wildlife

A Megadrought Is Reshaping Birdlife in the Southwest

A recent bad year for elegant trogons is only the latest in a string of changes

By William von Herff October 21, 2025

In this story: drought, Desert, wildlife, birds, climate change

Beautiful Elegant Trogen photographed in New Mexico

How to Watch Dolphins Without Leaving the Shore

A rare feeding habit brings dolphins closer than ever and helps them live year-round in South Carolina

By Jill K. Robinson October 7, 2025

In this story: marine ecosystems, animals, wildlife, wetlands, nature

Water splashes as dolphins hurl themselves ashore to catch fish.

Can Bison Ever Reclaim Their Historic Range East of the Mississippi?

Some groups are trying to restore the stomping grounds of America’s national mammal

By Jessica Baltzersen October 6, 2025

In this story: bison, endangered species, saving wild places, wildlife, animals

Three bison stand in a grassy paddock in rural Pennsylvania with a lush, summer forest in the background.

This One Word Change Could Gut Our Strongest Conservation Law

The bipartisan Endangered Species Act is on the line as the federal government proposes a new change

By Morgan Sjogren October 5, 2025

In this story: endangered species, wildlife, saving wild places, federal policy, animals

A gray wolf looks into the camera with soulful eyes and a blurred backdrop of paperbirch and snow

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.

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.

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

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