Hanging with DadSpotlight 10.22.2021A male African jacana has his feathers full while navigating Botswana’s rich but treacherous wetlands.
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.
Strength in NumbersSpotlight 09.26.2019A spirited game of tug-of-war is more than just a sweet moment among siblings—it’s a sign of an African wild dog pack with enough members to keep its pups both safe and well-fed.
A Plague of CactusArticle 09.26.2019Across Kenya’s wildlife-rich Laikipia Plateau, a thorny enemy is advancing. But a tiny sap-sucking insect may help save the region’s animals and people.
Handle With CareSpotlight 06.26.2019For one of the most heavily persecuted creatures on the planet, protection sometimes requires a very hands-on approach.
Bounty HunterSpotlight 06.12.2019When the Cape fur seals along the Namibian coast have their pups each December, the desert’s top scavengers become seal-hunting specialists.
Taking Down GoliathSpotlight 03.08.2018The world’s largest frogs are also among the most coveted in the African bushmeat trade. Can grassroots efforts save the goliath frog from extinction?
Quiver KingdomSpotlight 01.23.2018Quiver trees thrive in arid conditions, but as climate change makes the Namib Desert hotter and drier, can these immobile icons find a way to beat the heat?
Where the Dogs LeadPhoto Essay 10.24.2017Tracking dogs and their Maasai handlers are helping to keep wildlife and people safe in northern Tanzania—and word of their effectiveness is spreading.
World TravelerSpotlight 05.31.2017This tiny songbird treks cross-hemisphere over deserts, oceans, and mountain ranges in one of the animal kingdom’s most impressive migrations.
A Noble WarArticle 05.09.2017An ex-soldier of fortune takes up the fight to protect one of the world’s most heavily persecuted creatures.
The Great DivideSpotlight 04.25.2017A fateful crossing of the Congo River by ancestral apes led to the rise of the modern bonobo.
Lion GuardiansPhoto Essay 04.11.2017With human-wildlife conflicts on the rise across East Africa, Kenya’s iconic predators find some unlikely allies.
Savanna SocialitesSpotlight 01.31.2017In spotted hyena society, it’s not the strength of the bite, but a strong network of allies that matters most.
Spikes and MaliceSpotlight 10.04.2016For the armored bush cricket, survival in the Namib Desert requires a diverse and surprising arsenal of defenses.
Arid ApparitionSpotlight 07.05.2016Once driven to near extinction by trophy hunting, the black rhino’s slow recovery is now encountering a new threat.
March of the FlamingosPhoto Essay 06.21.2016In the harsh, hot soda lakes of East Africa, flamingos thrive, and now scientists are beginning to understand how these birds live where other species die.
Taking Pangolin off the MenuPhoto Essay 05.10.2016Without the tireless efforts of local conservation heroes, one of the most heavily trafficked animals on the planet might just go extinct—before you even know it exists.
Rhino RelocationSpotlight 05.10.2016To protect rhinos from poachers, conservation workers have taken to the air to move these massive animals quickly and efficiently to safer ground.
Gorillas on the MendPhoto Essay 04.26.2016To bring medical support to mountain gorillas, a group of veterinarians brave one of the world’s most dangerous national parks.
