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Endangered Species

Meet Florida's Most Adorable Rodent and the Superfans Determined to Save It

Invasive predators and other threats have pushed the Key Largo woodrat to the brink. A small but passionate group of scientists and volunteers is pushing back.

Karuna Eberl August 5, 2022

The Next Generation of a Rare Frog Captured in a Poetic Portrait

Embryos of one of the world's most unusual amphibians become art in the eyes of a biologist and wildlife photographer.

Gemma Tarlach August 2, 2022

Snake Island’s Venomous Vipers Find a New Home in São Paulo

Scientists hatch a bold plan to save Brazil's critically endangered golden lancehead, which lives on a single infamous isle.

James Hall July 6, 2022

Guánica, Puerto Rico

Guayacán Centenario

A resilient tree that has survived for more than 700 years in Guánica Dry Forest.

Rancho Grande, Mexico

Meliponicultura in Rancho Grande Valle Nacional

A small outpost dedicated to protecting the stingless bees native to Oaxaca.

Grazalema, Spain

Pinsapar de Grazalema

A reservation-only highland forest reserve of endangered Pinsapar firs stands above a village in Andalucía.

How Preserving Agave Could Help Save an Endangered Bat

Conservationists hope to protect the Mexican long-nosed bat by working with ranchers and other locals to preserve the plant it needs.

Janet Marinelli February 7, 2022

Árbol de Manitas (Little Hands Tree)

The curious flowers of this hard-to-find tree are shaped like little hands.

The Last Bois Dentelle Trees

Only two of these trees remain in the natural world, found high in the cloud forest of a Mauritius island.