CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Rebounding elephants, heavy rainfall, sticky mussels: 3 big stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
July 18, 2019
In case you missed it: Elephant and rhino populations are on the rise in Tanzania, climate change is making tropical storms even wetter and mussels might hold the secret to cleaning up oil spills.
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The price of a dead elephant
By Sophie Bertazzo
November 21, 2017
In this new piece for Medium, Conservation International CEO M. Sanjayan explains why elephants are worth more alive.
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Jon McCormack
U.S. lifts ban on some elephant trophy imports
By Bruno Vander Velde
November 16, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the remains of legally hunted elephants in two African countries can be imported into the United States.
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An accidental ranger finds his calling
By Jamey Anderson
July 31, 2017
When a scientist finds himself in the middle of anti-poaching operations, he asks himself whether there is a better way to conserve nature.
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Charlie Shoemaker
In Kenya’s storied hills, traditional ways confront a modern problem: climate change
By Cassandra Kane
July 26, 2017
Offset your carbon footprint through a new REDD+ project in the Chyulu Hills of Kenya.
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