Lesser prairie chicken continues to recover thanks to collaborative conservation. Could such efforts soon help more species?

The lesser prairie chicken, a species of grouse found in Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, continues to recover … More

Yes, the Endangered Species Act prevents extinction. But why don’t we recover more species?

45 years after the Endangered Species Act was enacted, it is as popular and as controversial as ever. Its popularity … More

Showdown at the border(wall): the environmental perils of opposing all federal permitting reform

This week, a federal judge upheld the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to exempt construction of the border wall from … More

How much would you pay to protect endangered species? Let environmentalists chip in to expedite the process of listing species under the Endangered Species Act

Supreme Court to review shy frog case, decide whether land that isn’t habitat can be regulated as “critical habitat”

On Monday, the Supreme Court granted review in Weyerhauser v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services—a closely watched case about a federal … More

Can states be trusted to protect rare species?

Proposals for reforming the Endangered Species Act to rely more on state regulation and private incentives are usually met by … More

Environmental bureaucracy undermines the trust needed to promote conservation

Trust is important, especially so for conservation. Successful conservation depends on the collaboration of many people: environmentalists, scientists, property owners, … More

Matching the Endangered Species Act’s incentives with its ethics

It looks increasingly likely that Congress will attempt to overhaul the Endangered Species Act next year. Rob Bishop, chairman of … More

Even if you don’t think hunting is pretty, it’s an effective conservation tool

I am not the person you’d expect to be an outspoken supporter of hunting as a conservation tool. I’ve been … More

Life imitates science fiction: how will de-extinction change environmental policy?

The possibility that we may soon be able to resurrect extinct species would allow us to hedge against the risk of extinction.