A Beautiful, Rugged Place: Erosion of the Body By Longreads Feature The life-long writer, teacher, and activist believed she could save a piece of land or a species, but after her brother took his life, she questioned her optimism and how to grieve for him and the planet.
Research and Rescue: Saving Species from Ourselves By Ashley Braun Feature We’re developing high-tech genetic tools to pour new life into animals lost to human destruction. Deciding how — and whether — to use that power is as complex as the science behind it.
This Heist’s for the Birds By Michelle Weber Highlight “I always say, If there is a $50,000 bill flying around, someone is going to try to catch it.”
Our Planet Still Has Secrets: Talking Tasmanian Tigers with Journalist Brooke Jarvis By Aaron Gilbreath Commentary Investigating the people who search for the extinct Tasmanian Tiger.
Battling the Odds Against Wolf Reintroduction By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Following endangered Mexican gray wolves from their captive birth to their release in New Mexico.
The Pitfalls and Promise of the Horseshoe Crab, Unlikely Biomedical Hero By Michelle Weber Highlight Pharmaceutical companies catch half a million horseshoe crabs a year to drain their blood for medical use. But is this practice sustainable?
Want To See a Polar Bear? Just Follow the Bones By Michelle Weber Highlight In one Alaskan town, the bone pile is a bounty for hungry polar bears and enterprising tour guides.
Learning to Live with a Panther in Your Backyard By Mark Armstrong Highlight “In the long run, the best thing for people and the best thing for wildlife will be the same.”
