Secret Snails of the Magic Valley

In the isolated, crystal-clear waters of Idaho’s Thousand Springs region live species found nowhere else on earth.

Matthew L. Miller

For Migratory Red Knots, It’s a Small World After All

Red knots migrate from one end of the earth to the other. But they rely on a select number of spots – and the people who observe them can be a critical aid in their conservation.

Joe Smith

What Has the Endangered Species Act Ever Done for Us? More Than You Think.

99% of species protected by the endangered species act have been saved from extinction. You read that right, 99%.

Lisa Feldkamp

Recovery: Benefits of Salmon Failure

Behind a well-publicized failure to recover Atlantic salmon is a largely unknown story of conservation success.

Ted Williams

Recovery: Bats with Your Tequila

The first bat to be delisted by the Endangered Species Act also performs a vital ecosystem service: helping with a vital ingredient in your margarita.

Ted Williams

Five Endangered Species Recoveries You’ve Never Heard Of

Five successes of the Endangered Species Act worth celebrating.

Christine Peterson

Recovery: Saving the Lake Erie Watersnake, A Lesson in Outreach

The public perceived the Lake Erie watersnake as repulsive. Could conservation outreach change opinions? Enter the Snake Lady.

Ted Williams

A New Life for Bighorn Sheep in the Land of Laughing Waters

Desert bighorn sheep leap into a new life in Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness, the wildest, most remote area of Arizona outside the Grand Canyon.

Tana Kappel

Recovery: Gila Topminnow, a Desert Native Gets a Second Chance

Once the Gila Basin’s dominant fish, the Gila topminnow has faced hard times from invasive species and water quality issues. But the future is now much brighter, Ted Williams reports.

Ted Williams

The Largest Mammal That No Scientist Has Ever Seen in the Wild

The saola is so elusive that no biologist has ever seen one in the wild. How do conservationists save a unicorn?

Matthew L. Miller

Recovery: Humpback Chubs, New Values and New Hope for Endangered Native Fish

Once fisheries managers advocated that anglers squeeze and kill any native humpback chub they caught. But attitudes, they are a changing.

Ted Williams

Recovery: Saving the “Rat” That Isn’t

To know the Key Largo woodrat is to love it – and to want to protect it. But invasive predators pose the biggest threat.

Ted Williams