Wildlife

A less icy Arctic will be an economic boon for some, but marine wildlife experts are focused on the increased risks more ships will pose to certain polar species.

• By Erica Cirino

A giraffe eats on May 3rd, 2018, at the Zoom Torino zoo in Cumiana, Italy, near Turin.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Critics are concerned about the weakening of protections for endangered species in a country where wildlife trafficking is rife.

• By Basten Gokkon

A fox walks through a cemetery at dusk on January 10th, 2018, in Bath, England.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Environmental groups are following the movements of fishing vessels and sharks to decrease the unintentional killings of the marine predators by fishnets.

• By Matthew O. Berger

Numerous species are evolving to cope with the dirge of pollutants put into the world by human beings, and it's taking a toll.

• By Brittney Borowiec

The U.S. reducing funding for global conservation efforts would result in serious ramifications for vulnerable species and communities.

• By William H. Funk

Wildlife rehabilitators rescued numerous species after the storm, from common animals like beavers and deer to rarer wildlife like alligator snapping turtles.

• By Mike Gaworecki

The iconic Kruger National Park is an easy target for the poaching of large animals, especially rhinos and elephants. Those fighting the slaughter say that community education and poverty alleviation yield the best results.

• By Justin Catanoso

The Chinese government has said it will rein in the smuggling and illegal sale of ivory, but those enforcement efforts do not appear to have reached the town of Shuidong.

• By Mike Gaworecki

A new study finds that the populations of thousands of vertebrates, many of which have yet to raise concern, are decreasing.

• By John C. Cannon

New research suggests that the mass extinction event that occurred 66 million years ago spurred something of an explosion of new frog species.

• By Mike Gaworecki

And, in turn, the marine ecosystem.

• By Kate Wheeling

The stockpile included parts from 48 species, including 67 tiger skins, 357 rhino horns, and two sacks of pangolin scales.

• By Shreya Dasgupta

Earlier this year, the bison was named our national mammal, but due to a conflict with Western ranchers, the beasts are anything but wild and free.

• By Christopher Ketcham

"I'm really into modifying behavior so that you're drawing invisible boundaries in a language that wildlife understands."

• By Kate Wheeling

A controversial firing at the California Coastal Commission has conservationists closely watching the agency that controls development along the state's shores.

• By Alisa Opar

Why San Francisco, a city known for its innovative thinking and environmental leadership, has been unable to save its official bird.

• By Jimmy Tobias

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A recent study finds a link between deforestation and risk of monkey-transmitted malaria.

• By Jason Bittel

As the bushmeat trade drives the Bioko drill monkey toward extinction, some West Africans are realizing these animals are worth more in the woods than on the plate.

• By Jason Bittel

Ants are killing Christmas Island’s iconic red crabs by the millions. Could tiny wasps save the day?

• By Jason Bittel

As warmer summers melt the Arctic, Pacific walruses have to work a lot harder to reach their seafloor feasts.

• By Jason Bittel

Scientists have discovered an expansive network of tortoise poachers in Asia.

• By Jason Bittel