Jun 17 Senate approves $2.8 billion plan to boost conservation, parks By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would double spending on a popular conservation program and devote nearly $2 billion a year to improve and maintain national parks. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 6:36 Jane Goodall on animal-human interconnectedness amid the pandemic By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport We mark this 50th anniversary of Earth Day with Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most renowned scientists and environmentalists. A new National Geographic documentary explores her life and work, teaching generations how interconnected we are with the natural world. Continue watching
Mar 05 Senators reach $2 billion deal to boost national park conservation By Matthew Daly, Associated Press If approved by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, it would provide for spending more than $2 billion per year on conservation and outdoor recreation projects and park maintenance across the country. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 3:09 How this naturalist helps people fall more in love with the world John Bates is a naturalist who sees his professional purpose as enabling people to develop environmental literacy. Since 2003, Bates has been particularly interested in old-growth forests, made up of trees that are hundreds of years old at minimum. Bates… Continue watching
Feb 28 Red pandas may be two different species, raising conservation questions By Adam Moolna, The Conversation Should scientists keep both red panda species genetically separate and "pure," even if that risks extinction?… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 5:21 How Trump plans to change the Endangered Species Act The Trump administration has announced major changes to the Endangered Species Act, the landmark law signed by President Richard Nixon that's credited with saving iconic species like the bald eagle and the grizzly bear. William Brangham talks to Lisa Friedman… Continue watching
Jul 09 Butterflies are disappearing in Ohio. Here’s what that means for insects everywhere By Vicky Stein Butterflies also act as big, flashy beautiful warning signs for environmental change. Continue reading
Jun 05 Trump administration plans major expansion of hunting, fishing in wildlife refuges By John Seewer, Associated Press The plan affects 1.4 million acres on federal public lands, including 74 national wildlife refuges, U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 5:53 The brutal ‘industrial enterprise’ of black-market tiger trafficking It’s estimated that there are fewer than 4,000 tigers remaining in the wild today, compared to roughly 100,000 in the early 1900s. More tigers now live in captivity than in the wild, and many of those live in so-called “tiger… Continue watching
May 10 Koalas may be ‘functionally extinct’ — but what does that mean? By Christine Adams-Hosking, The Conversation Koalas are facing serious threats in the wild. Continue reading