Conserving Habitat

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 showing bighorn sheep in a mountain landscape on the left and a silhouette of a hunter aiming a shotgun on a ridge at sunset, with glowing orange clouds filling the sky on the right.

Hunting Restrictions Are Being Lifted Across Public Lands

Federal officials are loosening hunting restrictions across national parks, wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas. Some changes could affect trails, habitat, and fragile public lands.

Hunting Restrictions Are Being Lifted Across Public Lands

Federal officials are loosening hunting restrictions across national parks, wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas. Some changes could affect trails, habitat, and fragile public lands.

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.