Conserving Habitat

Close-up of a naked mole-rat resting against another mole-rat in a burrow-like enclosure.

Police Officer Runs Into Wildfire Smoke And Spots A Tiny Life Fighting To Escape

Uplifting wildfire rescue in Colombia sees a tiny soot-covered survivor saved and released into safer habitat.

Police Officer Runs Into Wildfire Smoke And Spots A Tiny Life Fighting To Escape

Uplifting wildfire rescue in Colombia sees a tiny soot-covered survivor saved and released into safer habitat.

Humpback whale breaching vertically from the ocean, water splashing around its body.

Young Humpback Whale Dies After A Devastating Strike Leaves Him Stranded On The Sand

The death of juvenile humpback whale Oil Change reveals vessel strike risks and urges stronger protections for coastal whales.

Young Humpback Whale Dies After A Devastating Strike Leaves Him Stranded On The Sand

The death of juvenile humpback whale Oil Change reveals vessel strike risks and urges stronger protections for coastal whales.

Close-up of a manatee’s face just below the water’s surface, with its broad snout and whiskers visible.

Melby The Manatee Escapes A Deadly Trap And Fights His Way Back To Freedom

Melby’s successful manatee rescue highlights coordinated care and urgent need to protect warm-water habitat for Florida manatees.

Melby The Manatee Escapes A Deadly Trap And Fights His Way Back To Freedom

Melby’s successful manatee rescue highlights coordinated care and urgent need to protect warm-water habitat for Florida manatees.

A young seal pup, with its feet curled under its body, sitting on a beach.

Seal Pup Escapes A Slow Death After Fishing Net Tightens Around His Neck

Hopeful rescue of a seal pup entangled in ghost gear highlights risks of discarded fishing nets and marine rubbish.

Seal Pup Escapes A Slow Death After Fishing Net Tightens Around His Neck

Hopeful rescue of a seal pup entangled in ghost gear highlights risks of discarded fishing nets and marine rubbish.

Beekeeper wearing a veil and gloves examines a hive box glowing in warm evening light.

USDA Move Threatens Critical Bee Research After Massive Colony Losses

After widespread honeybee deaths, one federal lab helped identify a likely cause and gave beekeepers answers they needed. Now that same research center could be shut down.

USDA Move Threatens Critical Bee Research After Massive Colony Losses

After widespread honeybee deaths, one federal lab helped identify a likely cause and gave beekeepers answers they needed. Now that same research center could be shut down.

Turtle Scarred By Plastic Rings Keeps Defying The Odds Three Decades Later

Turtle Scarred By Plastic Rings Keeps Defying The Odds Three Decades Later

Peanut the red-eared slider shows how a turtle cut free from six-pack rings inspires better litter disposal.

Turtle Scarred By Plastic Rings Keeps Defying The Odds Three Decades Later

Peanut the red-eared slider shows how a turtle cut free from six-pack rings inspires better litter disposal.