The Magazine of The Sierra Club
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?
animals
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
The pangolin is the weirdest animal on Earth
A mash-up of a roly-poly, armadillo, and small dinosaur. Why do so many people want to eat it?
The Brains of Beasts
In the book Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, Frans de Waal argues that our fellow creatures deserve more credit
Where to see great bears in the Great Bear Rainforest
Sierra visits a floating lodge in British Columbia, in the heart of where the wild things are
