Environment The Trump Administration’s Policies Are Fueling the Extinction Crisis A new U.N. report finds one million species face extinction. The Department of the Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Service are adding to the problem. Jimmy Tobias
Key Takeaways News in Brief How the Trump Administration Is Undermining Nationally Coordinated Conservation Efforts The administration's latest target: research centers known as Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. Leah Dunlevy
Key Takeaways News in Brief A Former Monsanto Executive Could Be the Next U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Aurelia Skipwith is a biologist and lawyer who's been with the Department of the Interior since April of 2017. Emma Sarappo
Environment How Trump’s Proposed Budget Could Harm Wildlife Conservation The U.S. reducing funding for global conservation efforts would result in serious ramifications for vulnerable species and communities. William H. Funk
News in Brief Since We Last Spoke: Fallen Eagles Updates to past Pacific Standard stories. Francie Diep
Environment On Snake Smuggling, Lion Killing, and Fish Crimes The Lacey Act, a 115-year-old law that seeks to protect threatened species, is still going strong. Lauren Kirchner
Environment Plight of the Panther: What Happens When Preserving a Species Makes It Unpopular? Some Floridians have turned on their once-beloved state cat. Kim Tingley