Urban Leopards Can Save Lives By Eating Feral Dogs

Having a leopard as a neighbor has risks, but it may also reduce rabies risk.

Matthew L. Miller

Four Impressive Bird Migrations You Can Watch from Your Neighborhood

Keep an eye out for these four migrants at a backyard or city park near you.

Christine Peterson

Strange and Unbelievable Facts About Shrews

The shrew is one of the most ferocious and bizarre predators, and it's probably roaming near you.

Matthew L. Miller

Spring Break Goes Wild(life)

Looking for some nature on your spring break? Go where the wild things are.

Matthew L. Miller

Recovery: Evicting Rabbits

When rabbits are introduced to islands, native species suffer.

Ted Williams

Can You Ever Have Too Many Turkeys?

Citizen science provides opportunities to answer essential questions about how people — and the non-native species we've introduced — affect oak savannas, prairies and streams.

Lisa Feldkamp

The Pileated Woodpecker in Winter

Even in the harshest winter conditions, you can count on seeing the spectacular pileated woodpecker.

Matthew L. Miller

Make Your Birdwatching Count with the Great Backyard Bird Count

Want to help bird conservation? Head out to a local park or look outside your window. And start counting birds.

Matthew L. Miller

How an Alaskan Earthquake Caused Fish to Spawn in Death Valley

At first glance, the Devils Hole pupfish would rightly be considered one of the most isolated creatures on earth, but the broader world touches the pupfish in surprising ways. Everything's connected.

Matthew L. Miller

Why Are You Seeing Robins in Winter?

Spring has certainly not arrived, so why have the robins? Share your observations with Journey North.

Lisa Feldkamp

Land Rich and Cash Poor

"For me as a black southerner who loves nature, the freedom of wildness is worth a life's weight in gold."

J. Drew Lanham

Recovery: Smalltooth Sawfish Flickering Back

Recovery of the smalltooth sawfish is going better than expected, but public ignorance can still imperil these fish.

Ted Williams