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When the Bears Come Back
“A brutal bear attack in rural Virginia raises a difficult question: what does it mean to welcome wildness back?”
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The School for Wildlife Traffickers
“Chinese criminals are recruiting Malawian orphans into the ivory trade.”
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Nature Isn’t Called ‘the Wild’ for Nothing: A Queer Ecology Reading List
Six stories to change the way you think about nature.Â
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Architecture and Blackberries: The Art of Longform Narratives
As host of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, Brendan O’Meara is no stranger to talking about the art and craft of storytelling. In this craft-focused excerpt, we’re digging into Episode 340, in which he interviewed Atavist editor Jonah Ogles and freelance writer J.B. MacKinnon about his work on the latest issue of The Atavist. The seduction […]
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The Eider Keepers
“An age-old tradition in Norway illuminates the bonds between wild ducks, wild places, and the people who care for both.”
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Leopards Are Living Among People. And That Could Save the Species.
“For leopards to survive, we must learn to live with them.”
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This Week: Rituals, Emoji, and a Cold Case
“Ritual is an urge and an act; it’s an aesthetic gesture. As an adult I established the habit of turning my attention to those subtle seasonal details and recording them. I was loving and honoring the land, but this practice still left something undone. A certain clarity, maybe formality. Something like a frame around a […]
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Why Make Art in the Dark?
“New research transports us back to the shadowy firelight of ancient caves, imagining the minds and feelings of the artists.”
