Two sisters have made a generous decision to preserve their family's century-old land in New York's Finger Lakes region, ensuring that the more than 283 acres will remain protected for generations to ...

If you spend much time watching online videos depicting releases of rescued wildlife, you’ll find that most people are ...

The Mediterranean Sea is home to some of the ocean's largest animals. Among the nine species of cetaceans commonly found along its western shores are the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus, the world's ...

A state bond passed by voters in November 2024 provides money for smarter watershed management. Successes are happening.

Paul Botts, president and executive director of the Wetland Initiative, walks across the ice on Feb. 2, 2026, at Indian Ridge Marsh Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. The wetlands, frozen in the winter ...

The Montezuma Wetlands drape across 1,800 acres of Solano County, California, where the Sacramento River empties into San Francisco Bay. Once drained and diked for farming and grazing, the marsh has ...

Ask most conservationists to talk about their impact, and you’ll hear stories of forests protected, of species saved, or of new technologies making a difference. But if you take a step back from those ...

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to take away federal protections for millions of acres of wetlands in Louisiana and the rest of the country, allowing them to be polluted or developed without ...

Global wetlands have undergone varying degrees of degradation due to intense disturbances from global climatic and environmental changes, and human activities such as overgrazing and drainage. While ...

“This is not an accident. This is not bureaucratic oversight,” says Charles Yates. “These agencies are holding tight to power.” What happens when a family’s landlocked agriculture property is deemed a ...

For the Tulalip Tribes in Washington state, the wetlands nestled in the tribe’s forests and coasts are far from humble swamps and simple ponds. They’re vital for climate resilience and biodiversity — ...