Aug 02 2011
Organized Crime Wiping Out Wildlife
Conservationists believe many of the criminal networks targeting wildlife are also involved in illicit arms and drug smuggling.
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Jul 11 2011
Tough Turtle Survived What Dinosaurs Couldn’t
The hearty river turtle outlived the meteor that killed off dinosaurs.
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Apr 19 2011
BP Oil Spill Anniversary: Where Are We Now?
Life around the Gulf for humans has largely returned to normal a year after the BP oil spill. For wildlife, however, it may be a different story.
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Jan 26 2011
Tough Conditions Favor Giants
Oceanic island tortoises exhibit a strong evolutionary preference toward gigantism, and biologists think they know why.
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Jan 05 2011
Turtle’s Epic, Perilous Journeys Documented
Leatherback turtles can survive for decades, but that doesn't mean they have easy lives.
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Aug 13 2010
Rare ‘princess’ turtle returns to Malaysia
A leatherback turtle has made a surprise return to a Malaysian beach after 32 years, renewing hopes for the endangered species.
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Jul 08 2010
Unprecedented Turtle Egg Move Underway
Just how do you relocate some 70,000 sea turtle eggs endangered by the Gulf spill? Very, very carefully.
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Jul 01 2010
BP Burning Sea Turtles Alive?
Animal welfare groups sued BP for burning endangered sea turtles during the oil giant's "controlled burns" on the Gulf of Mexico spill.
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May 07 2010
Gulf Wildlife ‘Dead Zone’ Keeps Growing
Experts who assessed the Exxon Valdez disaster describe how the Gulf oil spill could affect birds, reptiles, shrimp, fish and other wildlife.
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Apr 06 2010
Millions of Sea Turtles Captured, Killed by Fisheries
Six out of seven of the world's marine turtle species are at risk of extinction. Fisheries aren't helping.
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