What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

Caribou, migrating birds and many other types of wildlife rely on this expanse of wetlands and tundra. Humanity and the climate depend on a healthy Arctic, too.

Mariah Meek, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University • conversation
June 30, 2025 ~11 min

AI helps tell snow leopards apart, improving population counts for these majestic mountain predators

Conservationists have to search rough terrain and thousands of automated photographs to find the elusive cats. Artificial intelligence can help them work more accurately and more efficiently.

Eve Bohnett, Assistant Scholar, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, University of Florida • conversation
June 18, 2025 ~9 min


Trade in a mythical fish is threatening real species of rays that are rare and at risk

They look like devils and hence are called pez diablo in Spanish, but these demonic objects are dried and mutilated versions of living rays known as guitarfish.

Peter Kyne, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University • conversation
June 16, 2025 ~8 min

Why anti-trafficking measures alone won’t save Africa’s pangolins

African pangolin exploitation might be motivated more by local demand for meat than international demand for scales.

Charles Emogor, Schmidt Science Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge • conversation
June 13, 2025 ~6 min

Why can’t we stop feeding monkeys? Experts explain the reasons behind a dangerous habit

Recent research explores what drives this human behaviour.

Tracie McKinney, Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, University of South Wales • conversation
June 12, 2025 ~7 min

A traffic-light system for dogwalkers could protect breeding birds, seal pups and other wildlife

Our proposed system of coloured pawprints would provide consistent countryside guidelines for dog walkers.

Matthew Heard, Professor of Ecology, Head of Environmental Research and Data, The National Trust • conversation
June 11, 2025 ~7 min

Hedgehog poo could hold important secrets about local biodiversity

The spiny mammals are on the decline, but they hold the secrets to biodiversity in their local areas.

Sophie Lund Rasmussen, Research fellow in Ecology and Conservation, University of Oxford • conversation
June 9, 2025 ~6 min

The rise and fall – and rise again – of white-tailed deer

A new archaeological study finds early evidence of white-tailed deer declines in the 17th century, likely driven by the commodification of deerskins under colonial capitalism.

Elic Weitzel, Peter Buck Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Smithsonian Institution • conversation
May 29, 2025 ~8 min


For many island species, the next tropical cyclone may be their last

Species-rich islands are in the crosshairs of stronger storms as the climate crisis escalates.

David Jorge Pereira, PhD Candidate, Conservation Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
May 23, 2025 ~6 min

How redefining just one word could strip the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat

The public has until May 19 to weigh in on a Trump administration plan that would leave many endangered species at much greater risk.

Karrigan Börk, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis • conversation
May 13, 2025 ~9 min

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