Did You Know Pronghorns Shed Their Horns? 

Let’s take a look at the extraordinary life of pronghorns, the only animal that sheds its horns.

Matthew L. Miller

A Rancher’s Owls

On the flooded grasslands of Colombia, one rancher found a way to have it all. Including burrowing owls.

Matthew L. Miller

Cool and Overlooked Critters of the Sagebrush Sea

Move over sage grouse: here are 9 other cool critters of the sagebrush-steppe.

Matthew L. Miller

Planting Trees in Pasturelands Keeps Things Cool

Farmers in the tropics can harness the cooling benefits of tree cover by incorporating trees within their pasturelands.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Did You Know There Are Four Hyena Species?

Meet the hyenas you don’t know: cool creatures often unfairly persecuted.

Matthew L. Miller

Savanna Fire Management Can Fund Africa’s Protected Areas

A new study finds that fire management on Africa’s savannas can generate enough carbon revenue to help fill the funding gap for protected areas.

Justine E. Hausheer

Burrowing Owls Face an Uncertain Future

Why are burrowing owls declining? Research and hope for the underground owl of the Americas.

Christine Peterson

Day of the (Turtle) Dogs

Meet the turtle dogs -- they track and retrieve turtles. For science!

Cara Cannon Byington

One Square Meter of Prairie

What can be found in a square meter of prairie? You’ll be surprised. (Photographs included!)

Chris Helzer

New Research: Savanna Burning for Global Emissions Reductions

New research from The Nature Conservancy demonstrates that savanna fire management has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Justine E. Hausheer

The Mountain Lion in the Window

The subject of the message was: OMG! Mountain Lion Kitten in Window Well!!!! And really, it just got more interesting from there.

Cara Cannon Byington

How Can the Pronghorn Cross the Fence?

Pronghorns may be the second fastest land mammal on earth, but a simple fence can stop them in their tracks.

Bebe Crouse