Recovery by Eradication: Saving Marshes from Nutria

Can non-native nutria be stopped from destroying wetlands?

Ted Williams

Bed Bugs: When Biodiversity Bites

Conservationists want to coexist with the earth’s creatures, but not when they move into bed.

Matthew L. Miller

Vaquita: The World’s Most Endangered Marine Mammal

The vaquita, a small porpoise in the Gulf of California, is going extinct. A new book sheds light on its complicated plight.

Matthew L. Miller

A Feast of Fiddlehead Ferns

Everything you need to feast on ferns.

Lisa Ballard

A Quest to Document the World’s Flowering Plants

They’re on a mission to document and photograph every flowering plant family on Earth.

Matthew L. Miller

Magpies: Murder, Mischief and Myth

Accused of eating cattle alive from the inside out, the black-billed magpie was once one of the most vilified birds on the planet. Discover the tangled history of humans and magpies.

Matthew L. Miller

Human Health At Risk As Tropical Forests Disappear

Widespread forest clearing in Indonesia could be putting people’s health at risk, as trees provide powerful cooling services.

Justine E. Hausheer

Inspiring Conservation Books From Our Twitter Users

Nature Conservancy CEO Mark Tercek recently asked Twitter to name the most inspiring conservation books. Here are some of the favorite picks.

Matthew L. Miller

Owl Underground: A Summer Encounter with Burrowing Owls

A hoot in the heat: meet the little owl that lives underground.

Kris Millgate

Collars or Cameras: How Do Researchers Best Monitor Wildlife?

Wildlife researchers are increasingly shifting to trail cams to monitor wildlife populations.

Kris Millgate

How Wild Predators Can Improve Human Health

Wild predators are almost always painted as the villain in myth and popular culture, but the truth is that predators are key for healthy ecosystems, and even healthy people.

Justine E. Hausheer

The Ocean Has Almost No Wilderness Left

New research shows that just 13.2 percent of the ocean remains as wilderness, free from human impacts.

Justine E. Hausheer