Protecting Plants and Animals at Risk Must Start before They Need the Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act is an emergency measure turning 50 this year. Focusing on ecosystem preservation can keep us from ever needing it
How AI Can Help Save Endangered Species
Scientists are using artificial intelligence to fight biodiversity loss by analysing vast amounts of data, monitoring ecosystems and spotting trends over time
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Millions of Mosquitoes Will Rain Down on Hawaii to Save an Iconic Bird
Hawaii’s brightly colored honeycreepers are at imminent risk of extinction, and bacteria could be the key to saving them
Wind Energy Could Get Safer for Bats with New Research
Wind turbines threaten several bat species, but the Biden administration is funding research to reduce casualties
A Bold Attempt to Save Wild Ocelots from Extinction
Researchers will inseminate female ocelots in zoos with sperm from the few remaining wild ocelots, then train kittens for the wild
Endangered California Condors Get Bird Flu Vaccine
After avian influenza killed 21 endangered California Condors, government officials are testing a vaccine that could protect the massive scavengers from infection
Penguin Chicks Are Dying Off as Antarctic Sea Ice Disappears
Record-low sea ice caused Emperor Penguin chicks to die across Antarctica last year. This year could be just as bad
Are ‘Cocaine Sharks’ Really Scarfing Down Drugs off Florida’s Coasts?
With their stealth, speed and serrated teeth, sharks are predators to be reckoned with. And that’s before factoring in the cocaine some sharks may be eating
Humans Are Predators of at Least One Third of All Vertebrate Species
Humans prey on more vertebrate species for use as pets and in medicine and other products than we do for food
Why Has a Group of Orcas Suddenly Started Attacking Boats?
Killer whales in a group near Spain and Portugal may be teaching one another to mess with small boats. They sank their third vessel earlier this month
The Strange Way a 12-Foot-Long Invasive Python Was Caught
In Key Largo, Fla., scientists are looking to protect endangered native rodents and slow the invasion of massive Burmese pythons
As the World Scrambles to Halt Biodiversity Loss, ‘Things Are Getting Worse’
More than one quarter of the more than 150,000 species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species are threatened with extinction