Conservation

After decades of debate, grizzlies will be reintroduced to the North Cascades

Using forests to prop up carbon markets can lead to “perverse effects” on land management, such as cutting out local communities

The birth of a cloned black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann, and her two new sisters, has sparked a new pilot program to preserve the tissues of hundreds of endangered species “just in case”

“A mass bleaching event is, by definition, a mass mortality event,” a leading coral reef expert says

However much outdoor space you have, here’s how to use it for conservation

Researchers used tinned fish to reconstruct parasitic population change, giving new meaning to the phrase “opening a can of worms”

Solar farms seeded with wildflowers can boost pollinator populations

"Assisted migration" could help sustain productive forests in the face of warming habitats

Parts of the southeastern and central U.S. haven’t warmed as much as the rest of the country. Reforestation could be partially responsible for this “warming hole”

One in seven species of deepwater sharks and rays is threatened with extinction because of the liver oil and meat trade and emerging fishing technologies that make it possible to catch deep-sea fishes

A marine heat wave last year undercut efforts to regrow coral reefs off Florida’s coast. Conservationists are worried this year could be problematic, too

Boundaries for preserving fresh water, biodiversity and other planetary resources tighten when they must also protect people