Conservation
Covers efforts to protect endangered species, preserve biodiversity, and restore ecosystems, highlighting conservation programs, strategies, and successes.
Can these chunky ground-dwelling parrots survive on their own?
When is it time to wean a species off intense conservation? The kākāpō is a test case.
Why Sweden’s wolverine conservation success story is unraveling
A world-famous conservation program that helped save Sweden’s endangered wolverines is now struggling as funding stagnates and local trust erodes. Researchers say the decline offers a cautionary lesson: protecting wildlife requires long-term commitment, not just early success.
Even careful scuba divers can damage coral reefs
Hours of diving videos and hundreds of survey responses reveal the common diver mistakes that can cause irreversible reef damage.
Emperor penguins are on the march — toward extinction
Along with Antarctic fur seals, these iconic birds, the largest of all penguins, are now endangered by their continent’s warming.
Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters in an effort to protect caribou, judge says
The Mulchatna caribou herd in Alaska is expected to begin calving soon. The babies are particularly susceptible to being eaten by bears or wolves.
Can India’s last lions be saved?
Decades after nearly going extinct, the world’s only existing population of Asiatic lions is overrunning a small reserve in western India. Now what?
Meet the conservationist helping people live with wild animals
Krithi Karanth, the 2026 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year, is reimagining how wildlife conservation can work.
Thank you, David Attenborough, for 100 incredible years of life on Earth
As a kid I would do his voice, put on my dad’s work shirt and host my own nature documentaries in the backyard.
Can these chunky ground-dwelling parrots survive on their own?
When is it time to wean a species off intense conservation? The kākāpō is a test case.
Why Sweden’s wolverine conservation success story is unraveling
A world-famous conservation program that helped save Sweden’s endangered wolverines is now struggling as funding stagnates and local trust erodes. Researchers say the decline offers a cautionary lesson: protecting wildlife requires long-term commitment, not just early success.
Even careful scuba divers can damage coral reefs
Hours of diving videos and hundreds of survey responses reveal the common diver mistakes that can cause irreversible reef damage.
Emperor penguins are on the march — toward extinction
Along with Antarctic fur seals, these iconic birds, the largest of all penguins, are now endangered by their continent’s warming.
Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters in an effort to protect caribou, judge says
The Mulchatna caribou herd in Alaska is expected to begin calving soon. The babies are particularly susceptible to being eaten by bears or wolves.
Can India’s last lions be saved?
Decades after nearly going extinct, the world’s only existing population of Asiatic lions is overrunning a small reserve in western India. Now what?
Meet the conservationist helping people live with wild animals
Krithi Karanth, the 2026 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year, is reimagining how wildlife conservation can work.
Thank you, David Attenborough, for 100 incredible years of life on Earth
As a kid I would do his voice, put on my dad’s work shirt and host my own nature documentaries in the backyard.
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