Excessive road salt threatens public health and wildlife
Many people and municipalities turn to road salt to de-ice wintry streets and sidewalks. Unfortunately, road salt...
Tacoma’s Dune Peninsula: from slag heap to beloved park
On a gorgeous fall day, people jog and walk dogs along Tacoma’s waterfront in the new Dune Peninsula at Point...
Look inside BIG’s yin and yang-shaped Panda House in Copenhagen
With their cutest new inhabitants comfortably settled in, the Copenhagen Zoo and Bjarke Ingels Group have shared...
Costa Rica hopes to end selfies with wild animals
Costa Rica, renowned for its wildlife, has recently launched a campaign to dissuade people from taking selfies...
Touring restored wetlands at a Wisconsin nature conservancy
The village of Williams Bay, Wisconsin hasn’t changed much since Harold Friestad was a kid, he told me as we...
Learn about polar bears during a free virtual field trip to the Arctic Tundra this November
Discovery Education and Polar Bears International have once again partnered to host an exciting, immersive and...
How to see these six fascinating animals in the wild while aiding in their conservation
If you’re going to travel, travel responsibly. The best way to show animals that you love them is by respecting...
New Animal Endangerment Map shows global distribution of threatened animal species
Today’s wildlife are in peril, facing a variety of threats that test their survivability. To illustrate the...
These works of art record and provide shelter to urban wildlife
The Interaction Research Studio at Goldsmiths, University of London is proving that you don’t have to leave the...
Giraffes win CITES protection
Giraffes are doing a victory dance today after winning international trade protection on Thursday. Delegates at...
Backlash: EPA halts use of deadly ‘cyanide bomb’ traps
Almost as quickly as the Environmental Protection Agency announced its temporary interim re-authorization of M-44s,...
Solar-powered Jao Camp offers eco-minded luxury in Botswana’s Okavango Delta
After nearly nine months of renovations, African luxury and sustainable safari operator Wilderness Safaris has...
Small cruise line treats the whole world as one ocean
Cruising between ports in Canada’s Maritime Provinces, the passengers and crew gather in a bar for the fundraising...
Endangered rhino population up 1000% in Tanzania following poaching crackdown
The president of Tanzania reported that since his election, the population of endangered rhinos has increased by...
Police seize over 10,000 animals in global crackdown on wildlife trade
What do 4,300 birds, 1,500 reptiles, 10,000 turtles and tortoises, 23 primates, 70 truckloads of timber and 30...
Endangered Canadian Orca births first calf in three years
A small and endangered pod of orca whales primarily seen off the coast of British Columbia was seen with their...
Words matter: The Guardian announces updated climate crisis language
Words matter, and last week The Guardian announced it will start using more appropriately strong words that reflect...
How National Parks benefit the environment
The U.S. has over 400 national parks across the country, which host a combined total to 330 million curious visitors...
Conservationists in Florida are making the ultimate effort to protect manatees from tourism
Captain Ross Files sees ripples on the surface of the water down a side canal and instructs Captain Steve Browning...
South Korea to build a peace trail along the DMZ
South Korea is making big changes to the Korean Peninsula's Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The country just voted in...
Cora Ball emulates natural filtering of coral to remove toxic microfibers from your washing machine
Microfiber is a word that many of us have grown familiar with, as it is listed on many clothing descriptors. Only...
Analysis of Wikipedia searches reveals high wildlife conservation trends
A recent study analyzed billions of Wikipedia searches and found that the public’s interest in plants and animal...
Wildlife conservation aided by a Chesapeake Bay retriever named Train
A Chesapeake Bay retriever named Train is playing an important part in wildlife conservation. Train, who was too...
Drones: the future of ocean conservation
Unmanned systems such as drones, are increasingly used in a variety of fields — from border patrol, to cinematography...
Conchs in the Bahamas could be extinct in 10 years
The Bahamas is famous for its large conch population, but some studies claim that could change significantly over...
Deforestation could wipe out over 50 percent of species in Haiti
According to new research from Temple University scientist Blair Hedges, the Caribbean island nation of Haiti is...
Iguanas reintroduced to island after 200 years
In 1835, Charles Darwin was the last person to officially see a land iguana on Santiago Island in the Galapagos....
These AI-powered cameras can sense poachers and save wildlife
Animal poaching is on the rise as people find interest in ivory, fur, skins and more for their financial value....
Endangered bluefin tuna sold for $3.1 billion to sushi tycoon
A recent predawn auction at Tokyo’s new fish market brought a record-breaking bid for the endangered bluefin...
How to provide a backyard habitat to protect animals in the winter
We live in an ecosystem where plants and animals depend upon one another for survival. During the cold winter months,...