The Rwandan City Where Wetlands Are Winning
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Scientists find that elephants who raid farms might be looking for medicinal plants, sparking a cross-species exchange of pharmaceutical knowledge.
The Collateral Damage of Climate Migration
As the planet warms, people are moving—bringing familiar fights to new battlegrounds.
Investigating a Treetop Baby Boom
Why a sudden spike in pregnancies in one Madagascan lemur population might actually be a bad sign for the species.
The Wild Elephant in the Room
Conservationists seeking to restore elephant populations in a Malawian national park inadvertently upended human lives, revealing the risks of large-mammal translocations.
Tricks of the Trunk
With their dexterous trunks, bush elephants satisfy their enormous appetites and transform the landscape.
Aardvark Burrows Could be Ground Zero for the Next Pandemic
Animals of all kinds mix and mingle in underground burrows, offering troubling opportunities for diseases to jump species.
Entangled
Laid end to end, the world’s fences would reach the sun. What are they doing to wildlife?
Gorillas in Their Midst
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, community-led conservation has emerged from the chaos of war, but the ghosts of colonialism still haunt locals trying to live with great apes.
Good Medicine
In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, veterinarians provide a crucial helping hand in the recovery of one of the world’s most endangered creatures.
Pachyderm Pharmacies
Scientists find that elephants who raid farms might be looking for medicinal plants, sparking a cross-species exchange of pharmaceutical knowledge.
The Collateral Damage of Climate Migration
As the planet warms, people are moving—bringing familiar fights to new battlegrounds.
Investigating a Treetop Baby Boom
Why a sudden spike in pregnancies in one Madagascan lemur population might actually be a bad sign for the species.
The Wild Elephant in the Room
Conservationists seeking to restore elephant populations in a Malawian national park inadvertently upended human lives, revealing the risks of large-mammal translocations.
Tricks of the Trunk
With their dexterous trunks, bush elephants satisfy their enormous appetites and transform the landscape.
Aardvark Burrows Could be Ground Zero for the Next Pandemic
Animals of all kinds mix and mingle in underground burrows, offering troubling opportunities for diseases to jump species.
Entangled
Laid end to end, the world’s fences would reach the sun. What are they doing to wildlife?
Gorillas in Their Midst
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, community-led conservation has emerged from the chaos of war, but the ghosts of colonialism still haunt locals trying to live with great apes.
Good Medicine
In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, veterinarians provide a crucial helping hand in the recovery of one of the world’s most endangered creatures.