Still, Shipek hopes that beavers could someday restore the bountiful wetlands that long ago prevailed in many desert watercourses ... the June 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Cougars are elegant, effective hunters. In honor of National Cougar Day, let's learn eight fascinating facts about them.

Once extinct in the wild in their native China, the species survived in an imperial preserve in Beijing until it was destroyed by floods in the 19th century. The surviving deer were hunted and ...

Date palms, the hallmark species of the oasis, are drought and heat resistant, and grow readily in the desert wherever ... in the June 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

According to biologist Tim Low, co-founder of Australia’s Invasive Species Council ... this story appears in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

It Only Encourages New York The "nature rights" movement has really hit the big time. The National Geographic Society — one of the world's largest and most influential science organizations ...

One of the few protected places within the Cerrado region, Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park has become ... No one knows how many unique species of plants or animals have already been lost.

Image via wikipedia Franklin’s bumblebee (Bombus franklini) holds the unfortunate distinction of potentially being the first bumblebee species to go extinct in modern times. This critically endangered ...

Their main conclusion: When the going gets tough, tough ecosystems get going — carried along by keystone species ... specific geographic ranges — seen in the fixed boundaries of national ...

Find your inner National Geographic Explorer in these photos ... lights up a flame that startles the small species of sardine that they target in coastal waters of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

As “keystone species,” sea otters play a crucial role in maintaining ... After decades of captive breeding, reintroductions began in the 1990s in Mongolia’s Hustai National Park and the Gobi Desert.

Join us as we embark on a journey to explore ten remarkable animal species that can only be found in the United States, showcasing the nation’s exceptional biodiversity. The Bald Eagle is not only the ...