Conservation biology

A lioness sitting in the grass in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania, in 2020.

UNDER INVESTIGATION

Ten Lions Found Dead in Shock Suspected Poison Plot

The lions lived in a UNESCO-protected conservation area.

Leigh Kimmins

Conservationists have estimated that if they do nothing to stop the mice from breeding, 19 species of seabirds, including rare wandering albatrosses, will vanish from the island within 50 to 100 years.

Conservationists Plot Mass Extermination of Bird-Eating Mice

If they do nothing to stop the mice from breeding, 19 species of seabirds will vanish from the island within a century.

Edith Olmsted

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Why Indigenous Groups Are Vital to Saving Endangered Species

We need to start realizing that the goals behind conservation and equity for vulnerable populations are intertwined.

Charles C. Chester

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This Is the Weird Reason Why Sea Lions Are Getting So Thicc

Conservation is causing these marine mammals to balloon in population and size.

Maddie Bender

A portrait of American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter John James Audubon.

National Audubon Society Decides to Keep Enslaver’s Name

Local chapters of the bird conservation organization had already vowed to rename themselves.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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These Are the Animals Predicted to Go Extinct Next

To protect these animals, think big—and small.

Maddie Bender