Conservation
Covers efforts to protect endangered species, preserve biodiversity, and restore ecosystems, highlighting conservation programs, strategies, and successes.
‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
The world’s oceans absorbed colossal amounts of heat in 2025, setting yet another new record and fuelling more extreme weather, scientists have reported. More than 90% of the heat trapped by humanity’s carbon pollution is taken up by the oceans.
The mission to keep the borderlands wild
In the rugged terrain where Mexico and the United States meet, a border wall is just the latest obstacle fragmenting habitats and disrupting migration paths. Here’s how a cadre of conservationists is trying to get animals moving.
From gibbons to a ‘psychedelic’ tarantula, the most-endangered species
A bright ginger gibbon, a “psychedelic” tarantula and a falcon prized by Saudi princes are among the animals and plants that a conservation organisation says most need help in 2026.
Why Craig the elephant’s death is a victory for conservationists
The Kenyan ‘super tusker’ carried nearly 100kg of ivory. The fact that he lived to 54 and died of natural causes is a landmark in the fight against poaching
Coral reefs could feed millions if we let them rebuild
The world is now home to about 8.3 billion people, and millions still do not have enough nutritious food. As concerns about food security grow, scientists are looking beyond land for solutions. New research suggests the ocean could play a much larger role than previously thought.
The conservation ledger: What we lost and what we gained in 2025
2025 was a year shaped by both loss and persistence, marked by species formally declared extinct, hundreds of organisms newly described, and uneven conservation outcomes across forests, reefs, and the open ocean.
Saving South Africa's threatened albatross from lethal fishing lines
A task force is trying to save seabirds from getting caught and killed in fishing boat nets.
Road to recovery: Five stories of species staging a comeback
Amid accelerating biodiversity loss and shrinking ecological spaces, it’s easy to lose hope. But every year, there are stories of optimism: of species that are making a comeback after being nearly wiped out.
‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
The world’s oceans absorbed colossal amounts of heat in 2025, setting yet another new record and fuelling more extreme weather, scientists have reported. More than 90% of the heat trapped by humanity’s carbon pollution is taken up by the oceans.
The mission to keep the borderlands wild
In the rugged terrain where Mexico and the United States meet, a border wall is just the latest obstacle fragmenting habitats and disrupting migration paths. Here’s how a cadre of conservationists is trying to get animals moving.
From gibbons to a ‘psychedelic’ tarantula, the most-endangered species
A bright ginger gibbon, a “psychedelic” tarantula and a falcon prized by Saudi princes are among the animals and plants that a conservation organisation says most need help in 2026.
Why Craig the elephant’s death is a victory for conservationists
The Kenyan ‘super tusker’ carried nearly 100kg of ivory. The fact that he lived to 54 and died of natural causes is a landmark in the fight against poaching
Coral reefs could feed millions if we let them rebuild
The world is now home to about 8.3 billion people, and millions still do not have enough nutritious food. As concerns about food security grow, scientists are looking beyond land for solutions. New research suggests the ocean could play a much larger role than previously thought.
The conservation ledger: What we lost and what we gained in 2025
2025 was a year shaped by both loss and persistence, marked by species formally declared extinct, hundreds of organisms newly described, and uneven conservation outcomes across forests, reefs, and the open ocean.
Saving South Africa's threatened albatross from lethal fishing lines
A task force is trying to save seabirds from getting caught and killed in fishing boat nets.
Road to recovery: Five stories of species staging a comeback
Amid accelerating biodiversity loss and shrinking ecological spaces, it’s easy to lose hope. But every year, there are stories of optimism: of species that are making a comeback after being nearly wiped out.
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