A Survey for the Chihuahua Chub
This is the story of the Chihuahua chub (Gila nigrescens). It was believed extinct, last seen in 1851, until a local school teacher, working for the New Mexico Department of…
Savanna Fire Management Can Fund Africa’s Protected Areas
Africa’s grassland ecosystems are home to some of the continent’s most iconic wildlife: lions and elephants, wildebeest and cheetahs, giraffe, and zebra. As demands on the environment increase, protected areas…
What Are Dark Sky Reserves?
It’s dark, no street lights. It’s cold, I can see my breath by headlamp. I’m on a trail bordering Sawtooth National Recreation Area near Sun Valley, Idaho. Even at night…
Quick and Dirty Guide to Bison as Keystone Species
“So. You want to try the poop thing?” is a sentence I hear way more than you’d think. Sometimes the “poop thing” relates to the feces of black bears, or…
Meet the Mysterious Long-Nosed Chilean Shrew Opossum
Yes, you read that right. In the forests of Chile’s Valdivian Coastal Reserve, there is a small mammal known, in English, as the “long-nosed Chilean shrew opossum.” In Spanish, it’s…
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Blue Water Marine Protected Areas
Research from TNC’s FAD Watch Program at Palmyra Atoll in the Central Pacific suggests fish aggregating devices (FADs) could be used to retain targeted fish species within the boundaries of…