Conservation

The carnivore-turned-vegan lord has rewilded hundreds of acres, boosting biodiversity—and drawing criticism.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

In southwestern Turkey, the winding Büyük Menderes River shaped human history. Now, it's humans who will carve its future course.

An endangered species is thriving at a once-blighted lot, but climate change and other challenges threaten its future.

Just a few years ago, Samburu women were using Kirisia Forest for firewood and charcoal. Now they're protecting it, and managing it sustainably.

The bean-sized snail has persevered despite hundreds of related species going extinct in recent decades.

New technology and changing habits may keep beachgoers safe as the local great white population grows.

Once thought to be a burden to neighboring trees, these 'ghosts of the forest' may actually benefit them.

Despite traditional and modern protections, Palau's massive mollusks are at risk.

The Beckwourth pack is only the third to establish itself in the state in the last century.

Deep in the wilderness, some say, forest giants claimed by the British Crown still tower above lesser trees.

With a new train line threatening its habitat, the big cat may be the key to protecting this Mexican reserve—and everything else in it.

Extreme environments offer them an unexpected paradise, and now researchers want to get a head count.

Indigenous ties to the bottom of the world go back more than a millennium, and could point the way forward.

The animals face threats from climate change, fishing, and a tourism boom, but their biggest advocate remains hopeful.