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Male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) displaying on a snow covered lek. Sublette County, Wyoming. March.

Wyoming’s Bird of Paradise

As if in defiance to the many threats they face, sage-grouse perform one the West's most impressive mating rituals.

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Mystery of the Corkscrew Seals

A rash of unusual seal deaths has perplexed scientists along the North Atlantic coast and challenges our desire to find tidy explanations in nature.

Eurasian beavers
Mealtime Swim

Back from the brink, Eurasian beavers are once again an integral part of the river ecosystem in France's Loire Valley.

In Search of Lost Frogs

Recently rediscovered—or discovered for the first time—these survivors offer hope for future conservation efforts.

eider ducks (Somateria mollissima)
Ducking and Diving

An eider duck seeks shelter and sustenance in the the icy waters along the central Norwegian coast.

Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) slung from Super Huey Bell helicopter Great Fish River Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape Province SOUTH AFRICA A viable breeding population of 15 animals being relocated to an undisclosed destination. ENDANGERED SPECIES. CITES 1
Rhino Relocation

To protect rhinos from poachers, conservation workers have taken to the air to move these massive animals quickly and efficiently to safer ground.

Brazilian Pantanal
Night of the Caiman

Once threatened by over-hunting, yacare caimans now number in the millions across Brazil’s Pantanal region.

The Problem with Pythons

Burmese pythons are slowly, inexorably eating their way through Florida’s wildlife—is hunting them the answer?

A drying lake bed in Hungary’s Danube-Dráva National Park attracts a large flock of great egrets.
Great Egrets Take Flight

Once hunted to near-extinction, Europe’s great egrets find refuge along Hungary’s Danube.

Young Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica) at breathing hole. Lake Baikal, Russia, April.
Ice Seal

Meet Lake Baikal’s most famous resident, the world’s only freshwater-specific seal.