Senate Official Throws Wrench in Mike Lee’s Plan to Sell Public Lands Here's what's next as the senator tries to privatize public lands By Lindsey Botts June 26, 2025 In this story: public lands, politics, Trump, monuments, national parks
Orcas Find New Prey in the Arctic An influx of these powerful, intelligent predators could mean trouble for other marine mammals By Ian Rose June 24, 2025 In this story: whales, arctic, climate change, wildlife, indigenous communities
Fish Populations Were Declining in Alabama. This Boy Scout Did Something About It. A disappointing fishing trip inspired him to start the Eagle Reef project By John Shell June 10, 2025 In this story: oceans, activism, fish, Kids' Corner
The Final Flight of a Queen An aging bumblebee queen sparked a Facebook post that captured the hearts of millions By Anne Readel June 5, 2025 In this story: bees, conservation, Wonder, science, Joy
What Drives People to Pursue Creatures That Slither and Slide? One herpetologist embarks on a journey to find out why people are drawn to reptiles and amphibians By Don Lyman June 2, 2025 In this story: animals, wildlife, saving wild places
This Ecologist Is Rewriting the Story of California Landscapes Redwood trees hold secrets in "fairy rings" Text and photographs by Jeremy Miller May 28, 2025 In this story: forests, science
Can America’s Only Endemic Whale Survive the Next Four Years? There are only 50 Rice’s whales in the world, but the current administration is putting conservation efforts at risk By Ethan Freedman May 21, 2025 In this story: whales, endangered species, wildlife, saving wild places, federal policy
New Border Wall Sections Threaten Remaining Wildlife Corridors President Trump’s plan to finish his wall along US-Mexico border puts wildlife conservation at risk By April Reese May 18, 2025 In this story: wildlife, saving wild places, borderlands, endangered species, Trump
Endangered Species Day Comes as Wildlife Face a New Crisis Newly proposed laws and administrative rollbacks threaten endangered species like never before By Kristen Weiss May 16, 2025 In this story: endangered species, wildlife, animals, wolves, animal rights
Trump Administration Moves to End Major Conservation Rule Feds scuttle the Public Lands Rule, meant to even the playing field between conservation and industry By Ian Rose May 11, 2025 In this story: public lands, conservation, federal policy