Emma Marris

Emma Marris writes about human-nonhuman relationships from Klamath Falls, Oregon. She is the author, most recently, of Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World.

Nature’s Helpers

A Washington island showcases a new form of conservation

By Emma Marris May 20, 2026

In this story: conservation, activism, saving wild places, habitat restoration

Looking out onto the water from Yellow Island, full of yellow blooms.

Here's What's Wrong with Effective Altruism

Effective altruism has no room for wolves or mountain climbing

By Emma Marris May 16, 2023

In this story: animal rights, books, animals

Meet the "Ice Bears" of the Yukon

A photographer chronicles a grizzly bear subculture

By Emma Marris December 20, 2021

In this story: endangered species, climate change, photography

A grizzly bear with icicles hanging off its fur stands in the middle of a river. The riverbank is covered in snow, and the sky behind the bear is an eerie green from the northern lights.

Here’s What It Was Like to Get Arrested During an Environmental Protest

Dozens of people demonstrated against a gas pipeline and export terminal in Oregon

By Emma Marris December 7, 2019

In this story: liquefied natural gas, methane gas, activism

Emma Marris

Nature’s Helpers

Here's What's Wrong with Effective Altruism

Meet the "Ice Bears" of the Yukon

Here’s What It Was Like to Get Arrested During an Environmental Protest

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