conservation

Splitting Chinook salmon into two groups based on their DNA could aid conservation efforts. But some researchers argue that this would be a misuse of the data.

Chinook make their way up the Klamath River every year, but fewer and fewer arrive in the spring.

Various concerned groups have been petitioning NOAA Fisheries to list spring-run Chinook salmon in Oregon and Northern California for over a decade.

Researchers identified mutations in genes that may be involved in fat regulation, fur growth, and morphology.

Finding a creature in the wild that had been considered long gone brings hope—and quite a bit of uncertainty.

In the book's introduction, author Carol Gigliotti makes the case that intricate behavioral patterns can be just as important to conserve as species’ genomes.

The long-tailed macaque and pig-tailed macaque are now endangered in the wild according to the IUCN Red List, which says exports for monkey research are partially to blame.

The key to averting cataclysmic events, such as pandemics, climate change, and mass extinction of species, lies partly in what’s on our plates.

A new modeling technique aims to help scientists and policymakers detect declines in genetic diversity based on habitat loss.

Threatened and endangered species were among the dead, likely poisoned overnight by a chlorination system used to decontaminate the animals’ tank water.

Meet the team trying to restore mollusk populations with the help of underwater speakers.

Scientists reveal how mountain lions, elk, and other animals are making use of these underground areas in Colorado.

Tourist photos help identify endangered manta rays and highlight the efficacy of recovery efforts at Komodo National Park.

Inbreeding depression won’t bring the 10 remaining vaquitas to extinction.

Assumed to have gone extinct more than 30 years ago, Gasteranthus extinctus has been rediscovered by scientists working in Ecuador.

The biotech industry is chipping away at the obstacles standing between the lab and the dinner plate.

A new study of tree biodiversity estimates that Earth boasts 14 percent more tree species than previous efforts have identified.

The discovery that what was long believed to be one fly species is actually two deepens researchers’ understanding of plant-pollinator relationships in a unique habitat in southern Africa.

In Chapter 7, “Grow,” author Helen Anne Curry relays the story of Indigenous revolutionaries in Mexico who tapped into community-based methods to conserve traditional corn varieties.