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Carolina Wrens Will Nest in Just About Anything
Forget the nest boxes: Carolina wrens want your grill, your flower pot, even your old boot
Why Carolina Wrens Have Moved into Your Neighborhood
Carolina wrens are known as woodland birds, but they’re increasingly sighted in suburbs and cities. Here’s why.
Even for Solitary Squirrels, It’s Better to Know the Neighbors
Anti-social red squirrels still live longer if they have frequent interactions with each other.
Helping Birds Adapt to Climate Change in the Nevada Desert
Planting trees to help birds adapt to climate change is the latest chapter in a history of Amargosa River conservation.
Can Freshwater Reserves Protect Tropical Fish Diversity?
A new paper details the conservation success of community-led freshwater reserves in Thailand.
Why Pandas Are Rubbing Themselves with Horse Manure
It’s true: for years, giant pandas have been rubbing horse manure on themselves. New research suggests a reason.
Indigenous Lands Are Critical for Mammal Conservation
A new analysis reveals the importance of indigenous lands to global mammal conservation.
Bowerbirds: Meet the Bird World’s Kleptomaniac Love Architects
They display, they dance, and they collect baubles like a jealous hoarder. Meet Australia’s incredible bowerbirds.
Slow Birding: Twenty Years Observing Ring Ouzels
Two British birders set out to better understand one secretive bird species. And are still at it 20 years later.
When Only a Hippopotamus Will Do
Hippos for the holidays? Some weird stories of human-hippo relations.
Operation Ponderosa: Saving a Forest, Pandemic Edition
An inspiring solo adventure to help save Texas’s ponderosa pines.
Mapping the Way to Better Conservation in the Caribbean
For the first time, scientists have mapped all the shallow underwater habitats across 30 Caribbean countries and territories.
