conservation

Leaked document says U.S. is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached

By Hallie Golden, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

In a strong sign that the U.S. will consider breaching four controversial dams on the Snake River, a leaked document says the government is prepared to help build clean energy projects to replace the power generated by the dams.

‘Adopt an axolotl’ campaign in Mexico aims to help save critically endangered species

By Daniel Shailer, Associated Press

Ecologists from Mexico's National Autonomous university on Friday relaunched a fundraising campaign to bolster conservation efforts for axolotls, an iconic, endangered fish-like type of salamander.

For insects that glow, artificial light is killing the vibe

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

Recent research shows how artificial light can disrupt courtship among glow-worms and fireflies that rely on bioluminescence to find mates.

Biden to showcase work on climate change, veterans on trip in western U.S.

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

The Democrat is seeking to draw an implicit contrast between his administration’s accomplishments and former President Donald Trump’s legal troubles. Biden leaves on Monday for a three-night trip to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.

A Yellowstone visitor picked up a baby bison. It was put to death after its herd rejected it

By Associated Press

Park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the calf with the herd but were unsuccessful. It's the latest example of Yellowstone visitors getting in trouble or hurt after approaching bison.

Analysis: We shed our DNA everywhere we go. Here’s why that raises privacy concerns

By Jenny Whilde, Jessica Alice Farrell, The Conversation

Environmental DNA provides a wealth of information for conservationists, archaeologists and forensic scientists. But the unintentional pickup of human genetic information raises ethical questions.

Analysis: Why protecting very large swaths of land matters for wildlife conservation

By David Jachowski, The Conversation

Conserving grassland wildlife in the U.S. Great Plains and elsewhere will require public and private organizations to work together to create new, larger protected areas where they can roam.

As India’s tiger count grows, Indigenous groups protest evictions from ancestral lands

By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sunday to much applause that the country’s tiger population has steadily grown to over 3,000 since its flagship conservation program began 50 years ago. But multiple Indigenous groups say they are being driven out of…

U.S. poised to toughen ban on lucrative shark fin trade

By Joshua Goodman, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

The U.S. is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move conservationists hope will help protect millions of sharks that are butchered every year to satisfy demand in China and other parts of Asia.

These 700 new species are facing extinction

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

This year, the International Union for Conservation of Nature is sounding the alarm about the dugong — a large and docile marine mammal that lives from the eastern coast of Africa to the western Pacific Ocean.