Standing Guard Photo Essay 12.24.2019 The population of this critically endangered bird has stabilized thanks to the conservationists who look after them, but what happens if the caretakers leave?
Golden Hour Spotlight 01.17.2018 For these spectacular South American birds, the key to attracting a mate is finding—and fighting for—the right time and place to shine.
Paradise Under Pressure Article 01.09.2018 The fences protecting the unique biodiversity of Maui’s Kīpahulu Reserve have helped to keep invasive species at bay, but climate change is now carrying new threats up its slopes.
Fight or Forage Spotlight 08.29.2017 At the bottom of the Earth, this dauntless bird finds calories wherever it can.
Please Pass the Vole Spotlight 08.23.2017 Doting falcon fathers deliver meals to their young even after they’ve left the nest.
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.
March of the Flamingos Photo Essay 06.21.2016 In 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.
Wyoming’s Bird of Paradise Spotlight 05.31.2016 As if in defiance to the many threats they face, sage-grouse perform one the West’s most impressive mating rituals.