Sassy SousliksSpotlight 05.10.2022Facing stiff odds and steep population declines across Europe, can these versatile and tenacious ground squirrels fight back?
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.
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.
Basking on the BrinkPhoto Essay 06.05.2018An “unholy” river in India may be the last, best hope for one of the world’s largest and most imperiled crocodilians.
A Grand Experiment on the GrasslandsImmersive 03.13.2018A decades-long debate over protection of the lesser prairie-chicken could usher the Endangered Species Act into a new and very different era.
Shoot to SaveArticle 06.13.2017To protect a rare Central Asian goat—and the snow leopards that depend on it—conservationists are turning to an unlikely ally: trophy hunters.
Forgotten but not Gone: The Pacific FisherVideo 05.23.2017Facing new threats—including toxins from illegal marijuana grows—the fate of this little-known mammal hangs in the balance.
Dancing for Their LivesSpotlight 02.21.2017To cultivate long-lasting pair bonds, red-crowned cranes perform an intricate—and stunningly graceful—pas de deux.
Guardian of the Cotton-topArticle 02.07.2017The landscape architect who became the unlikely steward of Colombia’s critically endangered one-pound monkey
Darwin’s FoxSpotlight 02.07.2017His finches may be more famous, but this small fox also helped Darwin develop his revolutionary theory of evolution.
A Fragile BalanceArticle 01.24.2017An endangered Texas salamander hangs on thanks to a grab bag of protective laws. But will rampant development and a Trump administration spell its doom?
In Search of SuckersArticle 01.03.2017An endangered fish makes a comeback in the Grand Canyon’s depths—but will the razorback sucker stick around?
The Return of JawsSpotlight 11.29.2016A brave fisherman drags a mighty fish-out-of-water back to the relative safety of the sea.
Fishing Cat’s CradlePhoto Essay 10.11.2016Under the watchful eye of a local conservation biologist, the world’s only wetland cat eeks out a strange existence in some of Southeast Asia’s most heavily fragmented habitats.
Forgotten But Not Gone: The Rusty Patched Bumble BeeVideo 09.27.2016Despite rapid population declines, this native bee has never received formal protection. Can a listing save it from extinction?
Hell-bent on SurvivalArticle 04.26.2016Despite growing environmental threats, North America’s largest—and weirdest—salamander fights on.
Land of the LeopardsArticle 04.26.2016The world’s rarest cats are rebounding in Russia, thanks to the creation of a new national park.
