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Listening for Life Among the Dead

A local chapter of a national frog survey convenes at a storied Massachusetts cemetery.

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Pave Paradise, Relocate a Gopher Tortoise

As Florida’s human population booms, a lucrative cottage industry has sprung up: moving gopher tortoises away from new developments. What does it mean for the reptiles?

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Saving Bison as Bombs Fall

Amid the destruction of war, Ukrainian conservationists remain determined to help a European bison herd persevere.

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The Artist Showing Seabirds Home

The woman at the heart of a long-standing avian restoration program blends art and science to attract birds back to lost habitat.

Welcome to the Great Bear Sea

After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.

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The Big Picture 2025

From the beautiful to the bizarre, this annual photographic showcase shines a light on some of our planet’s most breathtaking species and places.

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The Coyote Next Door

What urban wildlife can teach us about cognition, survival, and how to be good neighbors.

Eulachon once drew thousands of people to Fishery Bay on the Nass River and fueled extensive trade networks. Far fewer Nisg̱a’a participate in the fishery today, but eulachon remain integral to their culture and cuisine.
Where the Savior Fish Still Swims

In an era of collapse, a fabled fish keeps coming back to the Nisg̱a’a nation.

Specks of sand cling to a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle hatchling as it makes its way to the ocean.
The Riddle of the Ridley

After years of steady gains, a decades-long conservation program for the world’s most endangered turtle hits rough seas.

A herd of elk faces off against a wire fence, a common sight in the Colorado mountains and throughout the American West. Photograph by John Boland / Shutterstock
Entangled

Laid end to end, the world’s fences would reach the sun. What are they doing to wildlife?