Conservation

A report from Guatemala

Originally published in July 1857

Scientists across the globe have been cut off from sites and experimental resources—or stranded abroad

In Key Largo, Fla., conservationists and feline lovers figure out how to get along 

The diets of coyotes vary widely, depending on whether they live in rural, suburban or urban environments—but pretty much anything is fair game.

Changes in species abundance can throw food chains out of whack and put livelihoods at risk

Christian Walzer, executive director of global health at the Wildlife Conservation Society, talks about how the wildlife trade, especially for human consumption, can lead to disease outbreaks.

Ocean plastic gets covered with algae and other marine organisms, making it smell delicious to sea turtles—with potentially deadly results.

A sustainable science project from Science Buddies

As the region warms, ignorance about creatures ranging from plankton to whales leaves them vulnerable to human activities

Measuring zoo animals’ heart and breathing rates from a distance keeps them—and humans—safe

Studies on very old vegetation in the Amazon basin show active management hundreds of years ago on species such as Brazil nut and cocoa trees.