odds and steep population declines across Europe, can these versatile and tenacious ground squirrels fight back?
What it Means to be Wild
Against the backdrop of a world so thoroughly altered by humankind, Emma Marris's latest book, Wild Souls, challenges our assumptions about nature and how we protect it.
Into the Wild
North America’s rarest wolf subspecies is finally reclaiming its native territory in the Southwest, thanks in part to a fostering program that places captive-born pups into wild dens.
Extraordinary Animals and the People Who Love Them
The new book Beloved Beasts hacks through the undergrowth of the conservation movement in search of a clear path forward.
Raising Nature on Florida Ranchlands
“Rancher vs Environmentalist” has been a longstanding trope. But in the Sunshine State, ranching just may be the last, best hope for ecological salvation.
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.
Shoot to Save
To protect a rare Central Asian goat—and the snow leopards that depend on it—conservationists are turning to an unlikely ally: trophy hunters.