endangered species

What’s being done to restore wetlands?What’s being done to restore wetlands?

What’s being done to restore wetlands?

Photo: As part of wetland restoration in New Jersey, teams intentionally added sediment. These additions to a degraded coastal marsh…

5 years ago
All about the humble water shrewAll about the humble water shrew

All about the humble water shrew

Photo: Water shrew Erni Shutterstock The water shrew is well adapted to an aquatic lifestyle: they have a dark brown…

5 years ago
This Remote Hawaiian Island Just VanishedThis Remote Hawaiian Island Just Vanished

This Remote Hawaiian Island Just Vanished

Photo: Before, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Scientists are concerned about what will happen to the hundreds of endangered species…

6 years ago
Frogs Are Disappearing. What Does That Mean?Frogs Are Disappearing. What Does That Mean?

Frogs Are Disappearing. What Does That Mean?

Banded bullfrogs, native to Southeast Asia (and not yet endangered), on their thrones of chanterelle, lobster and shiitake mushrooms. Photograph…

6 years ago
Scientists Listen to Fish to Figure Out How to Save ThemScientists Listen to Fish to Figure Out How to Save Them

Scientists Listen to Fish to Figure Out How to Save Them

New acoustic techniques that measure fish populations could potentially be used to help endangered species like the totoaba — and…

8 years ago