Conservation spans every corner of the globe. From rainforests to rooftops, and from National Parks to farmlands and city centers — each habitat presents new challenges for biodiversity recovery and new opportunities for innovation.
African Savannas
Preserving biodiversity across Africa involves the building of coalitions between scientists, park rangers, and the communities that surround these wildlife hotspots.
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Pangolin Protectors
In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, a team of wildlife heroes is raising local awareness of pangolins and the threats from illegal wildlife trade.
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Guano Gold
Economic growth and wildlife conservation often run in conflict, but Mozambican scientist Cesária Huo hopes to support a new sustainable model for harvesting a potent natural resource: bat guano.
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Coffee for Water
Restoring wildlife after a decades-long civil war depends on repairing Mount Gorongosa’s rainforest, a sponge-like water catchment that soaks up rainwater during the rainy season.
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Rainforests of South and Central America
As the sprawl of highways, cities, and farmland continues across South and Central America, scientists and advocates rally behind tried-and-true methods for preserving wildlife in this global biodiversity hotspot.
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Rebuilding a Forest
In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, Mauricio Ruiz has turned his love for nature into action by working with the community to reforest a critical stretch of the nation’s most endangered forest.
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One Golden Chance
The golden lion tamarin stands as a beacon of hope and survival in the face of extinction after an outbreak of yellow fever led to a loss of nearly a third of their wild population.
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Road Warriors
Fernanda Abra leads a crucial conservation initiative along the roadways of Brazil, where vehicles annually kill about 475 million vertebrates — more than double the country’s human population.
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The Frog Ark
Many of the world’s most beloved frogs and amphibians are headed for extinction, but inside “The Ark” in Panama, some of those threatened species are given a fighting chance.
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Jaguar Passage
Jaguar populations are falling worldwide, but the big cats are thriving in Belize, where one-third of the Central American country is protected habitat—but even this paradise isn’t perfect.
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Does Nature Have Rights?
Ecuador is the first country in the world to enshrine the “rights of nature” in its constitution — now this revolutionary concept is being put to the test.
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America’s Great Plains
Prairies and grasslands across North America are home to an impressive display of wildlife, many of which have faced decades or centuries of turmoil in the face of overhunting, disease, and habitat destruction.
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Thunder & Fire
60 million American bison once thundered across the prairies of North America. Now, tribes and conservationists are joining forces to bring the species back from the brink.
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America’s BFF
Black-footed ferrets, North America’s only native ferret, still depend on humans for survival. That’s why a dedicated team has engineered new and innovative tools to help them make it in the wild.
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Unleaded
Golden eagles are one of the largest raptors in North America, but they are threatened by an unlikely poison: lead.
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Coastal North America
From the seagrass meadows of California to the oyster beds of New York, communities are working to restore North America’s vital coastal ecosystems. These boundaries between land and sea are not only rich with biodiversity — they are essential sites of nutrient exchange and key allies in the fight against coastal erosion and sea level rise.
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Significant Otters
Sea otters are back, and their return is a breath of fresh air for the waters of Monterey Bay. Re-planted seagrass and help from a healthy population of crab-eating otters have transformed and stabilized an entire marine ecosystem.
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The Big Oyster
Centuries of pollution despoiled New York Harbor, turning it into a virtual dead zone. But now, the most ambitious restoration project in any city on Earth aims to bring it back to life.
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Return of the Manatees
The fearless cougar P-22 gained fame for making its home in the midst of Los Angeles, eventually inspiring an effort to build the world’s largest wildlife crossing and spark a national campaign to support crossings and corridors everywhere.
India’s Forests and Wetlands
India’s forests are filled with iconic, awe-inspiring species — like asian elephants, bengal tigers, and the ungainly adjutant stork. But when these animals share habitat with a growing population and conflicts arise between humans and animals, it takes a groundswell of grassroots conservation and community partnerships to stem the tide.
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Stork Sisters
In Assam, India, the greater adjutant stork, or “hargila,” was once persecuted as an ill omen and was nearly driven locally extinct. But thanks to biologist Purnima Barman, more than 10,000 local women now protect nests and spread awareness of these incredible birds.
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A.I. of the Tiger
In Madhya Pradesh, renowned as India’s “tiger state,” a team installs AI-integrated camera traps to reduce conflict and safeguard lives in a vital wildlife corridor home to 2 million people – and 300 wild tigers.
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Way of the Elephants
When conflicts with human residents along elephant corridors caught the attention of the Wildlife Trust of India, the solution became a massive undertaking: relocate an entire village.
Cities and Urban Centers
From New York City to Hollywood to Rio de Janeiro, conservation efforts grounded in some of the world’s largest cities are united by overwhelming challenges to wild species — and often ingenious solutions from scientists, engineers, and advocates who want to bring these species home.
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Building for Birds
In the US alone, an estimated one billion birds die each year when they collide with windows. Now, two organizations help pave the way to a bird-friendly future.
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Rewilding Rio
In the middle of Rio de Janeiro sits the world’s largest urban rainforest: Tijuca National park. To combat a century of deforestation and hunting, a team of researchers are repairing the forest’s forgotten web of life, one species at a time.
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Cougar Crossing
The fearless cougar P-22 gained fame for making its home in the midst of Los Angeles, eventually inspiring an effort to build the world’s largest wildlife crossing and spark a national campaign to support crossings and corridors everywhere.