Conservation Archives

An African chimpanzee grimaces in a cage at a zoo in Dehiwala near Colombo, Sri Lanka, on March 3rd, 2016, on World Wildlife Day.

Social Justice

Citizen Ape: The Fight for Personhood for Our Closest Relatives

The great ape personhood movement aims to extend legal personhood to apes, a distinction that recognizes these non-human animals as beings with the capacity to hold both rights and duties.

Giovanni Ortolani

Environment

An Illegal Mining ‘Epidemic’ Is Spreading Across the Amazon Rainforest

While illegal mining in the Amazon has been a problem for decades, new data shows levels that are not comparable to any other period of its history.

Kimberley Brown

Environment

The Essential Role of Mountain Lions in Engineering Ecosystems

In a new study, a team of biologists highlight the assortment of animals that profit from the free meals provided by the kills of big cats.

John C. Cannon

Governor-elect Gavin Newson, President Donald Trump, Governor Jerry Brown, Paradise Mayor Jody Jones and Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Brock Long tour an RV park during Trump's visit of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, on November 17th, 2018.

What Will the New Farm Bill Mean for Key Programs Like SNAP?

After a fierce partisan fight, Congress has reached an agreement on SNAP, forestry, and conservation programs.

Emily Moon

Corn and soybeans grow on a farm near Tipton, Iowa.

Lawmakers Have Reached an Initial Agreement on the Farm Bill

Negotiators are one step closer to a bill funding crucial food assistance and agriculture programs.

Emily Moon

Bob Morgan hangs a monument support sign at his house in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on May 11th, 2017, outside Escalante, Utah.

Environment

Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante Faces an Uncertain Future as the Public Comment Period Ends

Under the Bureau of Land Management's plan, close to 700,000 acres of previously protected land would be open to drilling and mining.

Rebecca Worby

Environment

Conservation

An Illegal Mining ‘Epidemic’ Is Spreading Across the Amazon Rainforest

The Essential Role of Mountain Lions in Engineering Ecosystems

What Will the New Farm Bill Mean for Key Programs Like SNAP?

Lawmakers Have Reached an Initial Agreement on the Farm Bill

Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante Faces an Uncertain Future as the Public Comment Period Ends

Could the Reintroduction of Wolves Help Save Japan’s Forests?

Industry Influence at the DOI: Five Takeaways From Our Investigation

Hurricane Michael Was the Most Devastating Disaster Florida’s Farmers Have Seen in Decades

Trump Signs the Water Infrastructure Act