Along with humanitarian and other forms of aid, the U.S. government is one of the world’s biggest funders of nature conservation projects. In 2023 alone, USAID provided $375.4 million to such projects ...

Conservation often presents itself as a technical enterprise: how much land to protect, which species to prioritize, what ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – Every time visitors buy a ticket to visit the Greenville Zoo, they’re not only going to see exotic animals but helping to support their existence. Officials with the ...

USDA is awarding $1.5 billion for 92 Regional Conservation Partnership Program projects across the country, including efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and improve water quality from agricultural ...

In a vote Tuesday, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) approved further exploration of the use of genetic engineering tools to aid in the preservation of animal species and other ...

The colonial rulers routinely forced indigenous peoples and communities out of protected areas. But, says the paper, although ...

SAN DIEGO — We are not the only animals that consider San Diego, and on a much larger scale Earth, our home. The mission with Project Kolika is to be a voice for the voiceless animals that we share ...

Montana’s Great Outdoors Conservation Easement secures 85,911 acres for wildlife and recreation, but faces legal challenges ...

At a meeting of top conservation groups this week, a bioethics question took center stage: Should scientists be allowed to tinker with the genes of wild plants and animals? The tentative consensus so ...