Feathers vs. Fins: Protecting Pelicans and the Trout They Eat

A protected bird that eats five pounds of fish a day. A declining and imperiled native fish population. How to balance pelicans and cutthroat trout?

Kris Millgate

New Research on the Remarkable Binge-Eating Bull Trout

Think you eat a lot on Thanksgiving? Meet a real champion binge eater: the bull trout.

Matthew L. Miller

Where to See 10 Impossibly Elusive Mammals

What mammal do you most want to see in the wild? You can see many cryptic creatures, if you know where to travel and look.

Matthew L. Miller

A Brief History of People Behaving Badly in Yellowstone

Attempted baby bison rescues. Tourists falling into geysers. Do people no longer know how to behave in national parks?

Annelise Eagleton

Searching for a Rare Nautilus, Round 2

Conservancy scientists (and one intrepid field reporter) take on a second search for the rare Allonautilus in the Solomon Islands. Success is contextual.

Justine E. Hausheer

Sagebrush Science Makes a Breakthrough with Soil Pasta

When scientists were looking for a better way to restore sagebrush they thought way outside of the box. The solution — a pasta maker.

Lisa Feldkamp

Species On the Move: Mapping Barriers for Wildlife in a Warming World

As the planet warms, some species will need to relocate to areas with suitable climate conditions for survival. New research reveals that only 41 percent of the natural land area in the United States retains enough connectivity to facilitate this migration.

Justine E. Hausheer

A Murder of Crows: When Roosting Crows Come to Town

Crows don’t always make the easiest of neighbors. But sometimes dealing with crows is as simple as an attitude adjustment.

Annelise Eagleton

Recovery: Saving Grayling With a Carrot and Stick

The stunning native fish known as grayling has struggled in Montana. But a juggernaut of agencies, conservation organizations and ranchers is making a difference.

Ted Williams

Restoring Guadalupe Bass After the Smallmouth Invasion

Guadalupe bass, the Texas state fish, suffered greatly when non-native smallmouth bass were stocked in their river. A new conservation effort is bringing them back.

Matthew L. Miller

Self Medication, Wildlife Style: How Birds and Other Creatures Use Medicinal Plants

Herbal remedies? Our blogger breaks down the many ways wild animals use medicinal plants.

Joe Smith

Life in the Dark: Never-Before-Photographed Sea and Cave Creatures

See never-before-photographed creatures in this preview of Danté Fenolio’s Life in the Dark.

Matthew L. Miller