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Fall in Love with the American Kestrel on Our Nest Cam
Bird cams are a lot of fun, and kestrels in particular are fiercely cute and fascinating. A sneak peek into the lives of American kestrels.
Modeling Pollution’s Footprint on Coral Reefs
Researchers from Griffith University and The Nature Conservancy developed a new model to estimate the areal footprint of diffuse threats, like logging pollution, on ecological communities.
Birding for People Who Do Not Like Lists
You don’t need spread sheets and life lists to enjoy birds.
Giraffes Are in Trouble, and You Can Help
Reticulated giraffe populations have declined 70 percent since the 1990s. Here’s a free and easy way to help, without leaving your computer.
How a Black Bear Wakes Up from a Long Winter’s Nap
A black bear spends the winter without eating, drinking, urinating or defecating. And yet it emerges strong as ever.
Recovery: Saving a Woodpecker Through Research & Ingenuity
The red-cockaded woodpecker was once a symbol of “endangered birds versus people.” But the bad old days are over.
The Yeti: A Story of Scientific Misunderstanding
Science has laid to rest any “evidence” of the Yeti, but perhaps it has always overlooked the myth.
Saving Terrapins From Drowning in Crab Traps
Diamondback turtles were swimming into crab traps and dying. And there was an easy fix - or so it appeared.
A Harlequin Duck’s Long Cross-Country Migration
The first-ever documented record of a Pacific Coast Harlequin Duck migrating to the Atlantic Coast.
Sharing Water: How I Met the MacGyvers of Water Use
Conservationists at The Nature Conservancy and USFS are improving spring boxes so that ranchers can easily “turn off the faucet” when they’re not using it. Sometimes we can meet everyone’s needs with a little PVC pipe and a lot of ingenuity.
Are Bird Feeders Helping Cardinals Expand Their Range?
Backyard birders are documenting the continued expansion of the northern cardinal's range.
Review: Eating and Conservation
Four books that explore sustainable eating in ways that are humorous, thought-provoking and even infuriating.
