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Why You Are Smelling Skunks This Week
Smell a skunk? You’re not alone. Learn more about your urban nature.
Migration in Motion: Visualizing Species Movements Due to Climate Change
Climate change is already forcing species to migrate to cooler climates, and Conservancy scientists are mapping these predicted migrations.
Species On the Move: Mapping Barriers for Wildlife in a Warming World
As the planet warms, some species will need to relocate to areas with suitable climate conditions for survival. New research reveals that only 41 percent of the natural land area in the United States retains enough connectivity to facilitate this migration.
A Murder of Crows: When Roosting Crows Come to Town
Crows don’t always make the easiest of neighbors. But sometimes dealing with crows is as simple as an attitude adjustment.
Nature Doesn’t Hurt Farmers, It Helps
If removing habitat from farms doesn’t improve food safety, are other practices equally as ineffective, or worse, potentially damaging to farmers? A new study says yes.
Watching a Baby Bison Die
This spring, well-meaning tourists tried to rescue a Yellowstone bison calf from the cold. It didn’t end well. What happens when we put our human narratives on the wild.
The Cactus Smuggler: Are Desert Plants Being Loved to Extinction?
Across their range, cacti are disappearing. The number one culprit? Illegal collecting. A look at the cactus smuggling trade.
10 Overlooked Wildlife Experiences in Our National Parks
Move over grizzlies and bison. We’re looking for some of the more unusual national park wildlife encounters, from pupfish to endemic chipmunks to salamanders. How many have you seen?
Recovery: Saving Timber Rattlesnakes, Why Wildlife Recovery Isn’t a Popularity Contest
You know you’ve arrived as a naturalist when you support saving timber rattlesnakes. Ted Williams reports.
The Four Biggest Hazards Facing Monarch Butterflies, and How You Can Help
A recent scientific paper argues that monarch butterflies are at risk of “quasi-extinction.” But what does this mean? Our blogger breaks down the issues facing butterflies.
Recovery: Mending Point Reyes, a Park Impaired by Invasive Mammals
Point Reyes National Seashore is recovering from an unusual invasive threat: non-native deer. Ted Williams reports.
The Incredible Shrinking Bison, an Unexpected Impact of Climate Change
Shrinking bison? One of the unexpected impacts of climate change is bison changing their diets. And it could in turn affect how we manage the prairie.
