New Zealand unveiled a proposal Wednesday to put a price on methane from belching sheep and cattle, a plan that, if enacted, would make the country the first to compel farmers to pay for livestock emissions.

The much-loved red panda is renowned for its tree-climbing ability and adorable nature, but new research shows the endangered mammal is being driven closer to extinction.

Research led by the University of Southampton has revealed that an abrupt change in climate conditions in the North Atlantic around 800 years ago played a role in a decline in Atlantic salmon populations returning to rivers. 

The numerous casualties of bats at wind turbines (WT) have a negative impact on the populations of affected species and potentially far-reaching consequences for the biodiversity in rural areas. 

Eastern monarch butterflies covered 35 percent more ground in the mountain forests of central Mexico this past winter than they did the year before, according to a survey from the World Wildlife Fund.

Jeff Doser wants to give conservationists the tools they need to make better decisions.

Giant kelp forests around the world have struggled to stay healthy in recent decades, with some vanishing altogether. 

The agencies are testing three different fence designs created to keep protected species like the Houston toad and Louisiana pine snake out of construction zones.

The Gulf of Mexico dead zone, or hypoxic area, is an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life.

Globally rising temperatures and the browning of lakes can both inhibit and promote algal growth in northern lakes.