animals

The Art of War, Hummingbird Edition

April 7, 2015

In this story: wildlife, animals, photography

Male Anna's hummingbirds become fiercely territorial at the start of the breeding season. These male hummingbirds are fighting.

The Pretend Conservation of “Translocating” Animals to Make Room for Development

By Dashka Slater April 6, 2015

In this story: wildlife, animals, endangered species

A well-planned, successful conservation translocation of 150 kangaroo rats by the San Diego Zoo in 2010.

Wood Bison Return to the Alaskan Wilderness

Locally extinct for more than a century, North America's biggest land animals are back in Alaska

By Phalon Joy Evergreen March 31, 2015

In this story: animals

The wood bison, cousin to the plains bison, is returning to the Alaskan wilderness after over 100 years of extirpation, or local extinction.

Cockroaches Have Personalities and That's Why They're Going to Survive Global Warming

By Phalon Joy Evergreen March 10, 2015

In this story: animals, science, insects

A new study suggests cockroaches have individual tendencies.

9 Myths About Animals You Probably Think Are True

By Phalon Joy Evergreen March 11, 2015

In this story: animals, science, wildlife, grizzlies, insects

When you hear the word "hibernate," you think bears. In actuality, bears aren't true hibernators.

Rare Gray Fox Spotted After a Decade

What this fox has to say about the future of the city

By Mikey Jane Moran February 27, 2015

In this story: wildlife, volunteers, national parks, public lands, endangered species

"A New Wild" Looks at How Animals and Humans Can Thrive Together

The new five-part series shows that human relationships with nature need not be destructive.

By Crystal F. Lambert February 20, 2015

In this story: adventure, animals, wildlife, saving wild places, activism

A Husband Dreams of Backyard Chickens

By David Lansing February 13, 2015

In this story: gardening, lifestyle, animals

Did an Orangutan Die for Your Oreos?

By Dashka Slater February 12, 2015

In this story: food and drink, forests, animals, wildlife

No Newts Is Bad Newts

The exotic pet trade could wipe out wild salamanders.

By Chelsea Leu February 12, 2015

In this story: animals, wildlife, endangered species

alamanders are the secret mainstay of many American forests.

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