A Plague of Cactus Article 09.26.2019 Across 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.
Strength in Numbers Spotlight 09.26.2019 A 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.
Handle With Care Spotlight 06.26.2019 For one of the most heavily persecuted creatures on the planet, protection sometimes requires a very hands-on approach.
Bounty Hunter Spotlight 06.12.2019 When the Cape fur seals along the Namibian coast have their pups each December, the desert’s top scavengers become seal-hunting specialists.
Taking Down Goliath Spotlight 03.08.2018 The 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 Kingdom Spotlight 01.23.2018 Quiver 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?
World Traveler Spotlight 05.31.2017 This tiny songbird treks cross-hemisphere over deserts, oceans, and mountain ranges in one of the animal kingdom’s most impressive migrations.
The Great Divide Spotlight 04.25.2017 A fateful crossing of the Congo River by ancestral apes led to the rise of the modern bonobo.
Savanna Socialites Spotlight 01.31.2017 In spotted hyena society, it’s not the strength of the bite, but a strong network of allies that matters most.
Spikes and Malice Spotlight 10.04.2016 For the armored bush cricket, survival in the Namib Desert requires a diverse and surprising arsenal of defenses.
Arid Apparition Spotlight 07.05.2016 Once driven to near extinction by trophy hunting, the black rhino’s slow recovery is now encountering a new threat.
Rhino Relocation Spotlight 05.10.2016 To protect rhinos from poachers, conservation workers have taken to the air to move these massive animals quickly and efficiently to safer ground.
