Biodiversity is declining. Conservation works. So what's holding us back?
From bald eagles to butterflies, recovery stories prove that protecting nature is possible—but public awareness and political will remain critical.
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Insect declines began decades earlier than scientists thought, study finds
Nearly a century of records reveals butterfly and beetle losses started long before the ‘insect apocalypse’ alarm was raised.
The State of Nature Update #28
7/30/2026: India's tigers are booming but concerns remain, elusive Sunda clouded leopards caught on camera, female chickadees prefer smart males, half of migratory bird species are declining, and more
Sea Otters Once Escaped Extinction. Can They Survive Forever Chemicals?
Sea otters survived centuries of hunting, but scientists now warn that persistent PFAS pollution could threaten one of the Pacific coast's most important marine mammals.
The hidden costs of beautiful gardens: How invasive plants rewrite butterfly romance
Ornamental flowers that brighten our gardens could be quietly harming butterflies in ways scientists are only beginning to understand, according to a new study
The State of Nature Update #27
7/9/2026: Ukraine's embattled bison, Ice Age squirrel poop shows they ate dead mammoths, California's wild horse roundup creates controversy, bats are confused by radiation, and more.
How Scientists Are Giving Rare Turtle Babies a Head Start on Life
By raising hatchlings in captivity through their first winter, researchers hope more threatened turtles survive to adulthood.
Climate change is already causing local extinctions. The biggest surprise is where.
Scientists expected tropical species to be hardest hit. Instead, nearly half of animals and plants in North America and Europe are disappearing from parts of their range.
Wolves could expand across the eastern U.S. - but they might need help
New research finds large areas of suitable habitat remain, but highways, cities and human conflict may prevent wolves from returning on their own.
The State of Nature Update #26 Podcast
6/6/2026: Elephant poop's outsized effects on habitat, death of a butterfly's last caterpillar, daddy longlegs hunt frogs, tracking a nesting sea turtle, conservation as a solution for climate change.