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Left: Pod of dolphins swimming together beneath the surface; Right: Boat dashboard with sonar equipment and marine navigation displays.

Navy Training Noise Threatens Marine Mammals Across The Ocean

Whales and dolphins live in a world shaped by sound. They use it to find food, stay together, and move through the ocean. But powerful military sonar can turn that...

Navy Training Noise Threatens Marine Mammals Across The Ocean

Whales and dolphins live in a world shaped by sound. They use it to find food, stay together, and move through the ocean. But powerful military sonar can turn that...

Left: Whale breaking the surface of the ocean beneath circling seabirds; Right: Sea turtle gliding underwater near the sandy bottom.

Gulf Drilling Exemption Leaves Endangered Marine Life Exposed

A rare whale found only in the Gulf. Sea turtles already facing pressure. Corals, fish, rays, birds, and coastal ecosystems caught in the path of offshore drilling.

Gulf Drilling Exemption Leaves Endangered Marine Life Exposed

A rare whale found only in the Gulf. Sea turtles already facing pressure. Corals, fish, rays, birds, and coastal ecosystems caught in the path of offshore drilling.

Split image showing a dog behind kennel bars on one side and two kittens behind cage bars on the other, both in shelter environments.

Not Every Shelter Pet Sent To Rescue Is Traceable After Transfer

Public shelters send animals to private rescues to save their lives. But without strong oversight, those pets can disappear from public records. 

Not Every Shelter Pet Sent To Rescue Is Traceable After Transfer

Public shelters send animals to private rescues to save their lives. But without strong oversight, those pets can disappear from public records. 

Split image of a sea turtle swimming over coral reef and discarded fishing net trapping marine life on the ocean floor.

Pacific Heat Waves Put Loggerheads In Gillnet Danger

Endangered loggerhead sea turtles cross the Pacific from Japan and can appear off Southern California during warm-water events. NOAA has closed key waters to large-mesh drift gillnets for summer 2026,...

Pacific Heat Waves Put Loggerheads In Gillnet Danger

Endangered loggerhead sea turtles cross the Pacific from Japan and can appear off Southern California during warm-water events. NOAA has closed key waters to large-mesh drift gillnets for summer 2026,...

Split image showing a mallard duck standing in shallow lake water beside kayakers paddling along a rocky Lake Tahoe shore.

Toxic Glyphosate Is Being Sprayed Near Tahoe Wildlife Habitat

The U.S. Forest Service approved a restoration plan that could allow glyphosate and other herbicides in the Lake Tahoe Basin after the Caldor Fire. Residents and conservation advocates are demanding...

Toxic Glyphosate Is Being Sprayed Near Tahoe Wildlife Habitat

The U.S. Forest Service approved a restoration plan that could allow glyphosate and other herbicides in the Lake Tahoe Basin after the Caldor Fire. Residents and conservation advocates are demanding...

Split image of a close-up wet fur seal beside a large group of fur seals crowded on a rocky beach.

Industrial Trawlers Threaten Nursing Fur Seal Mothers

Northern fur seal pups wait on St. Paul Island while their mothers search the Bering Sea for pollock. Conservationists say industrial trawlers are competing with nursing mothers in critical feeding...

Industrial Trawlers Threaten Nursing Fur Seal Mothers

Northern fur seal pups wait on St. Paul Island while their mothers search the Bering Sea for pollock. Conservationists say industrial trawlers are competing with nursing mothers in critical feeding...