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Stayin’ Alive at the Seabird Disco
Seabird discos - complete with fake birds, mirrors, and a sound system - help restore breeding bird populations in the Caribbean.
Beaver? Otter? Muskrat? A Field Guide to Freshwater Mammals
Think you saw a beaver or a mink? Here’s how to tell for sure.
The Butterfly of Spring: Meet the Mourning Cloak
Meet the first butterfly you may see this spring.
Chipmunk Quest
A chipmunk is a chipmunk, right? Nope. There are 22 species in the United States. Here’s how to find them.
Take Down Your Feeders: Salmonella is Killing Songbirds
Bird feeding is spreading salmonella. Here’s how you can help.
Deforestation Reduces Worker Productivity in the Tropics
Research from Indonesia finds that rural workers in deforested landscapes were less productive than those working in intact forest settings.
Is Birdseed the Next Toilet Paper?
More people are enjoying backyard birds. Is that creating a seed scarcity?
Remove the Rats, Restore the Seashore
New science from Alaska’s Aleutian Islands finds that eradicating invasive rodents helps restore marine habitats, too.
50 Fish, 50 States: Whitefish & the End of the World as We Know It
You can’t freeze time, even when ice fishing
50 Birds: Adventures in Backyard Birding
Birding may be the perfect nature activity. And you can start by looking out your window.
Listening to Forests After Logging
New research from Borneo shows that the soundscape of a forest changes significantly following selective logging.
There’s a Koala in the Backyard
A koala is the peak of Australian backyard wildlife. But this wildlife sighting is bittersweet.
