A Way Forward with WolvesArticle 09.10.2022Washington state’s long-running conflict between wolves and ranchers mirrors our society’s bigger ideological rifts. Some are trying to bridge the gap—using both horse and technology.
Returning England’s Forgotten FrogVideo 08.24.2022As scientists were discovering a surprising detail about an often-overlooked frog, the last local population of the species was winking out of existence. The extraordinary story of England’s pool frog and the effort to bring it back.
The Saguaro SolutionArticle 08.18.2022Can a massive effort to replant cacti in the Sonoran Desert restore an ecosystem ravaged by fire?
Past the SaltArticle 07.14.2022In San Francisco’s salty South Bay, an ambitious wetlands restoration project is seeking to balance a return to the ecological past with the realities of a changing future.
Atonement in the KitchenArticle 06.03.2022One way to make sense of the senseless slaughter of roadkill? Salvage it for food.
To Rewild a RhinoArticle 05.10.2022In northeastern India, taking care of a vulnerable species also means looking after the humans who live alongside it.
The Tale of the Trojan TroutArticle 02.21.2022Can the introduction of a modified invader save the West’s native fish?
When Turtles FlyArticle 11.30.2021A massive human-assisted migration lands stranded sea turtles back in warmer seas.
A River’s Right to FlowArticle 10.22.2021Indigenous communities and conservationists around the world are challenging the view of water as a human commodity, and fighting to keep this precious resource in the ecosystems it sustains. Can the same approach work in the arid Southwest?
Heeding the Pandemic’s WarningsArticle 08.27.2021While wildlife trafficking receives more media attention, experts are urging global leaders to clamp down on legal wildlife trade and the significant disease threats it poses.
What it Means to be WildOpinionReview 07.08.2021Against the backdrop of a world so thoroughly altered by humankind, Emma Marris’s latest book, Wild Souls, challenges our assumptions about nature and how we protect it.
Into the WildArticle 06.18.2021North America’s rarest wolf subspecies is finally reclaiming its native territory in the Southwest, thanks in part to a fostering program that places captive-born pups into wild dens.
Extraordinary Animals and the People Who Love ThemReview 03.29.2021The new book Beloved Beasts hacks through the undergrowth of the conservation movement in search of a clear path forward.
How to Count a WolfVideo 02.25.2021The first step in managing a rare and controversial predator—particularly in a state where it’s been absent for decades—is knowing how many you have. That’s easier said than done with a species as elusive as this one.
Africa’s Pandemic-fueled Conservation CrisisArticle 11.17.2020The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed long-standing weaknesses in how we protect African wilderness and species. But it has also given us an opportunity to vastly improve our approach to these urgent challenges.
Chennai Ran Out of Water — But That’s Only Half the StoryArticle 10.30.2020To reduce flooding and bridge droughts, India’s southern coastal metropolis is using ancient knowledge, community action, and wetlands restoration to harness its monsoon rains.
The Gibbon’s TailArticle 10.14.2020For the world’s rarest ape, survival may depend on stories passed down for centuries among the people of its Chinese island home.
Raising Nature on Florida RanchlandsArticle 08.11.2020“Rancher vs Environmentalist” has been a longstanding trope. But in the Sunshine State, ranching just may be the last, best hope for ecological salvation.
Pandemics of Our Own MakingOpinion 07.21.2020While it’s critical that we devote our scientific ingenuity to beating back the current pandemic, we must also address our broken relationship with nature in a concerted effort to prevent similar outbreaks in the future.
Farming Insects to Save LemursArticle 03.19.2020A reimagined approach to an age-old practice is helping to fight malnutrition in Madagascar—and may have the added benefit of protecting the island nation’s imperiled primates and the forests they call home.
