Saving the Dragon’s Blood
Despite a range of threats, from droughts and cyclones to goats and militarization, Socotra's iconic trees are staging a slow, patient comeback—with the help of the people who know them best.
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Ghana’s Sacred Monkeys
Myth and mystery have long protected two species of monkey and the West African forests they depend on, but for how much longer?
Swamp Sentinels
Buried in mud for millennia, some of New Zealand's ancient kauri trees are revealing surprising clues about Earth's climate—past, present, and future.
A Helping Hand
Specialized though it may be, Madagascar’s largest living lemur may need an extra hand to survive in a rapidly changing world.
Keeping Pygmy Sloths Afloat
They do almost everything else in slow motion, but Panama’s pygmy sloths are surprisingly proficient swimmers—and they find relative safety in the sea.
Better Beef
Can the cattle industry be remade to save the Amazon rainforest?
Colombia’s Rallying Cry
Can ecotourism mend a divided nation in the aftermath of war?
A Life Aloft
Orangutans weather the storm against an onslaught of threats to their canopy home.
Ghana’s Sacred Monkeys
Myth and mystery have long protected two species of monkey and the West African forests they depend on, but for how much longer?
Swamp Sentinels
Buried in mud for millennia, some of New Zealand's ancient kauri trees are revealing surprising clues about Earth's climate—past, present, and future.
A Helping Hand
Specialized though it may be, Madagascar’s largest living lemur may need an extra hand to survive in a rapidly changing world.
Keeping Pygmy Sloths Afloat
They do almost everything else in slow motion, but Panama’s pygmy sloths are surprisingly proficient swimmers—and they find relative safety in the sea.
Better Beef
Can the cattle industry be remade to save the Amazon rainforest?
Colombia’s Rallying Cry
Can ecotourism mend a divided nation in the aftermath of war?
A Life Aloft
Orangutans weather the storm against an onslaught of threats to their canopy home.