Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: The Great Migration of the Sandhill Crane

Each spring, more than 500,000 sandhill cranes come together on a narrow stretch of the Platte River in central Nebraska, as they have for thousands of years....

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Remedy for Deforestation: Raven Replanters

Corvids—a family of birds that includes crows, jays, magpies, nutcrackers and ravens—are smart animals. They can make tools, recognize individual human faces...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty: Will It Survive Another 100 Years?

On December 10, 2015, an 18-year-old southeastern Texas man shot two whooping cranes in a rural area located about 18 miles west of Beaumont, Texas. He said...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Conservation Canines in Action

Last week, you read about shelter dogs that are finding employment—and a new lease on life—as conservation officers in the University of Washington’s...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

By 2018, High-Speed Internet Service Will Be in Every National Park

This year, the National Park Service (NPS) is celebrating its centennial, and there are numerous plans and scheduled activities to encourage more Americans to...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Dogs May Be Our Best Conservation Aids

Radio collars, GPS tracking devices and remote-controlled drones—when it comes to monitoring wildlife, it’s easy to get caught up in high-tech devices. It...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” in Space

Last week, English musician David Bowie died at the young age of 69. Whatever you think of his music, he was widely regarded as an innovator, known for the...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Is Ringling Brothers Really “Retiring” Its Elephants?

Circus elephants in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey shows got good news last week when it was announced on January 11, 2016, that they would be retired...

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Emily Deemer

Further Up the Amazon River

I’ve been to the Amazon before – several times, actually. I’ve led trips in the neo-tropics and been on more rain forest hikes than I could ever remember. So...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Lions Are Now Protected Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, but Will It Help Conserve Them in Africa?

As of January 22, 2016, lions will be protected under the Endangered Species Act, which is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Our...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Spend Two Minutes with Our Awe-Inspiring Earth

Almost a decade ago, the world fell in love with the documentary series Planet Earth. Produced by the BBC, the project employed 71 cameramen spending more...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Human-Wildlife Conflict and Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

I heard about another act of wildlife poaching this morning. Only this time it wasn’t African elephants or Indian tigers or Indonesian rhinos. It was in the...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

12 Conservation Success Stories of 2015

Last night, I watched a movie titled Merchants of Doubt. In this 2014 film, director and producer Robert Kenner lets us in on a secret that’s hiding in plain...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Happy Holidays 2015: Whales under the Northern Lights

As we reflect back on 2015, we have to admit it’s been a tough year for the world. Biodiversity is being lost, droughts continue and wars go on. But there is...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

New WILDLABS.NET: Where Technology and Conservation Meet

It’s easy to find recent examples of how technology has helped wildlife conservation. New electronic tools for detecting and preventing animal and plant...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Music Video: Love Song to the Earth

There are reams of scientific studies on the rapid climate change we are now experiencing, all showing us why we need to act now if we want to avoid...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Climate Change Quiz: How Much Do You Know?

Which was the hottest month on record? Would it surprise you to know that—dating back to January 1880—it was July 2015? September 2015 was the warmest of all...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Cod: Save the Species or Preserve East Coast Economies?

Warming ocean temperatures are diminishing the number of polar bears, causing a loss of Arctic sea ice and breaking up the East Antarctica ice sheet. While...

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