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Cattle Graze Milkweed As Much As Grasses. Are There Implications for Monarchs?
Most researchers assume cattle avoid milkweed due to toxic compounds. New research finds that cattle graze milkweeds at least as […]
50 Fish, 50 States: Rudd of South Dakota
Many invasive fish are well known and well publicized. But you might not have heard about rudd.
A Simple Thing You Can Do to Benefit Backyard Birds and Bees
It’s time to ease up on the spring clean-up to help pollinators and other local wildlife.
Gender Bias Holds Women Back in Conservation Careers
Researchers surveying Nature Conservancy staff find that gender bias and inequity hold women back across their conservation careers.
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.
How Can Fisheries Weather Climate Change? New Tool Offers Guidance
A new toolkit helps natural resource managers adapt fisheries management in an uncertain future.
Palmyra’s Fishing for Science Program Tags 1,000th Fish
Launched in 2018, the program tagged its 1000th fish on December 5, 2022—a significant milestone in a challenging environment.
A Rancher’s Owls
On the flooded grasslands of Colombia, one rancher found a way to have it all. Including burrowing owls.
A Field Guide to Unusual Raptors of the Southern US
These nine unusual raptors are found only in the south and southwestern US, from Arizona to Florida.
Can We Save the Olympia Oyster by Eating It?
Conservation aquaculture offers hope for oyster populations.
Three New Books for Australian Nature Nerds
Every Sunday — after I do the grocery shopping and buy veggies at the local farmer’s market — I go […]
Witches’ Broom and the Conservation of “Ugly”
Should we kill trees because they’re ugly? At one point, conservationists did.
