Conservation (Page 14)

Protecting natural resources—from sea to sky—is about much more than planting a few trees.

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Fish sounds tell us about underwater reefs—but we need better tech to really listen

By Charlotte Hu

Wildlife officials are taking radical steps to save Florida’s starving manatees

Wildlife officials are taking radical steps to save Florida’s starving manatees

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a ‘raft of life’ for animals in the open ocean

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a ‘raft of life’ for animals in the open ocean

By Kate Baggaley

Dead puffer fish on Sri Lanka beach

Plastic nurdles are killing Sri Lanka’s sea creatures

By Ashley Stimpson/Field & Stream

Periwinkles in a saucepan next to a small plate of bread and a glass of cider from an invasives-species menu at Juniper Bar and Restaurant in Burlington, Vermont

Welcome to invasivorism, the boldest solution to ethical eating yet

By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

a disposable face mask in a pile of wet fall leaves

Humans created an extra 8 million tons of plastic waste during the pandemic

By Kate Baggaley

ancient penis worm

Ancient penis worms used protection on the seabed

By Margo Milanowski

Freshwater mangrove forest off the Yucatan in Mexico and Guatemala

This secret mangrove forest is unlike any other in the world

By Sula E Vanderplank/The Conversation

rendering of human shaping of amazon rainforest

This wild grassland in the Amazon isn’t as untouched as it seems

By Philip Kiefer

How to survive a tsunami

How to survive a tsunami

By Kate Baggaley

Why a record number of container ships are backed up off the coast of California

Why a record number of container ships are backed up off the coast of California

point reyes national seashore lighthouse

Why Point Reyes’ new land management plan is so controversial

By Philip Kiefer

Rendering of mammoth in forest.

This CRISPR startup thinks that mammoths can save the Arctic. Is it right?

By Charlotte Hu

African rainforests are stronger carbon sinks than the Amazon

African rainforests are stronger carbon sinks than the Amazon

By Angely Mercado

archaeologist-cleans-with-brush

How Scotland forged a rare alliance between amateur treasure hunters and archaeologists

By Andrew Curry

A photograph is being taken with an iPhone.

Your Flickr photos could help scientists keep tabs on wildlife

By Charlotte Hu

Argo float in the ocean.

These free-floating robots can monitor the health of our oceans

By Charlotte Hu

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature

coral reefs of Moorea as seen from height

Why Some Coral Reefs Might Survive Climate Change

By James Vlahos

Saving the Seas: Smarter Hooks and Nets

Saving the Seas: Smarter Hooks and Nets

Inside Five Deeps’ record-setting quest to reach the bottom of each ocean

Inside Five Deeps’ record-setting quest to reach the bottom of each ocean

San Nicolas Island fox

When killing off a species is the best solution

By Grennan Milliken

Moray eels enjoy surf ‘n turf with a surprise second set of jaws

Moray eels enjoy surf ‘n turf with a surprise second set of jaws

A breaching Sowerby's beaked whale.

Carcasses are the best clues we have for these mysterious whales

What makes a sunscreen ‘reef-safe’?

What makes a sunscreen ‘reef-safe’?

By Angely Mercado

The world now has a fifth ocean

The world now has a fifth ocean

Turning the lights off for a few nights each year could save millions of birds

Turning the lights off for a few nights each year could save millions of birds

By Angely Mercado

Coral reefs are dying, but it’s not too late to save them

By Philip Kiefer

Fish Pee May Be Helping Coral Reefs More Than We Think

Fish Pee May Be Helping Coral Reefs More Than We Think

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

OceanOne and a human diver working together under water

Humanoid Robot Can Dive Deep Underwater, Exploring Reefs And Shipwrecks

By Mary Beth Griggs

A new mapping method could help humans and wildlife coexist

By Philip Kiefer

Male bighorn sheep

Roadkill hurts a lot more than just animals. A new bill aims to ease the pain.

By Ben Long/ Outdoor Life

Two men throw a net from a boat in the Colombian mangroves.

‘Blue carbon’ is a win-win for endangered coastal ecosystems and carbon sequestration

Vast Underwater Survey Identifies Five Keys to Conserving Ocean Life

Over Half Of All Amazonian Tree Species Are In Danger

By Grennan Milliken

To save monarch butterflies, we need more milkweed

To save monarch butterflies, we need more milkweed

By Philip Kiefer

Two divers collect coral samples from reef.

How divers found 4 new coral species, hidden in plain sight

Scientists Rank World’s Most ‘Evolutionarily Distinct’ Birds

tagged green turtle

We may finally know where young turtles spend their ‘lost years’

By Philip Kiefer

Baby mantis shrimp punch their prey with superior strength

Baby mantis shrimp punch their prey with superior strength

By Ellie Shechet

$Nautilus shell fractal$

The nautilus’s impressive memory has survived five mass extinctions

By Eleanor Cummins

monument valley with person on horse in foreground cars in background

Humans haven’t always wrecked the environment

By Philip Kiefer

Corroded munitions with sea life grown over.

The ocean is a giant dump for chemical weapons. Can we clean it up before it’s too late?

By María Paula Rubiano A.

Elk bull, calf, and cow with radio tags against the West Virginia mountains

West Virginia’s native elk have finally come home

By Larry Case/ Outdoor Life

Close up view of a "giant larvacean" (blue tadpole-like animal) and its "inner house."

These animals build palaces out of their own snot

Mysterious double ‘whirlpools’ are popping up in the ocean

Mysterious double ‘whirlpools’ are popping up in the ocean

By Kate Baggaley

If Snow And Rain Come From The Ocean, Why Aren’t They Salty?

If Snow And Rain Come From The Ocean, Why Aren’t They Salty?

By Sophie Bushwick

sea lion chasing a school of fish

Protecting 30 percent of the oceans would benefit the entire planet

A rafter and his black Lab on the New River in West Virginia.

The story behind our new national park and its unique legacy

By Natalie Krebs/ Outdoor Life

three black-footed ferrets

The fight to save America’s most endangered mammal

Conservation and ecology research tackles global issues without global input

By Ellie Shechet

wisconsin wolf hunt

Wisconsin hunters have already killed more gray wolves than allowed

By Alan Clemons/ Outdoor Life

What underwater sounds can tell us about the state of coral reefs

By Ellie Shechet

The Conway Summit Area of Critical Environmental Concern is managed by the BLM California’s Bishop Field Office.

Biden sets an ambitious goal to protect 30 percent of US lands and waters

By Christine Peterson/ Outdoor Life

The spiney water flea is invading the Upper Midwest.

A spiky flea could ruin Midwestern ecosystems and kill native fish

By Abi Cole/ Outdoor Life

plastic bottles bound together

Microplastics are everywhere. Here’s what that means for our health.

sharks in the ocean

Sharks and rays are far less abundant in the world’s oceans than 50 years ago

By Kate Baggaley

Masha Krasnova-Shavaeva illustration

These jellyfish seem to cheat death. What’s their secret?

By Sara Kiley Watson

The Trump border wall made of concrete and steel on the edge of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona

How the Trump border wall sapped a desert oasis dry

By Lucy Sherriff

Red crab on water.

Why everything eventually becomes a crab

By Sara Kiley Watson

The White House covered in snow

The Trump administration’s environmental legacy can be undone. Here’s how.

By Purbita Saha

Borneo’s Gunung Palung National Park

The fight to stop the next pandemic starts in the jungles of Borneo

A pod of fish with red backs and green fins splashing in shallow running water.

North America’s biggest salmon run may no longer be in danger

By Alex Robinson / Outdoor Life

Researchers found signs of human pollution in animals living six miles beneath the sea

By Kate Baggaley