endangered species
Everything You Wanted to Know About This Monk Seal With an Eel in Its Nose
“This is the third or fourth case of an eel in the nose that we have observed.”
These scientists are using fake turtle eggs to track poachers in Costa Rica
Scientists are studying poaching in Costa Rica by planting GPS-enabled eggs in sea turtle nests .
Seed Vaults Can’t Save a Third of Critically Endangered Plants
A new study published Friday in Nature Plants showed that 36 percent of critically endangered plants produce recalcitrant seeds, which can’t be preserved.
Our Efforts to Save the Whales May Be ‘Too Little, Too Late’
Both Canada and the US have failed to protect the endangered southern resident killer whale, whose population today is 74.
We Just Discovered This Bird and It's Already Almost Extinct
The blue-throated hillstar is a striking hummingbird. It’s also critically endangered.
Yellowstone’s Grizzly Bears Reinstated as Endangered Species, Judge Rules
A judge has overturned a controversial decision by the Trump administration to remove federal protections from Yellowstone’s iconic grizzly bears.
The Trump administration is prioritizing money over endangered species
In many cases, the changes elevate economic impact and private interests over a species’ need for protection.
Scientists Are Taming Endangered Atlantic Bluefin Tuna for Our Sushi
Scientists at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography have spent 15 years trying to domesticate Atlantic bluefin tuna, one of the ocean’s greatest apex predators.
This endangered turtle is so punk, it breathes through its butt
Punk’s not dead. It’s just endangered.
Oregon Wants to Kill More Federally-Protected Sea Lions to Save Endangered Fish
A case study in the unforeseen consequences of well-meaning attempts at wildlife conservation in the Pacific Northwest, so protective as to be counterproductive.
The World’s Last Male Northern White Rhino Has Died
We take a sobering look at the recent death of the very last male Northern white rhino in the world on 'The VICE Guide to Right Now Podcast.'
Men's Wish to Increase Their Libido Is Driving Sea Turtles to Extinction
Indonesia's multibillion egg poaching industry is hurting six of the remaining seven sea turtle species in the world.