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As the world observes International Cheetah Day on December 4th, the stark reality facing Earth’s fastest land animal comes into sharp focus. With only around 7,100 cheetahs remaining in the wild, this magnificent species has lost 91% of its historic…
The Trump administration renames Colorado's National Renewable Energy Laboratory while Los Angeles fire survivors choose all-electric homes over gas appliances. Plus: New study shows worker heat protections save lives as federal standards loom.
In a quiet backroom of a nature reserve outside Bogotá, a tiny ball of gray fluff represents enormous hope for one of South America’s most magnificent birds. Wayra, a recently hatched Andean condor chick, is the latest success story from…
Brazil’s Congress has delivered a major blow to environmental protections by overriding dozens of presidential vetoes on controversial legislation that critics call the “devastation bill.” In a November 27 joint session, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to overturn 56 of 63 vetoes…
In the tropical dry forests of northern Colombia, an unlikely conservation story is unfolding as former loggers join efforts to save one of the world’s most endangered primates. Luis Enrique Centena, who once spent decades cutting down trees in these…
What started as a quest to find an elusive squirrel species led to an unexpected discovery in one of Peru’s most biodiverse protected areas. In 2018, Brazilian biologist Silvia Pavan ventured into Río Abiseo National Park in Peru’s San Martín…
In the depths of the Amazon rainforest, a diminutive predator tells a larger story about conservation challenges worldwide. The northern tiger cat, weighing less than a typical house cat, requires up to 20 square miles of territory to survive—a space…
A new study exposes troubling gaps in Southeast Asia’s forest carbon offset programs, revealing how climate initiatives designed to protect forests are harming the Indigenous communities who have stewarded these lands for generations. The research, published in WIREs Climate Change,…
Peru's Interoceanic Highway devastates critical Amazon ecosystems while a new Chinese-backed mega-port threatens further destruction. Meanwhile, climate-driven wildfires reach unprecedented elevations in the American West, fundamentally altering snowpack melt patterns and threatening regional water supplies.
Months after a container ship sank off India’s coast, the devastating aftermath continues to unfold. Toxic pollution still contaminates coastal waters, plastic pellets wash ashore daily, and fishing communities face ongoing restrictions that have decimated their livelihoods. As cleanup efforts…