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The protection of Mar Menor was a huge step for the pioneering Rights of Nature movement. But three years on, little has changed.
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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Hurricane Helene gave the animals a one-way ticket to a different paradise along the Florida coastline.
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The ecosystem we see today was molded by human hands.
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The Big Picture 2024
From the beautiful to the bizarre and breathtaking, this photographic showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet's most amazing species and places.
Charting a Course Through Bears’ Eyes
In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.
The Collateral Damage of Climate Migration
As the planet warms, people are moving—bringing familiar fights to new battlegrounds.
The Wild Within the Walls
From antiquity to modern times, Rome has been entangled with the wild animals who creep, slither, scurry, and nest among its pillars and palaces.
A Spanish Lagoon Was Granted Legal Personhood. Then What Happened?
The protection of Mar Menor was a huge step for the pioneering Rights of Nature movement. But three years on, little has changed.
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.
Tortoises Swept to Sea Find a New Home
Hurricane Helene gave the animals a one-way ticket to a different paradise along the Florida coastline.
How Santa Catalina Island Got Its Ground Squirrels
The ecosystem we see today was molded by human hands.
The Netherlands’ Surprising Bus Stop Bounty
There’s fungus among us, even in the most unexpected places.
The Big Picture 2024
From the beautiful to the bizarre and breathtaking, this photographic showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet's most amazing species and places.