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The Alligator in the Basement: Breeding Bird Colonies Benefit Alligator Health in the Florida Everglades
Scientists have discovered that alligators living near nesting bird colonies in the Florida Everglades are healthier than those without access to this food resource.
They’re Electric: Two New Fish Species Discovered in Gabon
Not your typical fish story: Journey to Gabon to encounter two new species of electric fish.
Weird Conservation: The Strange Side of Saving Endangered Species
When scientists need to save an endangered species, sometimes the solution is straightforward. But sometimes, conservation requires that you built a robot, search for poop, or devise a seemingly endless variety of techniques to collect animal semen. Nature is weird, but conservation is weirder.
Recovery: Hope for Black-Footed Ferrets, One of Our Most Endangered Mammals
Recovery of black-footed ferrets seemed unlikely. Many environmentalists, including writer Ted Williams, considered the captive breeding program doomed. Thirty years later, Williams rethinks the situation for one of our most endangered animals.
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.
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?
Bison Return to Nachusa: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Reintroduction
Join our behind-the-scenes look at the science, restoration and planning necessary for a successful bison reintroduction.
Field Notes: A Bison Herd Without Raging Bulls?
Does removing the oldest, most dominant bulls from a bison population affect breeding and herd behavior? It's the latest chapter in the extensive research of these animals at Ordway Prairie.
Bison Bellows and Bones: Student-Scientists on the Prairie
Bison fighting and urinating on themselves? It's just another day at the office for student researchers on TNC's Ordway Prairie.
The Yucca and its Moth
It sounds too good to be true; two species helping each other survive for millions of years—each getting as much as they give.
