Conservation

The Succulent Karoo is home to desert plant species found nowhere else on the planet—criminal networks have been digging them up by the millions.

This tiny, fuzzy sunflower relative has been hiding in plain sight—it represents the first new genus identified in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years.

Animal-human conflict expert Bethany Brookshire explains why we put cats before rats.

These beloved sea cows were barely recorded in the area before the seas warmed in the late 1700s. Now their habitats are at risk.

The war has brought suffering and devastation—and "war-wilding," a surprising ray of hope.

In Colorado, tap-dancing male tarantulas risk everything for love—including becoming lunch.

The two males have braved a channel full of lion-killing crocs and hippos in Uganda at least seven times.

Researchers hauled bins of fish carcasses through bear country to learn how salmon affects plants and pollinators.

Greater adjutants may look straight out of "The Dark Crystal," but they play an important role in cleaning their environment.

A rare breed once on the brink of extinction is making a comeback on their ancestral lands.

In the Florida Keys, young people are helping to rebuild the world's third largest barrier reef.

Meet Florida’s unofficial mascot: the manatee.

And the people trying to save these endangered species.

Cliffside with Argentina's burrowing parrots, biologist Juan Masello has broken bones, crushed a vein, and nearly drowned.