The Tenacious TakahēSpotlight 09.20.2023Once declared extinct, the world’s largest species of rail is returning to its former range in New Zealand.
Sky BathingSpotlight 06.09.2023With their habitat recovering following the eradication of invasive goats, giant tortoises are once again flourishing and bathing in abundance on the slopes of Isabela’s Alcedo Volcano and on other Galápagos islands.
Making Nature Less PredictableArticle 12.02.2022In their fight against the homogenization of nature, scientists and farmers are walking well-worn paths and using innovative approaches to help bring native pollinators back to California.
The Tale of the Trojan TroutArticle 02.21.2022Can the introduction of a modified invader save the West’s native fish?
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.
A Great EscapeSpotlight 12.03.2019Invasive American mink, having escaped from British fur farms over the past century, are now wreaking havoc on native species—but this lucky gannet got away.
Beguiling IntruderSpotlight 10.30.2019Lionfish are hungry, long-lived, and extremely fertile invaders in their new-found Atlantic home.
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.
The WreckersSpotlight 12.12.2018The lionfish that haunt one of the world’s most famous shipwrecks are now laying claim to new battlegrounds.
Kakapo ComebackPhoto Essay 11.14.2017As New Zealand’s odd “owl parrot” plods toward recovery, its ultimate survival hinges on a nationwide effort to eradicate millions of invasive predators.
Eradication NationArticle 11.14.2017New Zealand has an ambitious plan to wipe out invasive predators. Can the island country pull it off in time to save its iconic native birds?
Owl WarsArticle 08.17.2016The latest conservation conflicts pit one species against another. To save an iconic bird in the Pacific Northwest, the government is taking no chances—and no prisoners.
Foraging by StarlightSpotlight 07.12.2016It’s no accident that the opportunistic wild boar has become one of the most widely distributed mammals on the planet.
Feral SpiritsSpotlight 06.07.2016These beautiful invasives most likely escaped from pet owners, but now they’re firmly established across the English countryside.
