Lands & Waters: Wildlife

12 Pet Brands That Specialize in Sustainability and a Circular Economy

Feed, comfort, and entertain your best friend in closed-loop fashion

By Katie O'Reilly September 29, 2025

In this story: pets, buyers' guide, animals, sustainability, recycling

Illustration by Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images

Montanans Are Making Space for Grizzlies

Wildlife corridors and conflict prevention help keep bears safe

By Christopher Preston September 18, 2025

In this story: grizzlies, animals, conservation, wildlife

A car comes through a tunnel with a wildlife crossing over Highway 93 in Montana, with a sign saying "Animals' Crossing" and two words from the language of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes that reads similar to "Xwixweyut Nxlews."

Can Buying Hunting Licenses Help Save Florida’s Bears?

A creative solution to limiting the number of bears killed in the state’s newly approved bear hunt

By Brandy Jo Hastings September 17, 2025

In this story: bears, hunting, conservation, animal rights, wildlife

A Florida black bear cub wades through tall grass.

Slow Lanes Help Save a Dwindling Orca Population

Reducing speeds can help killer whales navigate an increasingly louder sea

By Jennifer Cole August 21, 2025

In this story: whales, endangered species, saving wild places, conservation, marine ecosystems

An orca dorsal fin pierces the surface of the water as a tug boat lingers in the background.

When Ships Slow Down, Everybody Wins, Including Endangered Whales

An incentive-based program protecting whales from ship strikes also reduces air pollution

By Suzanne Bohan August 5, 2025

In this story: whales, endangered species

Cracking the Case of the Missing Roseate Terns

How disappearing birds led to an unlikely partnership between researchers and fishermen

By Jill Langlois August 4, 2025

In this story: birds, saving wild places, conservation, wildlife, animals

Flying seabirds. The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a tern in the family Laridae. Photo by Afonso Farias

Swift Foxes Go West

North America’s smallest fox has started to show up in places no one expected

By Ian Rose July 31, 2025

In this story: animals, wildlife, climate adaptation, conservation

At sunset with warm light shining, three of five wild swift fox pups play and run by their den in the tall, green grass in the Pawnee National Grasslands on the north-eastern plains of Colorado. One pup tracks a flying beetle while another sticks his head into the den and another keeps a look out.

Could AI Help Humanity Understand Whales?

This project hopes that decoding sperm whale sounds will boost conservation efforts

By Kathryn Hulick July 21, 2025

In this story: whales, marine ecosystems, animals, Gee Whiz, endangered species

A pod of sperm whale congregates near the surface of the sea.

Big Bend’s Burros Cause Delight and Frustration

A Texas community is split on what to do with its feral donkeys

By Margret Grebowicz July 18, 2025

In this story: wildlife, Desert, conservation

A lineup of five burros look into the camera with an arid ridge in the background and shrubs in the foreground.

Orcas Find New Prey in the Arctic

An influx of these powerful, intelligent predators could mean trouble for other marine mammals

By Ian Rose June 24, 2025

In this story: whales, arctic, climate change, wildlife, indigenous communities

Pod of Killer Whales in Frederick Sound. | Photo by Ron Sanford/Getty Images