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Unlikely Wild Animals Are Being Smuggled Into U.S. Ports: Corals

24 June 2024 at 10:55
With the sea creatures making up a growing share of illegal animal seizures around the world, U.S. officials are working to overcome struggles to safely house them.

Β© Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times

A colony of confiscated coral in a back room of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, which has taken in about 1,000 illegally trafficked animals since 2010.

Butterflies Are in Decline. New Research Points to Insecticides.

21 June 2024 at 14:27
Agricultural insecticides were a key factor, according to a study focused on the Midwest, though researchers emphasized the importance of climate change and habitat loss.

Β© Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium, via Associated Press

Monarch butterflies in St. Joseph, Mich. U.S. wildlife officials are weighing whether to place monarchs on the endangered species list.

A Tale of Two Nearly Extinct Giant Salamanders

17 June 2024 at 08:48
While trying to save large amphibians native to Japan, herpetologists in the country unexpectedly found a way to potentially save an even bigger species in China.

Β© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

In Vermont, a Glimpse of a Plant Last Seen a Century Ago

11 June 2024 at 17:52
β€œAre you sitting down?” Vermont’s state botanist asked a fellow plant expert after spotting false mermaid-weed last month.

Β© Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department

Unassuming and easily overlooked, false mermaid-weed sprouts into view in late April, flowers for about a month and retreats by early June.

How the Tree Lobster Escaped Extinction

28 May 2024 at 00:01
The Lord Howe Island stick insect vanished from its home, but an effort at zoos in San Diego and Melbourne highlights the possibilities and challenges of conserving invertebrate animals.

Β© John Francis Peters for The New York Times

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