Candice Gaukel Andrews

When Animals Gather, Our Language Gets Lyrical

When we get together to appreciate the arts, for political purposes, for social interactions or simply for support, we can be called, among other things, an...

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Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

Last Monarch Butterfly Migration?

As I described in a previous post, On a Wing and a Prayer, the monarch butterfly is one of the most amazing and delicate insects on our planet. But will they...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Global Seed Vault Fails: “Permanently Frozen” Isn’t Anymore

Anything in deep freeze was supposed to be safe—for forever. Such as our toxic wastes. Such as the crop seeds we’ll need in case of a global catastrophe and...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Bison Return to Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation

Bison, our national mammal, have returned to more of their homeland. On November 3, 2016, 10 bison were released on the 2.2-million-acre Wind River...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

“Going Rogue” for the National Park Service, Science and Trees

Going rogue. Since 1835, that phrase has been used to describe elephants that exhibit violent behavior, whether through injury or from being separated from...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Videos: White Deer, the Ghosts of the Forest

Throughout history, people have been fascinated by wild animals that are all white. True to tradition, in Wisconsin, where I live, residents have a special...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Fighting for Monuments, Refuges and Water—Again and Again

Once a national monument is designated to conserve a landscape and its cultural history, once a natural habitat is legally protected to save wildlife, or once...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

White, Wild Animals and Why Difference Shouldn’t Be Wrong

A framed photo that hung on a wall of my grandfather’s large dining room is one of my earliest memories. Sepia-toned, it depicted a herd of deer, taken in...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: The Health Benefits of Forest Bathing

I have always loved forests. I don’t know where that comes from. But whenever I’m in one, I feel as though I can finally breathe in the way I was meant to...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

After Earth Day 2017: An Alphabet from Outer Space

On Saturday, the world celebrated Earth Day 2017. This one took on a different demeanor from Earth Days in our recent past. Reminiscent of the first Earth Day...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Development Threatens Nearly Half of All Natural World Heritage Sites

The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System. The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. These are just three of the 238 natural and...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: the Words Still Missing from Children’s Dictionaries

Watch this video, which illustrates how words associated with the natural world are disappearing from a children’s dictionary and why we should be concerned.

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Rushing into a World without Gray Wolves or Grizzly Bears

Grizzly bears and wolves. Other than bison, does America have any mammals more representative of our nation? Unfortunately for them, grizzly bears and wolves...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Climate Change and the Siberia Hole: What It Means for You

On the tundra of Siberia, near the coldest city on Earth, there’s a place that local people have come to call a “gateway to the underworld” or a portal to...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Videos: The “Bark Rangers” of Our National Parks

Encounters between people and wildlife in our national parks can sometimes go wrong. That’s why the National Park Service is enlisting some very special...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

The U.S. (and Us) Before the Environmental Protection Agency

As a kid, I looked forward to my weekend road trips with my big sister, who was old enough to have her driver’s license. We usually traveled along Interstate...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Hustle and Bustle at the Hummingbird Feeder

Hummingbirds may be small, but they certainly pack a lot of appeal. Iridescent, colorful and capable of helicopter-like flying maneuvers, they enchant almost...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Drones: Wildlife Difficulty or Poaching Deterrent?

Drones have become popular conservation tools. The Bureau of Land Management, the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey have all used...

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