Lands & Waters: Wildlife
The Trump Administration Throws the Greater Sage-Grouse Under the Bus
Instead of collaborative conservation, we're all headed to court
By
Dashka Slater
December 14, 2017
Trump Administration Finalizes Flawed Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan
Environmentalists say plan could lead to extinction of the endangered wolf
By
Connor McGuigan
December 1, 2017
Giant Invasive Rodents Star in Gripping New Documentary
Inside the nutria epidemic affecting millions in coastal Louisiana and beyond
By
Ariel Gans
December 2, 2017
Great White Sharks Are Back in Southern California—Now What?
When a conservation success story gets complicated
By
Connor McGuigan
November 27, 2017
People Show Up for Polar Bear Week, But the Ice Hasn’t Yet
Ice is forming later than it used to in Canada’s Hudson Bay
By
Ariel Gans
November 8, 2017
Why Is This Splendid Butterfly Disappearing?
The regal fritillary can't exist in a world without violets
By
Lawrence Tabak
November 2, 2017
Delightfully Spooky Wildlife
Smithsonian Earth's "Strange Creatures" unearths our planet's weirdest denizens
By
Ariel Gans
October 31, 2017
Bull Trout Decline Presents Stark Choices in a Changing Climate
Land managers face conundrum of what to save and what to sacrifice
By
Stephen Miller
October 25, 2017
How to See the Living Forest for the Trees
Photographer Robert Llewellyn shows us the difference between looking and seeing
By
Jonathan Hahn
October 19, 2017