Environmental crime used to be treated as a niche concern, a worry for park rangers, customs officers and a handful of conservation lawyers.
Chimpanzees and Gorillas Among Most Traded African Primates, Report Finds
A new report finds thousands of African primates, including chimpanzees and gorillas, are being traded both legally and illegally.
A new report finds thousands of African primates, including chimpanzees and gorillas, are being traded both legally and illegally.
Indonesia’s Illegal Gold Boom Leaves a Toxic Legacy of Mercury Pollution
A nearly 70% rise in global gold prices has accelerated illegal gold mining across Indonesia, including in Bukit Gajah Berani, a forest buffer next to Kerinci Seblat National Park, threatening critical tiger habitat and protected forests nationwide.
A nearly 70% rise in global gold prices has accelerated illegal gold mining across Indonesia, including in Bukit Gajah Berani, a forest buffer next to Kerinci Seblat National Park, threatening critical tiger habitat and protected forests nationwide.
Poaching Down but Threats Remain for Forest Elephants, Recent Population Assessment Finds
Central Africa remains the species’ stronghold, home to nearly 96% of forest elephants, with densely forested Gabon hosting 95,000 individuals.
Central Africa remains the species’ stronghold, home to nearly 96% of forest elephants, with densely forested Gabon hosting 95,000 individuals.
Plastic Pollution Requires Urgent Action, Says Author Judith Enck
These plastic bits are also harming wildlife, with potentially unforeseen, devastating consequences.
These plastic bits are also harming wildlife, with potentially unforeseen, devastating consequences.
What Craig’s Long Life Reveals About Elephant Conservation
His passing is also a reminder of what has been lost: Africa’s elephant population fell from about 1.3 million in 1979 to roughly 400,000 today, with forest elephants in particular still in steep decline.
His passing is also a reminder of what has been lost: Africa’s elephant population fell from about 1.3 million in 1979 to roughly 400,000 today, with forest elephants in particular still in steep decline.
5 Unexpected Animal Behaviors We Learned About in 2025
Every year, researchers and people out in nature capture some aspect of animal behavior that’s unusual or unexpected in some way, changing how we understand the natural world.
Every year, researchers and people out in nature capture some aspect of animal behavior that’s unusual or unexpected in some way, changing how we understand the natural world.
Deep-Sea ‘Hotels’ Reveal 20 New Species Hiding in Pacific Ocean Twilight Zone Near Guam
A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin.
A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin.
How Are California’s Birds Faring Amid Ever More Frequent Wildfires?
In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel.
In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel.
In California’s Redwoods, Scientists Rebuild Lost Ecosystems High up in the Canopy
Now, a pilot project is trying to restore fern mats to the canopies of particularly robust redwood trees.
Now, a pilot project is trying to restore fern mats to the canopies of particularly robust redwood trees.
15 Forces That Could Reshape Conservation in the Next 10 Years
Alongside technological change, the scan highlights physical, institutional, and biophysical pressures, from drone-related plastic pollution and new forest finance mechanisms to drying soils, darkening oceans, and abrupt shifts in the Southern Ocean.
Alongside technological change, the scan highlights physical, institutional, and biophysical pressures, from drone-related plastic pollution and new forest finance mechanisms to drying soils, darkening oceans, and abrupt shifts in the Southern Ocean.
Record Fossil Fuel Emissions in 2025 Despite Renewables Buildout, Report Says
Researchers predict that emissions rose in several of the world’s largest economies.
Researchers predict that emissions rose in several of the world’s largest economies.
France’s Largest Rewilding Project
Rewilding was a young idea when Quétier began working on it, more theory than practice.
Rewilding was a young idea when Quétier began working on it, more theory than practice.
The First Amphibian to Halt a Hydroelectric Dam Now Takes on the Climate Crisis
Known in Brazil as the admirable little red-bellied toad, the rare Melanophryniscus admirabilis is endemic to a stretch of the Forqueta River in Rio Grande do Sul state.
Known in Brazil as the admirable little red-bellied toad, the rare Melanophryniscus admirabilis is endemic to a stretch of the Forqueta River in Rio Grande do Sul state.
Zombie Urchins & the Blob: California Sea Otters Face New Threats & Ecosystem Shifts
Southern sea otters living along California’s coast are struggling in warmer seas, with new threats and changing food sources.
Southern sea otters living along California’s coast are struggling in warmer seas, with new threats and changing food sources.
Drug Gangs in Ecuador and Peru Also Involved in Shark Fin Trafficking: Report
According to Código Vidrio, Ecuadorian police say that shark fin shipments pass through the Galápagos Islands, where fins are preserved and stored, en route to Asia.
According to Código Vidrio, Ecuadorian police say that shark fin shipments pass through the Galápagos Islands, where fins are preserved and stored, en route to Asia.