How to See a Red Fox in Winter
A red fox on the hunt for voles in fresh snow is a spectacular winter sight – and one you can experience in many urban, suburban and rural areas of…
What’s Up With White Squirrels and Black Squirrels?
The eastern gray squirrel is one of the most recognizable animals in North America, beloved by those who feed them peanuts in the city park and infamous among birders for…
How Hyenas Sanitize The City
Chinmay Sonawane sits by garbage in Africa. And add flip flops and hyenas to the dark night in the dump. Always hyenas, but flip flops only once. “I started to…
The Sound of Merlin: Like Shazam, but for Birds
When I began my Zero to Hero Birding Journey (going on seven years ago now), my birding mentor Tim Boucher required that I (a) download the Merlin birding app, (b)…
What Does Urbanization Mean for Melbourne’s Platypus?
This story is part of a series designed to introduce the perspectives of alumni from the National Geographic Society and The Nature Conservancy’s global youth externship program. Each guest author…