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A Presidential Pardon for A Thanksgiving Raccoon
The true story of a U.S. president, Thanksgiving dinner and a raccoon.
11 Wildly Colored Moths to Brighten Your Day
A celebration of the beauty of moths.
Three Lizards in a Beer Can
A video shows how a routine trash pick-up revealed a reptilian surprise.
Salmon Migrate Using Earth’s Magnetic Field
A new study shows that even nonmigratory salmon are directed by the earth’s magnetic pull.
The Mystery of the Dying Mesquites
If a tree dies in the desert, will anyone notice before it’s too late?
Why Are You Seeing Robins in Winter?
Spring has certainly not arrived, so why have the robins?
Bumper-Crop Birds: Pop-Up Wetlands Are a Success in California
By partnering with rice farmers in California, the Conservancy is transforming fields into pop-up wetlands for migrant shorebirds, yielding the largest average shorebird densities ever reported for agriculture in the region.
The Secret in the Sand Dunes
Spoiler Alert: It's Christmas Trees
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.
The Fascinating Fall Behavior of Wild Turkeys
Forget the gobbling and strutting. Here’s how wild turkeys will spend Thanksgiving Day.
Reefs Like Zombies?
Coral reefs, parrotfish, climate change, Michigan tourists, and, well, zombies.
Hurricane Sandy and the Flooding That Wasn’t
Most visitors come her for the warblers, but some come for the weirs.
