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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

A Kaleidoscope of Wildlife on Africa’s Largest Island

Madagascar is indeed a world apart, a wildlife kaleidoscope, both visually and verbally! Its rain forests are home to primitive primates such as diademed...

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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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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Videos: Reforestation, One Nation and One Person at a Time

Around the world, deforestation is causing millions of species to lose their natural habitats. Estimates are that tracts half the size of England are lost...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Disappearing Glaciers of Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park is smack-dab in the center of the breathtaking Crown of the Continent Ecosystem, which spans 10 million acres on either side of the...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Study Shows That Mountain Lions Fear the Sound of Human Voices

The largest wild cat in North America, the mountain lion—also known as a catamount, cougar, panther and puma—has powerful limbs and can leap as high as 15...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Videos: Golden Eagle Catch and Release

One of the largest birds in North America, a golden eagle is an expert hunter. It can dive on prey from tremendous heights and has been clocked flying close...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

On Land in Greenland: A Photo Essay

Because Greenland is the largest island in the world, it makes sense that many people’s travels there are boat-based, as mine were four years ago. There is...

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