Searching for Black-backed Woodpeckers After the Burn

Learn the fascinating life history of the unusual, elusive black-backed woodpecker.

Matthew L. Miller

The Swift Fox Makes a Surprise Comeback

New research shows North America’s smallest canine might be more adaptable than anyone previously thought.

Christine Peterson

The Butterflies of Marinduque: Small Wings, Big Changes

National Geographic Society & TNC extern Dustin Francisco shares how butterfly farming in Marinduque reveals the fragile balance between livelihood, culture, and conservation.

Dustin Francisco

Bat: It’s What’s for Dinner

From crocodiles swimming through bat guano sludge to raccoons feasting in caves, here are weird stories of the predators that target bats.

Matthew L. Miller

A Search for the Cassia Crossbill, Idaho’s Endemic Bird

Meet the crossbill shaped by lodgepole pine “islands” and an absence of squirrels.

Matthew L. Miller

Rwanda’s Mountain Gorillas: Culture and Community-Centered Conservation

National Geographic Society & TNC extern Cyusa Rio Dasilva shares his experience studying mountain gorillas in Rwanda.

Cyusa Rio Dasilva

Breakfast with the Resplendent Quetzal

Haunting the cloud forest on a quest to find the magnificent, and increasingly rare, national bird of Guatemala

Cara Cannon Byington

Camera Trap Chronicles: Up Close With Snow Leopards

Enjoy this footage of snow leopards from Mongolia, including the animals scent marking and vocalizing.

Matthew L. Miller and Susan Wollschlager

Crossing Nets: A Loggerhead Turtle’s Journey Through Bycatch in Catalonia

National Geographic Society & TNC extern Ona Santisteban Uribarri shares her experience studying loggerheads and bycatch in the Mediterranean.

Ona Santisteban Uribarri

Mangroves: These Climate Defenders Are Critical to Human Health

National Geographic Society & TNC extern Vaidehi Patel shares her experience studying the intersection between mangrove populations and human health.

Vaidehi Patel

New Jersey Cats Caught on Camera

Photographer Steve Winter uses camera traps to capture stunning images of bobcats and other wildlife in New Jersey.

Jenny Rogers and Steve Winter

Remote-Controlled Badger Helps Study Prairie Dog Alarm Calls

Researchers in Montana use a taxidermied badger and remote-control car to show how long-billed curlews listen in on prairie dog alarm calls.

Christine Peterson