Why Are Amphibians the Most Endangered Class of Animals?
Off the coast of Brazil, on an island called Alcatrazes once used by the Brazilian government as a naval shooting range, lives a tree frog the size of the top…
Wildlife Science
The Curito: Guardian of Orinoquia Conservation and Tradition
The rich lands and waters of Colombia’s department (state) of Vichada are valued around the world for their biodiversity, which in Colombia, includes the local cultures and communities. La Primavera,…
Meet Lizzie McLeod, TNC’s Global Oceans Director
Lizzie McLeod laughs at the memory: She’s rushing from her job at a local bank to The Nature Conservancy’s office in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. There, she’d spend her lunch hour in…
Migration Data Helps Protect Leatherbacks Across Oceans
On a warm, humid December night, a female leatherback hauls herself from the waves. She labors up the beach, one heave at a time, to lay her eggs within the…
Animals That Turn White in Winter Face a Climate Challenge
About 20,000 years ago, somewhere along the crease where the Cascade Mountains drop into the plains, black-tailed jackrabbits and snowshoe hares mated. But as snowshoe hares, with their unique ability…