Recovery: A Plague of Bullfrogs

Bullfrogs are wondrous creatures – until they’re introduced outside their native range.

Ted Williams

In Search of Australia’s Amazing Rainbow Finch

The conservation story behind Australia’s most colorful finch.

Justine E. Hausheer

Owling: A Field Guide to Finding Winter Owls

Here’s how to enjoy the winter owl show in your neighborhood.

Matthew L. Miller

Bird Country: Saving the Riverina’s Last Wild Wetlands

In a dry corner of southeast Australia, life-giving wetlands sustain a huge array of birds—and a 50,000-year old culture.

Justine E. Hausheer

How the House Finch Conquered Your Feeder…and a Continent

The dramatic spread of the non-native bird we love, the house finch.

Matthew L. Miller

The Carp Show: An Inside Look at the Jumping Fish Invasion

Your guide to one of the most notorious fish invasions.

Matthew L. Miller

Fear the Squirrel: How Wildlife Causes Major Power Outages

Squirrels may pose a bigger threat to the power grid than cyber-attack.

Edward Ricciuti

50 Fish, 50 States: Small Stream Wonders

An easy-to-overlook New York stream yields a strange and ferocious fish.

Matthew L. Miller

A Field Guide to Commonly Misidentified Snakes

Snake expert and biologist David Steen helps you determine what that snake is. Spoiler: It’s not always a copperhead or cottonmouth.

David A. Steen

Recovery: The Seal and Shark Invasion

Gray seals and great white sharks are rebounding in the Northeast U.S., but not everyone’s happy.

Ted Williams

Exploring and Protecting the Arkansas Bayou

A visit to the rumored home of the ivory-billed woodpecker.

Lisa Ballard

The Platypus Is Weirder Than You Ever Imagined

Once denounced as a hoax, the platypus is far weirder than those early explorers and zoologists could ever imagine. 

Justine E. Hausheer