endangered species

It’s National Wildlife Refuge Week. Here’s Why You Should Celebrate.

By Emily Malter October 9, 2016

In this story: wildlife, endangered species

Summer's 5 Best Livestream Wildlife Cams

By Meiling Bedard August 2, 2016

In this story: wildlife, endangered species, wilderness

The pangolin is the weirdest animal on Earth

A mash-up of a roly-poly, armadillo, and small dinosaur. Why do so many people want to eat it?

By Rachel Nuwer July 28, 2016

In this story: animals, endangered species

A baby white-bellied pangolin clings to its mother's back.

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The busy enviro's cheat sheet to what's happening on our planet

By Paul Rauber July 28, 2016

In this story: climate change, politics, endangered species

Coral bleaching, caused by unnaturally warm water temperatures, is killing reefs in the equatorial Pacific, including as much as half of the Great Barrier Reef.

Coyote America: An Excerpt

"Morning in America"

By Dan Flores July 5, 2016

In this story: books, wildlife, endangered species

The Bright Lights of These Little Bugs Are Dimming

How researchers and citizen scientists are tracking firefly populations and supporting conservation efforts

By Jennifer Cole June 15, 2026

In this story: insects, endangered species, conservation, animals, wildlife

The Thylacines Among Us

By Crispin Andrews July 7, 2016

In this story: endangered species, animals

Environmental news ICYMI

All the environmental news you missed in the past two months

By Paul Rauber June 6, 2016

In this story: climate change, politics, drilling, wolves, endangered species

SeaWorld declares that it will end the captive breeding of orcas

Saving Darwin’s Finches

By Emily Mount May 16, 2016

In this story: wildlife, birds, endangered species

Inherit the Dust

By Michaella Sheridan May 16, 2016

In this story: saving wild places, wildlife, endangered species, photography

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