Greater sage grouse — chicken-sized birds known for an elaborate mating ritual— were once found across much of the U.S. West.

The world's only Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found in piney and marshy wetlands bordered ...

This could set a new standard for rural groundwater management. Arizona protects sprawling 1,900-acre piece of land from ...

"From the very beginning, it took on a life of its own," says Corley, founder of the Ozark Moonshine and Music Festival. "Any ...

U.S. officials are proposing tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square ...

Ranch hands and members of The Nature Conservancy gathered early Sunday for the Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve’s 31st annual bison roundup.

Research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would store loads of carbon.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects that by 2100, seas will rise 1.5 feet to 7 feet (0.5 to 2 meters ...

A cute, but bitter pony is on the trail of his previous owner, who is herself in a world of trouble. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Christina Lynch about her novel, "Pony Confidential." ...

ROTT: Elizabeth Hiroyasu is the lead scientist at the Dangermond Preserve, which is managed by The Nature Conservancy. HIROYASU: Maybe there's some kind of biogeographic boundary, like a mountain ...

One community, for instance, might rely on a crop that requires open spaces to grow. But if the locals can thrive with a ...

“I grew up in a time when there was a relatively more abundant ocean,” Tristin McHugh, a marine biologist at TNC, says. “I ...