Big Battles, Big Gonads: The Crazy World of the Bluegill Spawn

The common bluegill is easy to take for granted. But come spawning season, a bluegill colony is one of the wildest scenes in nature: part barroom brawl, part cheesy ‘80s romantic comedy.

Matthew L. Miller

Recovery: Alewives, the Little Fish with a Big Role

Conservationists are prone to referring to alewives in the past tense, the fish long considered a victim of dams. But they’re back. Ted Williams has the story.

Ted Williams

Putting Conservation on the Map: A Blueprint for a Healthy Planet

New research from Conservancy scientists provides a blueprint for guiding development to best protect the last remaining wild places.

Joseph Kiesecker

Bioacoustics for Conservation Land-Use Planning

Conservancy scientists are using innovative acoustic sampling data to inform conservation land use planning in Papua New Guinea’s rainforests.

Justine E. Hausheer

Indigos Return: A Florida Breeding Program Raises Eastern Indigo Snakes for Reintroduction

Meet the captive-bred eastern indigo snakes destined for release at the Conservancy’s Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve.

Justine E. Hausheer

The Verdict is In: We Can Grow Safe Food and Conserve Nature at the Same Time

A new paper by Conservancy NatureNet Science Fellow and lead author Daniel Karp shows that removing habitat around farm fields does not make food safer. In fact, it may have the opposite effect.

Cara Cannon Byington

This Fur Seal is 4,000 Miles From Home. Here’s Why.

A Subantarctic fur seal sets a new distance record. How did this critter get so far from home?

Matthew L. Miller

Protecting Florida’s Last Old-Growth Pines

One scientist is on a mission to protect the last of Florida’s old-growth longleaf pines, before it’s too late.

Justine E. Hausheer

Ancient Tree Stumps Shed New Light on Fire in Florida

Ancient pine stumps help scientists and land managers restore fire to the longleaf pine ecosystem.

Justine E. Hausheer

The Transformation of Gabon: Can Nature Make Economic Development Work Better for People?

Can Gabon find a way to achieve its development goals while protecting nature? Can valuing nature's services to people help achieve that balance?

Josh Goldstein

Conserving Nature’s Stage

Conserving nature’s stage: a strategy to sustain biodiversity in the wake of climate change.

Justine E. Hausheer

Can Traditional Agriculture Restore the Reef?

Ninety percent of the land was covered with invasive weeds. But that degraded land could hold the key to restoring the reef on the island of Oʻahu. Just add agriculture.

Matthew L. Miller