Reports from conservation teams on the front lines. Not press releases — real field reports.
Our correspondent joined the Mexican Navy on their final patrol of the Gulf of California. What they found was both devastating and unexpectedly hopeful — if just barely.
By Maria Elena Santos, Field Correspondent
This year's calving season produced zero viable calves for the North Atlantic right whale population. We speak with researchers struggling to find hope in the face of mounting losses.
By James Okonkwo, Marine Correspondent
For the first time in three years, a camera trap in the mountains of central Vietnam has captured images of what may be a saola. But confirmation comes with caveats that temper any celebration.
By Dr. Nguyen Thi Hao, Conservation Biologist
The annual winter leopard count in the Russian Far East is complete. The results: 84 individuals, unchanged from last year. Stability, but stability at the edge of oblivion.
By Sergei Volkov, Land Rover Expeditions Team
Ujung Kulon National Park remains the last refuge for the Javan rhino. We spent a week with the rangers who protect them — and the scientists who fear one natural disaster could end everything.
By Ahmad Hidayat, Wildlife Correspondent
Conservationists had hoped 2026 would be a boom year for kakapo breeding. Instead, disease and infertility have dealt a devastating blow to the recovery program. But the fight isn't over.
By Dr. Margaret Chen, Department of Conservation
A retrospective on 2025's closest calls: the species that came within a handful of individuals of vanishing forever, and the efforts that pulled them back from the edge.
By The Editors