The Revelator, a news and ideas initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity, provides editorially independent reporting, analysis and stories at the intersection of politics, conservation, art, ...

The North American plants look pretty, but they also causes havoc in places where humans have allowed them to spread.

Agriculture drained this ecosystem. Now, under the specter of future drought, the same systems have started to bring back both water and wildlife. Agriculture drained this ecosystem. Now, under the ...

Ramanujam, you see, is a researcher studying the Indian eagle owl ( Bubo bengalensis ). He’s also a philatelist, the term for ...

Rising sea levels may cause the local extinction of three small, threatened vertebrates in southern Brazil.

New international agreements are a step in the right direction, but the real work to ensure robust and equitable protections is just beginning.

Wood-pellet companies have devastated forests in the Southeast and New England. Now they’re looking to expand. The port of Longview, Washington has served as a bustling hub of commerce for more than a ...

To understand the problem, look to three monkey species, each of whom face the threat in different (and not always successful) ways. To understand the problem, look to three monkey species, each of ...

But at the same time, it doesn’t take much to do tremendous damage to endangered species. Science just proved it: Conservation efforts around the world are working. According to a study published ...