The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Learning to Fly
J. Drew Lanham's "Home Place" is a deeply personal story about the complex geographies of home and displacement
Lands & Waters: Wildlife
When Cats Attack
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wildlife
Contemplating De-Extinction
Some scientists think the era of reviving and returning extinct species to the wild is closing in fast. But which animals should come back?
Elephant Populations Decline by 30 Percent
A new survey by the Great Elephant Census shows a dramatic drop in savanna elephant numbers in Africa
At This Texas School, Birding is the Big Game
Students in the Lone Star State are getting their binoculars out and their competitive birding game on
A Bitter Pill to Swallow
China’s newly amended Wildlife Protection Law makes it easier to sell animal parts in traditional medicine
Are Barn Owls Nature’s Best Pest Control?
A new study shows just how much owls can help farmers reduce rodents in their fields
Outfoxing Extinction
How the Channel Island fox made the fastest recovery of any mammal ever placed on the endangered-species list
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animals
The Burning Questions About Spotted Owls and Fire
The effects of a recent megafire in California have ignited a fresh debate about a prominent keystone species
