conservation biology

Researchers collate a list of the 100 most rare and unique avian species facing extinction.

A new report finds that about a quarter of the world’s cartilaginous fish species are at risk of extinction.

As populations of top predators decline in ecosystems the world over, researchers chart the widespread effects.

Tigers Forever, High Moon Over the Amazon, Earth from Space, and Medicine's Michelangelo

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes  

Avian species significantly reduce coffee berry borer beetle infestations in Costa Rica.

Researchers have detected the fungus responsible for white-nose syndrome, which decimates bat populations, in Arkansas.

Military bunkers along the US East Coast may serve as sterile overwintering sites for bat populations threatened by white-nose syndrome.

Synthetic biologists need to work together with conservationists to understand the environmental consequences of this new technology.

Inside the Cold War bunker where wildlife biologists tried to create a safe haven for bats at risk of contracting a deadly fungal disease

Seabirds can serve as indicators of pollution.

In the era of Big Data, research projects that focus on phenomena that unfold across decades have distinct benefits—and some drawbacks.

UCLA ecologist Dan Blumstein tracks a fluctuating population of the alpine rodents in Colorado that has been studied for more than 40 years.

A bird living in the Cambodian capital is named as a new species.

Regular supplies of food for scavenger birds in Spain may not be the most effective conservation strategy, as smaller birds are bullied away.

Environmental issues that resonate on an immediate, emotional level seem to play better on sites like Facebook than do longer-term, but no less serious problems.

Protected areas help to conserve imperiled tropical forests, but many are struggling to sustain their resident species.

Leopold, The Drunken Botanist, Beautiful Whale, and Between Man and Beast

Increasing evidence suggests that loss of Earth’s biological diversity will compromise our planet’s ability to provide the goods and services societies need to prosper.

New amphibian species are being discovered at an exciting rate, yet they are also the vertebrates most at risk of extinction.