Almost 200 nations promise to protect 30 percent of the planet's land and oceansThe United States is a notable holdout. By S. Dent, 12.20.2022
Smart buoy 'hears' the sea to protect whales against ship collisionsThe AI-powered devices help vessels steer clear.By J. Fingas, 10.17.2022
PAWS anti-poaching AI predicts where illegal hunters will show up nextPark rangers using the system found five times as many snares while on patrol.By A. Tarantola, 03.19.2021
WildLeaks: The whistleblowing site for planet Earth"... You're not using intelligence? You're a boy scout."By J. Trew, 09.08.2020
A robot sloth will (very slowly) survey endangered speciesSlower is sometimes better.By J. Fingas, 06.18.2020
How to reverse-engineer a rainforestCan scientists figure out how to replant the Amazon –– before it's too late to bring back?By C. Halter, 05.25.2020
Google AI tool helps conservationists (and the public) track wildlifeWildlife Insights spots and shares camera trap photos of animals.By J. Fingas, 12.17.2019
How conservationists are controlling invasive species in the 21st centuryOf course we hunt them with robots.By A. Tarantola, 09.17.2019
DeepMind uses AI to track Serengeti wildlife with photosIt should help protect fragile species from human encroachment.By J. Fingas, 08.08.2019
Christianity and conservationism collide in 'Pangolin's Puzzle'One Oklahoma studio's quest to save these endangered, scaly insect-eaters.By J. Conditt, 11.11.2018
Artificial insemination used to breed lions for the first timeIt could help save a species facing serious danger.By J. Fingas, 09.30.2018
Researchers tap AI in fight against elephant poachersThey’re using AI to analyze tracking data more quickly.By M. Locklear, 09.04.2018
Google defends search policy following Trump accusationsThe company says its search results aren't politically biased.By M. Locklear, 08.28.2018
Lab-made embryos may save near-extinct rhino speciesA new technique could bring northern white rhinos back from the brink.By J. Fingas, 07.04.2018
Facial recognition may help save endangered primatesIt's gentler and more practical than trackers.By J. Fingas, 05.27.2018
A VR quest to make you care about endangered speciesFountain Digital’s virtual safari is about more than just ogling wildlife.By T. Seppala, 05.07.2018
'The Protectors' shows how VR can help save African elephantsThe film follows park rangers who risk their lives daily to stop poachers.By D. Hardawar, 04.26.2017
Google machine learning can protect endangered sea cowsResearchers are using the AI-related tech to spot and track the animal's population.By J. Fingas, 11.09.2016