Video: Starling Shapes in the Sky

European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are now common birds in the United States; and sometimes, as they say, familiarity breeds contempt. Loud, boisterous and...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

When Playing, Native American Children Are More Likely to Pretend to Be Wildlife

I read about something today that may seem like a small thing to know in the midst of all the news in our lives. But perhaps, deep down inside it, you’ll find...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Despite Cold Temperatures, the Earth Burns and the Arctic Is Lost

It’s the day after New Year’s, and we’re just entering into 2018. In Times Square last night, according to the Associated Press, it was the second-coldest New...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: A Post-Holiday, Hot-Springs Retreat with Japan’s Snow Monkeys

The Christmas holiday is over—just barely. Feeling a little exhausted after all the preparations, family gatherings and parties? Then, a nice soak in a hot...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

“Bird Years” and the Year of the Bird, 2018

Wildlife science has many measurements; for example, “carrying capacity,” “depredations” or “translocations.” But there’s a new scale I recently came across:...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Turkeys: Smart and—Perhaps—Beautiful Birds

Despite what you may have learned in elementary school, there were probably no turkeys at the first Thanksgiving. The written menu listed fowl, but this most...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Ranching in Wolf Territory: A New Approach

Conflict between wolves and ranchers is just about as old as, well, as there have been ranchers in the West. Wolves were nearly hunted, poisoned and trapped...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Videos: Whooping Cranes and a Bold Experiment

In 1942, there were fewer than 20 whooping cranes left alive in the world. Their habitats were vanishing, and they had been hunted almost to extinction. If we...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Whooping Crane Recovery a Victim of Federal Budget Cuts

After more than 50 years, the largest captive-breeding-and-release program for whooping cranes is closing. Housed at the U.S. Geological Survey Eastern...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: One Tree’s Wildlife Visitors in One Year

I love trees, and I’m not alone. There are those of us that write letters to them, that single-handedly plant forests of them, or—in my case—write books about...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Halloween Video: the Silent Flight of Owls

Halloween and owls have a long and storied history with each other. It’s thought that the connection may have been forged around ancient Halloween bonfires....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Bird Video: The “Caw” of a Crow and the “Kraa” of a Raven

Ever since I read Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” in junior high school, the bird has fascinated me. Corvids, such as ravens and crows, are among the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Dear Forests: Wish You Were Here—and That You’d Remain

This summer, the world lost a Nebraska-size chunk of forests. Logging, expanding palm oil plantations and wildfires are to blame. This continuing...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Artificial Reefs: Help for Endangered Ecosystems or Ocean Junk?

A full 25 percent of all the marine life on the planet calls coral reefs home. But around the world, these natural habitats are in trouble. According to World...

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

Endangered Orangutans of Borneo

Known as “the man of the forest,” the unique, colorful, highly intelligent orangutan went from an estimated 300,000 individuals in 1900 to only a handful of...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Rare and Raw: Wild Wolverine Video

Wolverines are exceedingly rare. It’s estimated that less than 250 of them still roam the Lower 48, almost exclusively in the rugged Rocky Mountains and North...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Twisted Terms: “SAVES Act” Actually Harms Endangered Species

There’s a sinister bill making its way through Congress, but you probably don’t know about it. The reason you don’t know about it is because of its name. It’s...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Could Reintroducing Lynx to Great Britain Revive Ecotourism?

It’s a story too often told. Once, a predator roamed wildlands and then was relentlessly hunted to extinction or to the brink of it. In the Lower 48, the...

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Video: Starling Shapes in the Sky

When Playing, Native American Children Are More Likely to Pretend to Be Wildlife

Despite Cold Temperatures, the Earth Burns and the Arctic Is Lost

Video: A Post-Holiday, Hot-Springs Retreat with Japan’s Snow Monkeys

“Bird Years” and the Year of the Bird, 2018

Turkeys: Smart and—Perhaps—Beautiful Birds

Ranching in Wolf Territory: A New Approach

Videos: Whooping Cranes and a Bold Experiment

Whooping Crane Recovery a Victim of Federal Budget Cuts

Video: One Tree’s Wildlife Visitors in One Year

Halloween Video: the Silent Flight of Owls

Bird Video: The “Caw” of a Crow and the “Kraa” of a Raven

Dear Forests: Wish You Were Here—and That You’d Remain

Artificial Reefs: Help for Endangered Ecosystems or Ocean Junk?

Endangered Orangutans of Borneo

Rare and Raw: Wild Wolverine Video

Twisted Terms: “SAVES Act” Actually Harms Endangered Species

Could Reintroducing Lynx to Great Britain Revive Ecotourism?