The Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction.

Collette Adkins, Carnivore Conservation Director, Senior Attorney. Collette (she/her) leads the Carnivore Conservation program, where she focuses on combating exploitation and cruel …

Few animals evoke the wild like wolves. Majestic, intelligent and highly social, they’re crucial in driving evolution and balancing ecosystems. Some 2 million wolves once roamed freely …

It's time to get at the root of this ocean crisis.The Center has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating plastics as a pollutant and is working to stop plastic …

Pesticides and Soil Health The Center's Study on How Pesticides Harm Insects and Underground Ecosystems. The 2021 peer-reviewed study Pesticides and Soil Invertebrates: A Hazard …

Specifically President Biden must support a plan that … Declares the global extinction crisis to be a national emergency and commits $100 billion to saving the diversity of life on Earth.; Creates …

Throwing Shade A renewable energy future depends largely on distributed solar energy, whose U.S. expansion relies largely on state policies — yet many states' pol;icies donmt make the …

The Center's programs are devoted to saving life on Earth: protecting biodiversity in different arenas through science, legal action, policy advocacy, negotiation with government and …

NATURAL HISTORY. HUMBOLDT PENGUIN } Spheniscus humboldti FAMILY: Spheniscidae . DESCRIPTION: This medium-sized penguin grows to be about 26 to 28 inches long and …

The U.S. is the third-most populated country in the world, yet we’re responsible for a disproportionate amount of greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, consumption and waste. If …