Conservation

The lesson from the pandemic is not to retreat from the natural world but to become a better steward

Creatures from albatross to loggerhead turtles will use different habitats, depending on their sex—a factor that is often not accounted for in conservation plans

Destroying habitats makes viruses and other pathogens more likely to infect humans

A new model suggests a way to save half of tropical species 

The public can’t visit for now. But staff still have to care for, and interact with, the animals without infecting them with the coronavirus

Exposed to mildly warmer waters, some corals turn neon instead of bleaching white. The dramatic colors may help coax symbiotic algae back. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

New research reveals clear guidance for reducing human-wildlife conflict and restoring wolf populations

The coronavirus has created a survival crisis for rural communities and, consequently, for wildlife

The pandemic lockdowns are providing a window into how a wariness of humans uniquely shapes other species’ behavior

Spring was always the annual end point for my work studying owls in Russia. This year the coronavirus ensured that the expedition would leave me behind

The viruses they carry spill over into humans mostly when we encroach on their territory or drag them into ours—and bats do great good as well

They don’t stand on one leg around just anybody but often prefer certain members of the flock.