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A new fishery in California shows how ropeless crab traps can prevent whales from becoming entangled in fishing lines.
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Shrimp Shell Slurry to the Rescue?
A new, multistep chemical process can turn bits of organic waste into “carbon-negative” fuel, food, and construction material.
Living in the Sprawl
As housing developments devour open space in the western United States, can local governments stave off habitat loss?
Is a Smart Gate the Key to Habitat Connectivity?
In South Africa, an unlikely quartet’s clever contraption could help connect elephants’ fragmented habitat.
Toads on the Roads
South Africa is the only place in the world where the endangered western leopard toad can be found. Can locals learn to coexist with—and conserve—their vulnerable amphibian neighbors?
The Riddle of the Ridley
After years of steady gains, a decades-long conservation program for the world’s most endangered turtle hits rough seas.
The Rough Fish Revolution
Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly at risk.
The Pinyon Paradox
Steering pinyon jays from decline requires better knowing and tending one of the American West’s most unappreciated woodlands.
The Rattlers Next Door
Warming temperatures and increased development are putting more Californians in contact with rattlesnakes. Scientists are working to keep both safe.
What Lies Beneath
With their astounding sense of smell and ability to find what humans can’t see, dogs are quickly becoming some of conservationists’ best friends.
Shrimp Shell Slurry to the Rescue?
A new, multistep chemical process can turn bits of organic waste into “carbon-negative” fuel, food, and construction material.
Living in the Sprawl
As housing developments devour open space in the western United States, can local governments stave off habitat loss?
Is a Smart Gate the Key to Habitat Connectivity?
In South Africa, an unlikely quartet’s clever contraption could help connect elephants’ fragmented habitat.
Toads on the Roads
South Africa is the only place in the world where the endangered western leopard toad can be found. Can locals learn to coexist with—and conserve—their vulnerable amphibian neighbors?
The Riddle of the Ridley
After years of steady gains, a decades-long conservation program for the world’s most endangered turtle hits rough seas.
The Rough Fish Revolution
Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly at risk.
The Pinyon Paradox
Steering pinyon jays from decline requires better knowing and tending one of the American West’s most unappreciated woodlands.
The Rattlers Next Door
Warming temperatures and increased development are putting more Californians in contact with rattlesnakes. Scientists are working to keep both safe.
What Lies Beneath
With their astounding sense of smell and ability to find what humans can’t see, dogs are quickly becoming some of conservationists’ best friends.