Giant pandas are seen at Ya'an base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's ...

For JETOUR, travel means more than discovering new places, it also means respecting and protecting the natural world. As its ...

As evidence of a largely human-driven crisis of biodiversity loss grows, it may seem as though sustainable development cannot include wildlife conservation. But the work of the Convention on ...

BINGHAMTON, New York — A soaring bald eagle is spellbinding. A growling grizzly is awe-inspiring. A swimming hellbender? You might not be able to picture that one. On a recent hot summer day, ...

Ecotourism and western-style conservation projects are harming wildlife, damaging the environment, and displacing and criminalising local people, according to a controversial new book. The pristine ...

Tax incentives for preserving land are gaining support on the state and in the farm bill despite IRS scrutiny. Conservation easements allow landowners to preserve their property — often ranch or ...

What is conservation biology? Conservation biology is a multidisciplinary science that has developed to address the loss of biological diversity. Conservation biology, said to be a "mission-oriented ...

In "What is Conservation Biology?" Michael Soulé discusses several "normative postulates" of conservation biology, including that "biotic diversity has intrinsic value" (Soulé 1985). The idea that ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study from Madagascar provides the first complete mitochondrial genomes for two endemic tuft-tailed rats, offering a clearer baseline for ...

As one of the top ocean predators, sharks play an important role in the food web and help ensure balance in the ocean’s ecosystem. With increased demand and exploitation rates for some shark species ...

Healthy habitat—like wetlands, rivers, and coral reefs—provides important areas for fish to eat and reproduce. But habitat has been destroyed by coastal development, pollution, extreme weather, and ...