Conservation

Indigenous peoples have been conserving ecosystems for millennia. Now the developed world wants to evict them

A string of hives between posts can fend off the pachyderms better than other deterrents, research shows

An environmental non-profit hopes to support development of wind power while protecting whales and fish

An ambitious and popular project to connect the dangerously inbred Santa Monica mountain lions to a larger population is about to break ground

In Science Book Talk, a new four-part podcast miniseries, host Deboki Chakravarti acts as literary guide to two science books that share a beautiful and sometimes deeply resonant entanglement.

In this week’s show: Underland, by Robert MacFarlane, and Islands of Abandonment, by Cal Flyn. 

A pilot program reveals that deforestation declined when Peruvian Indigenous communities use an early-alert-system app to detect forest loss

To return native trees to the landscape, researchers must make them hardy enough for a hotter, drier climate

Here is our next installment of a new pop-up podcast miniseries that takes your ears into the deep sound of nature. Host Jacob Job, an ecologist and audiophile, brings you inches away from a multitude of creatures, great and small, amid the sonic grandeur of nature. You may not be easily able to access these places amid the pandemic, but after you take this acoustic journey, you will be longing to get back outside.

Strap on some headphones, find a quiet place and prepare to experience a the alien sounds of the yearly elk rut inside of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Catch additional episodes in the series here.

In the Brazilian Amazon, as in many parts of the world, those who live on the land are best positioned to protect its biodiversity

Most white tigers come from inbreeding, which harms the animals—but generates big profits for some owners

Added up, the natural areas in the five boroughs equal more than a dozen Central Parks

In Hawaii, imported birds have taken on some of the roles once performed by those that have gone extinct—but there’s a catch