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50 Fish, 50 States: Refuge
The U.S. National Wildlife Refuge system, in its 120th year, is one of the largest protected area networks in the world. And many refuges are great places to fish.
The Camouflaged Looper: This Inchworm Makes Its Own Flower “Costume”
Meet the caterpillar with incredible ability to disguise itself by attaching pieces of plant to its back.
Liana Cutting in Selectively Logged Forests Increases Carbon Sequestration
Cutting lianas, a diverse group of woody climbing plants, is a well-known way to increase carbon sequestration and timber production.
A Brighter Future for Attwater’s Prairie Chickens
On the ranchlands of the Texas coastal plain, a partnership is working to protect one of the rarest birds in North America.
It Takes A Village
In the majority of places where conservationists work, our success or failure rides on the backs of the people who live there.
Women Lead Leatherback Conservation in the Solomon Islands
Changing cultural perceptions around gender can’t work without the support of the local communities.
Giving Voice to Haevo’s Women Rangers
Hear from the Solomon Island's first women rangers as share their experiences working to protect nesting leatherback sea turtles.
Satellite Tracking the Pacific’s Most Endangered Leatherback Turtles
A new satellite tagging study in the Solomon Islands will help protect critically endangered leatherback sea turtles.
Modeling Migration and Movement of Gray Bats
Gray bats roost in large concentrations in well-studied caves, but where they go once they leave the caves is not […]
The Value of Words + Pictures
Think nature-based tourism is only tied to wildlife watching and hiking? New science says we need to think again—especially in the Eastern Caribbean.
Why Protected Areas Must Consider What’s Beneath the Surface
New research finds that 85% of protected areas with groundwater-dependent ecosystems have groundwatersheds that may be underprotected.
In These Cheatgrass-Infested Hills
How do we approach degraded lands? What role do they play in our conservation conversations? How do we value them? And does it matter?
