From diving with elusive thresher sharks in the Philippines to learning about local Melanesian culture in Vanuatu, these ...

Launched three decades ago, the Great Backyard Bird Count mobilizes citizen scientists to monitor bird populations and ...

Following disruptive pro-Palestinian protests in spring 2024, the federal government, state lawmakers and college officials have imposed sweeping restrictions on student speech, resulting in a wave of ...

It was a pestilence of biblical proportions. Officials in Spain’s Canary Islands are sounding alarm bells after an epic swarm of locusts descended upon the popular vacation destination, as seen in ...

Even the most remote regions of the globe are not free from plastic pollution. In a study published in Marine Pollution ...

On February 20, 158 captive-bred creatures were released onto the island. The return of these young tortoises, ages 8 to 13, marks the beginning of a historic conservation effort, and they are the ...

Sea turtle nesting season generally runs March 1-Nov. 15, but 4 leatherbacks are off to an early start laying eggs along the ...

Magpie, a dog from Satchel’s Last Resort, is heading to South Padre Island, where her scent-detection training will help conservationists locate and protect endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nests.

Giant tortoises have been reintroduced on Floreana Island in the Galapagos. The tortoises were thought to be extinct on the island since the 1800s, but 20 years ago scientists discovered descendants ...

Over 150 captive-bred, juvenile tortoises have been released in coordination with a landmark ecological restoration project ...

The reintroduction of the tortoise, a keystone "ecosystem engineer," is vital for seed dispersal and habitat regeneration in Galápagos conservation.  Hailed as a historic achievement, the return of ...

Conservationists will release 158 juvenile giant tortoises onto Floreana Island, a part of the Galápagos archipelago, as part of a massive effort to rejuvenate the native species of the island ...