Candice Gaukel Andrews

2022 Fifth Warmest Year on Record, But We’re Making Strides

Wherever you live, if you remember last summer, this probably won’t surprise you. Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Evaluating Animal Emotions and Quality of Life

Today, in what seems to be our never-ending search for happiness, we often describe our longings as the quest for “quality of life.” That idea and the coinage...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

New Galapagos Coral Reef Discovered

Deep beneath the waters of the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR) and atop a submerged volcano, an ancient coral reef was just discovered by an international...

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Laura Kiniry

Save the Turtles! Celebrate World Turtle Day

The roads in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, can reach peak capacity during the summer months, but it's not just because of vehicular traffic. Each year beginning...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Crisis Couple: Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change

Highly social and very vocal, African penguins are native to the waters of South Africa. But these endangered birds are now struggling to survive the human...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Drones: New Wing Movements and Watching Wildlife Groups

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, don’t offer just a safer way for wildlife biologists to observe their subjects; they’re often less...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Arbor Day 2023: More Trees Means Longer Lives

On the last Friday in April, we will mark the annual National Arbor Day. This year, that date is April 28. Much like Earth Day, Arbor Day celebrates nature....

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Your Eco-Anxiety Is Real. Here’s How to Handle It.

It was in 1999, I think, when I went to a writers’ convention and participated as a panelist for a discussion on environmental-and-nature writing. One of the...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Iceland: A “Future Food” Protein Provider

Although you may never have heard of it, spirulina is among the world’s most popular alternative-protein foods. This nutrient-filled and antioxidant-rich...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Glacier National Park Has More Canada Lynx Than Expected

Known for their long, black ear tufts and ability to hunt ghostlike across the surface of deep snow, Canada lynx are the elusive, midsize cats (hardly bigger...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Salmon-Fed Flowers, Sockeye-Rich Shores and Self-Aware Fish

Although sometimes heart-wrenching to discover on our nature outings, the animal carcasses that we may come across play an important role in the functioning...

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Ruksana Hussain

15 Nature, Wildlife, Conservation and Travel Podcasts to Listen to Today

Welcome to the wonderful world of podcasts! Especially ones that deal with nature, wildlife, conservation and travel—all topics we care dearly about. There...

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Madison Mitchell

Wildlife Crime Technology: Nowhere to Hide

A growing problem Over the last decade, an estimated $23 billion global black market economy for illegal wildlife products has emerged, accelerating the...

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WWF

Project “Paraiso Quetzal” – Where Conservation Meets Development

Costa Rica is known for its natural beauty, advancements in sustainability and conservation, and vast wildlife viewing opportunities. While all these things...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Roads: The Winter and Wildlife Kind

Travel is back. And it’s back in a big way. Following the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, flying is rebounding. But road trips remain one of the most popular forms...

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Cathy Brown

Beavers: How Nature’s Engineers Are Making a Comeback

The beaver is the largest rodent in North America (and the second-largest in the world after South America’s capybara). They are found in ponds, lakes,...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

How Crows and Ravens Made the World their Home

You know them because you see them in your neighborhood every day. And you certainly have heard their distinctive, harsh caws and kraas. They are crows and...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Coolness of Zebra Stripes

Why zebras have stripes has been a matter for scientific debate for decades. A lot of theories have been put forth, such as they’ve evolved for camouflage, to...

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