Tag: Wildlife
How to handle raccoons, snakes and other critters in your yard...
Leslie Burger, Mississippi State University
I heard a local story of a man who, in his excitement to kill a rattlesnake, used the only thing...
This small Mexican border town prizes its human and environmental links...
Matthew D. Moran, Hendrix College
The tiny Mexican town of Boquillas del Carmen sits nestled between the Sierra del Carmen Mountains and the Rio Grande....
To preserve US national parks in a warming world, reconnect fragmented...
Stephen Nash, University of Richmond
The Trump administration’s decision to keep many U.S. national parks open during the current federal government shutdown, with few or...
The animal world is still awesome: 3 essential reads
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look back at the stories that...
As hunting declines, efforts grow to broaden the funding base for...
Lincoln Larson, North Carolina State University
Hunting is a seasonal ritual for more than 11 million Americans in fall and winter. For those whose quarry...
The Trump administration is scrapping a collaborative sage grouse protection plan...
John Freemuth, Boise State University
The Trump administration has released plans to open up nine million acres of sage grouse habitat in six western...
As Arctic ship traffic increases, narwhals and other unique animals are...
Donna Hauser, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Harry Stern, University of Washington, and Kristin Laidre, University of Washington
Most Americans associate fall with football and raking...
Restocking wolves on Isle Royale raises questions about which species get...
Mark Neuzil, University of St. Thomas and Eric Freedman, Michigan State University
Isle Royale is one of the most remote U.S. national parks. It stretches...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
