In addition to habitat loss and illegal hunting, the jaguar (Panthera onca) faces another threat that increases its risk of ...

More than 10% of the world's oceans have been formally designated as protected areas for the first time, according to a joint ...

Many governments are leaning on marine protected areas to fight biodiversity loss. But in America, ocean protections are uneven and often weak, leading scientists to call for new strategies. Kristen ...

Wastewater pollution levels are higher inside many marine protected areas than in nearby unprotected areas, according to a ...

Ocean fish populations have fallen dramatically in the past half-century, and climate change is expected to make the problem worse. Governments have designated “marine protected areas”, where where ...

An ongoing petition process with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife could shrink, expand or add new protected areas ...

Ghana has recently achieved a historic milestone; the African country has created its first-ever marine protected area, a ...

Protected natural areas of the UK are struggling to halt declines in insects and spiders that have occurred over the past 30 years, according to a new study led by researchers from the UK Centre for ...

In 2001, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule was adopted with massive public support to protect roadless national forest land ...

California’s coastline is among the most diverse ecosystems on the planet and its protection the last 10 years through 124 separately designated areas has made the state a model and envy nationally ...

Protected areas have been the cornerstone of efforts to conserve nature for more than a century. Most countries have some form of protected areas, national parks being the best-known examples. A key ...