Aquanauts Join Forces with The Nature Conservancy to Monitor River Restoration!

In preparation for the removal of the Columbia Lake Dam and restoration of the river, the Aquanauts and The Nature Conservancy team up for a citizen science monitoring project.

Jamie Nash

Can White Canvas Bags Reduce Deer-Vehicle Collisions?

Researchers testing the effectiveness of wildlife reflectors find a surprising new tool in reducing deer-vehicle collisions.

Matthew L. Miller

Bird Advisor: One Intrepid Birder Reviews Historic Sites

Hugh Possingham is bird obsessed, while his wife Karen loves world history. Read on for their reviews of seven world heritage sites... which may or may not be good for birds.

Justine E. Hausheer

A Bird Blitz for Nature Conservancy Lands and Waters

The second Conservancy-wide Bird Blitz launches, counting birds on Conservancy-protected lands and waters.

Marissa Ahlering

Review: Fishing and Conservation

Three great new reads and references for angler-conservationists.

Matthew L. Miller

Recovery: Transition of the Zoo from Jail to Ark

Some still deride zoos as “prisons” – but in reality they have become an important force for conservation.

Ted Williams

What is Permafrost?

With global climate change, the northern latitudes are warming on a large scale, and permafrost soils have begun to thaw at an unprecedented rate.

Sophie Parker

Engaging High Potential Communities in Urban Nature Conservation

How can international conservation groups like The Nature Conservancy engage authentically in highly localized, nuanced urban spaces? The results of a spatial and socioeconomic analysis have been published in Conservation Letters.

Jensen Montambault

Innovation for Conservation: Brad McRae, 1966-2017

Remembering Brad McRae, a scientist whose insights and ideas live on and continue to benefit conservation, even as he is deeply missed by those who had the privilege to know and work with him.

The Editors

Six Ways Sound Data Is Changing Conservation

The world is a noisy place — and scientists can use that sound to help protect wildlife and wild places.

Justine E. Hausheer

Camera Trap Chronicles: Enjoy a Gallery of Kenyan Wildlife

Enjoy great images of wildlife large and small captured on camera traps at two Kenya wildlife conservancies.

Matthew L. Miller

9 Strange and Surprising Nature Facts

We’re celebrating Earth Week with nine stories that prove science fact is sometimes stranger than science fiction.

Lisa Feldkamp