Sharks and Rays Gain Sweeping Protections from Wildlife Trade

A global treaty has extended trade protections to more than 70 shark and ray species whose numbers are in sharp decline.

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Lemurs in Madagascar Face an Unexpected Killer

Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare.

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Another African Charity Tied to Prince Harry Faces Criticism

A charity tied to the British royal confirmed that the government of Chad has cut ties with the group, after allegations of mismanagement.

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‘There Will Always Only Be One Jane Goodall’

Scientists reflect on the life and work of a researcher whose discoveries made them rethink what it means to be human.

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Can the Galápagos Adapt to Airbnb?

The islands that Charles Darwin made famous have become more accessible. Too accessible, say some residents and researchers, who fear nature is imperiled.

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Man Had 14 Toucans Stashed in His Volkswagen Dashboard, U.S. Says

Carlos Abundez, 35, is facing federal smuggling charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made the discovery. The birds, a threatened species, were in stable condition.

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Pangolins Should Receive Endangered Protections, U.S. Officials Say

The armored mammals are trafficked for their scales and meat.

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Valmik Thapar, Tenacious Tiger Conservationist in India, Is Dead

He started studying tigers at a reserve in 1976 and became a leading activist in efforts to save the tiger from poaching and shrinking habitats.

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There’s an Effective Way to Deter Rhino Poachers, a New Study Finds

Poaching rates dropped by more than half in African reserves where veterinarians removed the animals’ horns, which are in high demand in some parts of Asia.

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Genetic Study Retraces Covid’s Origins in Bats

As China and the United States trade charges of a lab leak, researchers contend in a new paper that the Covid pandemic got its start, like a previous one, in the wildlife trade.

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